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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.

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

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April 8, 2025

154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines

But public-health specialists worry that misinformation and funding cuts could affect vaccination rates.

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March 21, 2025

Efforts to weed out fake users for online advertisers fall short

Companies that claim to help brands avoid serving digital ads to bots regularly miss nonhuman traffic.

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March 26, 2025

New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered in technician’s garden

The molecule targets bacteria in a way that other drugs don’t.

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March 23, 2025

Containing multitudes: Why feeling mixed emotions can actually be healthy

Simultaneous joy and rage aren’t contradictions — they’re part of a spectrum of emotional intelligence.

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March 21, 2025

Background music, amplitude modulation improves focus for ADHD brains: New study

Background music and stimulating music with amplitude modulation may improve sustained attention for adults with ADHD symptoms, suggests two new studies.

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March 21, 2025

No duh: Heavy social media use and irritability are correlated, new study says

Heavy social media use correlates to higher irritability, according to a study from Northeastern.

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March 19, 2025

How tracking wastewater from airplanes could help detect the next pandemic

A team of Northeastern researchers say this tool could help detect the next pandemic if we start regularly testing wastewater from airplanes at a handful of airports around the globe.

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March 18, 2025

Shell shock: Sea snail defence-mode may hinder its sex life

A groundbreaking study has found sea snails are evolving thicker shells to fend off invasive predators, but are losing their ‘on-demand defence mechanism’.

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March 14, 2025

Neuroscience discovered a clever trick for squeezing more joy out of everyday pleasures

Entrepreneurs can’t make the world less crazy, but they can squeeze more joy out of everyday things with this simple trick.