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“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 Williams, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics, will assume the role of Dean of the College of Science, effective July 1, 2026.
Mark C. Williams named Dean of the College of Science
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Northeastern announces recipients of 2026 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards
The 34 winners of the 2026 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards have ventures across AI, technology, arts, entrepreneurship, health and social change.
Albert-László Barabási wins award from Network Science Society
The Robert Gray Dodge professor of network science and university distinguished professor was recently honored by the Network Science Society for his foundational work in the field.
Cracking the axolotl code: How to regrow limbs and stay young
Northeastern University professor Calina Copos is using computational techniques to study limb regeneration in axolotls. The findings could advance research on wound healing and aging.
Emily Baloche and Simon Braun named 2026 Beckman Scholars at Northeastern University
Two Northeastern undergraduate students have been selected as 2026 Beckman Scholars, joining a nationally recognized program that supports undergraduate students pursuing long-term, research-intensive experiences in STEM.
Professor receives Fulbright to explore one of the world’s most unique hydrothermal vents
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.
Northeastern doctoral student awarded Soros Fellowship to study intersection between physics and math
At Northeastern, Oswaldo Vazquez is studying quantum field theory, a framework used to study elementary particles.
Three Northeastern students named Goldwater Scholars
Maren Ritterbuck, Numair Elahi and Sophia Guerra were named Goldwater Scholars named the prestigious scholarship, which supports students with promise for great careers in science, engineering and mathematics research.
Northeastern CSI Researchers Recognized in $1.6 Million WHOI Sea Grant Award
Professor Jennifer Bowen has received WHOI Sea Grant funding to investigate bacterial contamination threatening Massachusetts soft-shell clam harvests.
Professor recognized for a lifetime of mentorship
Mary Jo Ondrechen, professor of chemistry and chemical biology, joined the Northeastern faculty in 1980 and has been mentoring students ever since.
Northeastern graduate wins prestigious NIH Oxford-Cambridge doctoral scholarship
Northeastern graduate Laurel Walsh mapped a mosquito’s brain; now she’s headed to Oxford.
Quantum computing research earns professor prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award
Yizhi You, an assistant physics professor, was named a Cottrell Scholar, which is bestowed on promising early-career academics studying chemistry, physics or astronomy.
Mass Spectrometry Facility awarded grant to advance single-cell proteomics research
Northeastern University’s Mass Spectrometry Facility has been awarded a $2.2 million research infrastructure grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) to build a cutting-edge core supporting single-cell proteomics research. The award, through the Center’s Research Infrastructure program, will establish a fully integrated pipeline that enables researchers to measure proteins at single-cell resolution, filling a...