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Rebecca Carrier wearing safety goggles holding up a lab sample
Science & Technology

‘Gut lab’ helps scientists understand the effects foods have on our bodies and improve drug delivery

by Alena Kuzub
Headshot of Courtney Pfluger.
University News

‘You have the power to make change.’ Sustainability trips to Brazil earn professor Northeastern’s first global educator award

by Ian Thomsen
Science & Technology

Manure makes drinking water? An unlikely solution to a global crisis

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki
Health

Could there be an even more effective COVID-19 vaccine? This professor thinks so.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki

Running experiments­–at home and in the lab

by Molly Callahan
Society & Culture

She wants to restore the public’s confidence in science

by Khalida Sarwari
Science & Technology

These sponge-like gels can help grow new tissue, train immune cells, and deliver medication

by Laura Castañón

More than 100 research groups will feature their work at Northeastern’s Showcase of Opportunities for Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor

by Roberto Molar Candanosa
David Medina, a doctoral student at Northeastern, is using bacteria to produce nanoparticles that are particularly effective at killing whatever type of cell was used to create them, including strains of bacteria that are resistant to traditional antibiotics. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Science & Technology

Northeastern University researchers use nanoparticles made by bacteria to fight antibiotic-resistant infections like MRSA

by Laura Castañón

Northeastern professor Sidi Bencherif receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to develop oxygen-producing biomaterials to help fight cancer

by Laura Castañón
Science & Technology

Does your dog have a bacterial infection? This test could tell you in two minutes.

by Laura Castañón
Science & Technology

This hydrogel could regenerate stronger, healthier nerves in injured soldiers

by Allie Nicodemo