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Since 2006, Northeastern University has dramatically expanded its research enterprise, with particular emphasis on three global imperatives: health, security and sustainability. Working intentionally across disciplines, Northeastern faculty members are focused on solving real problems in the world. NGN Research tells the stories of these important accomplishments.
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Bicoastal Institute for NanoSystems Innovation launches at Northeastern University
May 3, 2024
The Institute for NanoSystems Innovation is located on the Boston and Oakland campuses. It aims to reshape “the landscape of chip-level technology advancements and applications.”
Northeastern dean and distinguished professor join latest cohort of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
May 1, 2024
Northeastern dean Elizabeth Mynatt and distinguished professor Eduardo Sontag have been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences for interdisciplinary careers focused on the human within science.
Drinking water in communities of color is more likely to be contaminated by ‘forever chemicals,’ research finds
April 29, 2024
PFAS, or forever chemicals, are widespread and more likely to be found in public water systems serving low-income communities and communities of color in New Jersey, according to new research from Northeastern University.
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April 25, 2024
A new theory says dark matter actually shaped the universe
April 15, 2024
Citizenship privilege harms science
Researchers from the global south face often-distressing immigration bureaucracy that most from the global north do not. Six steps can begin to counteract this inequity.
April 11, 2024
Parrots can play tablet games for enrichment. Now researchers are studying how to improve them for birds to use
Researchers aiming to answer why parrots should use technology for cognitive enrichment set out to answer just how tablets could be improved for optimal use by the intelligent birds.
April 10, 2024
AI forecast: Cloudy with a chance of measles
April 10, 2024
Is ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology actually helping our communities?
Dr. Eric Piza is director of Crime Analysis Initiatives and a professor at Northeastern University.