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Explore the leading research, publications, honors, and awards from Northeastern University
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 cannabinoids researcher developing drugs to fight pain and inflammation
July 26, 2024
Alexandros Makriyannis, director of the Center for Drug Discovery at Northeastern University, studies the receptor that gives cannabis users the “munchies” and how to tweak it in the opposite direction to help those with obesity and diabetes.
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New report shows why Connecticut is a model for reducing racial disparities in traffic stops – and why other states haven’t been successful
July 24, 2024
While other states have tried to replicate it, a Northeastern expert involved in a recent analysis of the “Connecticut model” says they have failed in one, simple way.
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Pran Nath, Northeastern’s longest-tenured professor, pursues the beautiful mysteries of physics
July 22, 2024
After 58 years, the world-renowned researcher continues to explore the secrets of the universe. His explorations are a mystery to most of us, conducted with a stream-of-consciousness array of mathematical symbols reinforced by terminology that sounds like English taken to the third power.
Honors & Awards
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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.
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Conferences & Events
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Academic conferences convened by Northeastern faculty, and academic conferences where Northeastern faculty play key roles.
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July 7, 2024
Long-lost home of ‘King Pompey’ may have been found in New England
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of what they believe was the 18th century home of “King Pompey.”
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July 1, 2024
How higher ed can adapt to the challenges of AI
The future is here. Now is the time to make sense of it. An essay by President Joseph E. Aoun.
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‘Project-Based Activities to Introduce Hardware in a Software-Focused Course’
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‘Fully Dynamic Matching: (2-√2)-Approximation in Polylog Update Time’
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‘A Retrospective Study of One Decade of Artifact Evaluations’
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‘The Arrangement of Marks Impacts Afforded Messages: Ordering, Partitioning, Spacing and Coloring in Bar Charts’