Announcements & Partnerships

Northeastern researchers team up with PayPal to tackle illegal firearm transactions

In an effort to stem the epidemic of firearm-related violence, Northeastern professor Anthony Braga will lead a newly formed research team designed to evaluate how firearms are bought and sold on the black market, and what types of payment methods are used to finance them.

by Khalida Sarwari February 11, 2020

Introducing the Roux Institute at Northeastern University

PORTLAND, Maine—In a sun-splashed showroom of glass walls perched on the edge of a scenic pier from which, in another time, Mainers were ferried to Nova Scotia and back, Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, and technology entrepreneur David Roux on Monday unveiled their vision of the future for Portland, Maine, and northern New England to a standing-room crowd of business, government, and education leaders.

by Ian Thomsen January 27, 2020

Northeastern partners with entrepreneur David Roux to launch the Roux Institute at Northeastern in Portland, Maine

The institute, scheduled to open in the spring, is designed to educate generations of talent for the technology and life sciences sectors, and drive sustained economic growth in Portland, the state of Maine, and northern New England. “The Roux Institute represents a significant expansion of our model,” said Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen January 27, 2020

Meet the new dean of the College of Science

An accomplished leader in the scientific community, Sive is also a passionate innovator in higher education. She comes to Northeastern from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she has held leadership roles within the institute’s research enterprise.

by Laura Castañón December 13, 2019

‘We cannot make the journey alone’

For his contributions to American society as a U.S. citizen who arrived as an immigrant, Aoun on Thursday received the 38th annual Golden Door Award from the International Institute of New England.

by Ian Thomsen November 21, 2019

How to start a new life when the dream of baseball ends

A first-of-its-kind partnership between Northeastern and Major League Baseball enables ballplayers to earn university degrees. More than 60 current and former professionals are enrolled through the program.

by Ian Thomsen November 4, 2019

He explores the space where cultures collide

Over the course of his career, Thomas Nakayama, a professor of communication at Northeastern, has broached subjects that others have tended to shy away from. For his examination of topics such as sexuality, whiteness, Asian-American studies, masculinity, and power, he has received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Communication Association.

by Khalida Sarwari October 21, 2019

Depiction of a person looking at a screen full of code

Northeastern University launches Institute for Experiential Artificial Intelligence

The university is allocating $50 million for the pioneering research hub, which will place human skills and intelligence at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, from the earliest design steps to the final implementation.

by Khalida Sarwari and Laura Castañón October 3, 2019

Everything moves through networks. Here’s one network to rule them all.

Most complex issues can be explained using the basics of network science and mathematical equations, says Alessandro Vespignani, who directs the Network Science Institute at Northeastern. A new project led by the university is building a global team to solve those equations and help tackle issues in sustainability, misinformation, and public health.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa October 2, 2019

Northeastern is collecting the hidden history of Boston

Over the course of the coming year, researchers at the Boston Research Center at Northeastern will travel to neighborhoods throughout Boston to collect hard-to-find historical artifacts and share the digital history of the city with its residents.

by Molly Callahan September 25, 2019