Raymond Fu poses for a portrait with a deep blue background.

From lab to startup: This professor wins prestigious engineering award

Raymond Fu has been awarded the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award for his research on “computer vision and augmented human-machine interaction.”
Francesco Restuccia works in a lab in blue light.

This professor is making AI systems more aware of their ignorance

Seven high school students in matching black Northeastern sweatshirts pose together outdoors under trees, two seated in colorful chairs and the rest standing or kneeling around them.

Northeastern awards full scholarships to accomplished Oakland students

Ahmed Busnaina looking off-camera, with a wall behind him lit by scattered rainbow-colored light reflections.

Northeastern professor wins big for work on tiny electronic parts

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A grid showing 34 winners from the Women Who Empower Awards.

And the recipients of the 2026 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards are…

In its 6th year, the Women Who Empower Innovator Awards have invested over $2.3 million in ventures spanning technology, health and more.
Albert-László Barabási, Robert Gray Dodge Professor of Network Science and Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern, looking off to the side in a hallway with round teal-framed glasses and a rust-colored blazer.

A founder of network science was honored for his pioneering work

Northeastern professor Albert-László Barabási was honored by the Network Science Society for his discoveries in the relatively new field.
Adriana De Souza E Silva smiling, with colorful prism light reflections visible in the background.

Researcher explores how communication technology transforms society

Northeastern communications professor, Adriana de Souza e Silva, was named a 2026 fellow by the International Communication Association
Phil Brown poses for a portrait in front of a brightly lit window and blue sky.

This researcher is helping to build a future free of forever chemicals

Northeastern Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences Phil Brown is honored for his work tackling contaminants
Northeastern students work on a robotics system in a lab setting.

This robotic system may soon be used to prevent forest fires

These Northeastern students built a sensor system designed to identify wildfire risk in real time
Blen Yohannes poses for a portrait on a city sidewalk.

Graduate garners Huntington Award to improve maternal health in Ethiopia

The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award allows graduating college seniors to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world.

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