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A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.
The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say
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The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.
Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers
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How living and working under the sea fills aquanauts with wonder and awe. The phenomenon is called the “underview effect.”
Professor Brian Helmuth studies how living underwater can create a mind-blowing effect similar to what astronauts experience in space.
The rubber in artificial turf decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail, new research shows
New research by Zhenyu Tian, an assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, examines the complex and potentially dangerous miasma of chemicals released by crumb rubber, a fill material used in many artificial turf fields.
Why we remain attached to the music of our youth
Juliet Davidow, assistant psychology professor, argues that the social rewards when listening and experiencing music in our younger days helps ‘encode’ it onto our memories.
How string theory helped solve a mystery of the brain’s architecture
Scientists long thought neurons minimized connection lengths, but neuronal maps told a different story. New research by Albert László Barabási uses string theory mathematics to explain why.
Starfish are dying from a mysterious disease. She hunts for answers
Angela Jones, a PhD candidate at Northeastern, is studying the devastating yet mysterious sea star wasting disease.
How a ‘caricature’ of a brain scan could lead to better treatment outcomes
New research by Stephanie Noble removes task based information from resting state MRI scans, improving individual diagnoses and predictions.
Breakthrough research uses machine learning to better predict New England floods
Researchers at Northeastern University used machine learning to aggregate nearly five decades of weather data to better understand the factors that lead to New England flooding.
Want to build like biology? These researchers are bridging proteins between bacteria
Researchers Neel Joshi and Rong Chang have discovered a way to engineer E. coli cells to grow into new structures through direct, cell-to-cell contact.
Northeastern students and faculty recognized for scholarship, research, leadership and innovation at 15th Academic Honors Convocation
On Wednesday Northeastern University’s highest student and faculty achievers across its 13 global campuses were celebrated at the 15th annual Academic Honors Convocation.
Northeastern students build app to address $4B crop loss in sub-Saharan Africa
Mariam Hamza, marine and environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate, is working with three chemical engineering grad students at Northeastern to address the $4 billion annual post-harvest crop loss in sub-Saharan Africa with an app called AgriQ-Connect.
How a Northeastern student spearheaded a new exhibit on network science at the Museum of Science in Boston
Adina Gitomer, a doctoral student in network science, brought networks to the Museum of Science in Boston and now visitors can listen to her narrate a video explaining networks!
BIMODAL Workshop: Empowering Underrepresented Scientists in the Digital Age
In today's digital landscape, where effective science communication is essential, three graduate students from the College of Science launched the inaugural BIMODAL (Belonging in Media: Opportunities in Digital Academic Landscapes) workshop, held on August 27th and 29th, at Northeastern University, with participants from an array of majors across the College of Science.