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 researchers uncover vulnerabilities leading to predatory trading in popular Ethereum cryptocurrency rollups
December 2, 2024
Research by Northeastern’s Ben Weintraub reveals vulnerabilities in Ethereum rollups, showing potential for $2M in profits from predatory trading tactics.
How do we perceive our leaders? The answer is always in flux, new Northeastern research says
November 27, 2024
Associate professor Jayanth Narayanan has published research showing that the 2020 presidential election caused a noticeable shift in public perception of the “ideal” leader.
Computational chemistry promises to upset traditional methods of chemical synthesis
November 25, 2024
Sijia Dong, assistant professor in chemistry and chemical biology, has received an NIH MIRA grant, supporting revolutionary protein design strategies for drug synthesis.
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
November 7, 2024
As a jaded tech journalist, I’m in a battle to keep ‘smart’ devices out of my home – despite my partner’s efforts
Northeastern researchers found no evidence that apps like Facebook or Instagram secretly activate microphones or transmit audio without user knowledge.
November 1, 2024
David Lazer, computational researcher: “If Trump wins, it is a victory for disinformation”
David Lazer—a renowned researcher and professor at Northeastern University in Boston—discussed the intersection of computing and political science.
October 16, 2024
An AI-powered bot army on X spread pro-Trump and pro-GOP propaganda, research shows
The bot network supported Republican candidates in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania and boosted North Carolina’s Republican-led voter identification law.
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College of Science
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‘Analyzing High-Throughput Assay Data To Advance the Rapid Screening of Environmental Chemicals for Human Reproductive Toxicity’
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‘Through the Theory of Mind’s Eye: Reading Minds with Multimodal Video Large Language Models’
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‘On-Demand Auxeticity and Co-Existing Pre-Tension Induced Compression Stage … with Kinematically Constrained 3D Suture Tiles’
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‘Digital Avatars: Framework Development and Their Evaluation’
Artificial Intelligence
Conferences & events
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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’