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    AI and physics
    “The basic premise is that AI can help us do better physics, and something that is less expected is that physics can also help us understand AI better,” said Northeastern professor James Halverson.

    AI and physics have more in common than you might think.

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    Mark Patterson
    Formed by superheated glacial water from the last ice age, the hydrothermal vents Professor Mark Patterson studies have been bubbling beneath the fjord for centuries.

    Professor receives Fulbright to explore one of the world’s most unique hydrothermal vents

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  • Flu season is coming and COVID-19 is still here. Can disease forecasts tell them apart?

    Flu season is coming and COVID-19 is still here. Can disease forecasts tell them apart?

    Flu season can be difficult for regular people, and those like Alessandro Vespignani who try to predict it. Adding in COVID could make it a nightmare.
  • The 2020 Linguistics Undergraduate Working Papers

    The 2020 Linguistics Undergraduate Working Papers

    The Linguistics Program announces the publication of the latest in their series of undergraduate working papers.
  • Co-op and COVID: Working at the Marine Biological Laboratory

    Co-op and COVID: Working at the Marine Biological Laboratory

    A look at Fall 2020 Co-op Liana Greenberg-Nielsen experience working with cephalopods in Woods Hole.
  • COS Alumna Gave Northeastern Medical Supplies When It Mattered Most

    COS Alumna Gave Northeastern Medical Supplies When It Mattered Most

    Hear from Bihe "Momo" Wang, a COS alumna who made an tremendous PPE donation in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • They’re Cute. They’re Furry. And They’re the Unsung Heroes of Wildfire Protection Efforts.

    They’re Cute. They’re Furry. And They’re the Unsung Heroes of Wildfire Protection Efforts.

    Professor Benjamin Dittbrenner researchers wetlands, and the important ecological roles they have. But one wetland animal in particular has caught his eye for the work its doing to engineer itself a home- and a healthier ecosystem.
  • Why Does Covid-19 Hit Hard and Fast in Some Places, but Not Others?

    Why Does Covid-19 Hit Hard and Fast in Some Places, but Not Others?

    Samuel Scarpino reveals important population density variables that change how fast COVID spreads.
  • Here’s What It Takes to Test a Covid-19 Vaccine with Clinical Trials

    Here’s What It Takes to Test a Covid-19 Vaccine with Clinical Trials

    People demand the rapid release of a COVID vaccine, but professor Mansoor Amiji breaks down the long process that is needed to ensure safety and effectiveness.
  • He’s Back in the Lab with His Salamanders

    He’s Back in the Lab with His Salamanders

    Working with axolotls, a regenerative Mexican salamander, has defined James Monaghan's adult life. But an international pandemic put a stop to his work.
  • Intestinal Bacteria Could Give Doctors an Objective Test for Chronic Lyme Disease

    Intestinal Bacteria Could Give Doctors an Objective Test for Chronic Lyme Disease

    Chronic Lyme disease is a relatively unknown to the general public, but horrific fact of life for many. A new way of identifying this mysterious syndrome doesn't involve any bulls-eye rashes, but your gut.
  • What Do We Know about Airborne Transmission of the Coronavirus?

    What Do We Know about Airborne Transmission of the Coronavirus?

    Research is mounting that COVID can spread easier than thought. How does this change how you should stay safe? And why haven't you heard more?
  • Northeastern to Preserve and Restore Existing Open Space on Nahant Campus and Create Permanent Ecological Study Area

    Northeastern to Preserve and Restore Existing Open Space on Nahant Campus and Create Permanent Ecological Study Area

    Northeastern creates offer to town of Nahant to help preserve an important ecological area. This includes support for the town itself, in the form of funding for elementary school programs, student scholarships, and more.
  • PhD Student Judene Thomas Biomedical Science Career Program HOPE Scholarship

    PhD Student Judene Thomas Biomedical Science Career Program HOPE Scholarship

    Congratulations Judene Thomas, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Biology who has been named a recipient of the ‘20­–’21 Biomedical Science Career Program HOPE Scholarship from Harvard Medical School.