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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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Northeastern researcher wins NSF award to cut costs and boost efficiency of quantum computing
February 28, 2025
Aravind Nagulu, a professor of electrical and computer science, wants to cut qubit costs for AI, cryptography, drug discovery and energy research.
Navigating a New Political Landscape: Frequently Asked Questions
February 26, 2025
Northeastern evaluates policy changes affecting research, teaching, and its community under the Trump administration.
How a Northeastern co-op student’s research helped keep Jazz Square’s history alive
February 26, 2024
Andres Garcia, a third-year computer science student, helped trace the Boston footprints of national icons like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Billie Holiday.
Honors & Awards
Grants, fellowships, awards and other honors that recognize and support innovative research and world-class teaching.
Publications
Groundbreaking, inspiring research and scholarly work, including journal articles and books, published across disciplines.
Conferences & Events
Academic conferences convened by Northeastern faculty, and academic conferences where Northeastern faculty play key roles.
Press
February 5, 2025
‘We really never came back to each other’: Five years after COVID, we’re more divided than ever
February 5, 2025
These researchers used NPR Sunday Puzzle questions to benchmark AI ‘reasoning’ models
“We wanted to develop a benchmark with problems that humans can understand with only general knowledge,” Arjun Guha, a computer science faculty member at Northeastern and one of the co-authors on the study.
February 5, 2025
‘We really never came back to each other’: Five years after COVID, we’re more divided than ever
Esteban Moro, a Northeastern professor studying foot traffic, finds people now venture out less and interact less across incomes and demographics than before the pandemic.
February 4, 2025
Boston’s reparations task force has faced hurdles two years in. The Trump era could present another barrier.
Attendees heard from Tufts and Royall House researchers, one of two teams studying slavery’s legacy in Boston. Northeastern researchers shared their findings earlier.
January 30, 2025
This quantum computer built on server racks paves the way to bigger machines
Devesh Tiwari, a quantum computing researcher at Northeastern University, describes Xanadu’s progress in an analogy with building a hotel.
January 23, 2025
If you think Big Oil is trying to manipulate you on social media — you’re right
New research highlights companies’ ‘aligned and coordinated’ use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.
January 18, 2025
Your tea bag could be releasing billions of microplastics into your body, new study suggests
Microplastics can also cause inflammation and endocrine disruption, according to Darin Detwiler, food safety expert, author of the book Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions, and a professor at Northeastern.
January 18, 2025
Struggling with ADHD? Music might help you focus
Psyche Loui, an associate professor of music and head of the Music, Imaging, and Neural Dynamics (MIND) Laboratory at Northeastern University, collaborated with Brain.fm to explore how music impacts the brain—specifically how it affects our focus.
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‘Interceptive Abilities in Autism Spectrum Sisorder: Comparing Naturalistic and Virtual Visuomotor Tasks’
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‘Spontaneous Anthropocentric Language Use in University Students’ Explanations of Biological Concepts’
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‘Role of Ryanodine Receptor Cooperativity in Ca 2+ Wave-Mediated Triggered Activity in Cardiomyocytes’
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‘Climate Effects on Belowground Tea Litter Decomposition Depend on Ecosystem and Organic Matter Types in Global Wetlands’
