Science & Technology

Snowflakes are not as unique as you think

You may have heard that no two snowflakes are alike, but is that really true?…

by YoungHee Jang and Sophia Fox-Sowell January 18, 2019

With nearly $1 million on the line, this Northeastern team had to think fast

Ingenuity and quick thinking helped a computer science team stave off a last-minute disqualification and win a competition held by the research arm of the…

by Khalida Sarwari January 17, 2019

Six Northeastern professors named to list of ‘highly cited researchers’ around the globe

Treating cancer and other diseases in novel ways. Discovering a new antibiotic. Understanding why people become successful. These groundbreaking research achievements are among the accomplishments…

by Greg St. Martin January 9, 2019

She crossed the globe for Northeastern in Seattle. She stayed for Facebook.

Co-ops with Amazon and Facebook have helped Northeastern in Seattle graduate Qifei Lu develop a promising software career.

by Ian Thomsen January 8, 2019

From war zones to the classroom

Learning to outsmart the Taliban, enduring constant brushes with death, and handling machine guns? Piece of cake. But the thought of stepping into a classroom…

by Khalida Sarwari January 3, 2019

Northeastern vice president will oversee lifelong experiential learning and mobility strategy

Northeastern University has appointed Deanna Raineri as vice president and vice provost for digital learning and mobility strategy effective Jan. 2, 2019. Raineri comes to…

by Greg St. Martin December 21, 2018

Northeastern professor recognized for contributions in cybersecurity

John Manferdelli, the executive director of Northeastern’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, has been recognized for his work on the Defense Science Board, a committee of…

by Benjamin Hosking - contributor December 21, 2018

TSA airport security screening will get a lot more accurate just in time for some holiday travelers

Airport security is getting an upgrade. New full-body scanners will result in clearer, more accurate imaging, said Carey Rappaport, a Northeastern professor who studies the…

by Molly Callahan December 19, 2018

Real news. Fake fish.

An investigation by the New York State attorney general's office and Northeastern's Ocean Genome Legacy Center has shown that species are misidentified in more than…

by Laura Castañón December 18, 2018

Here’s some advice to make internet hackers less frightening

To understand how to handle the internet security challenges of the future, we should look to the way we dealt with mass innovations in the…

by Ian Thomsen December 18, 2018