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A new elephant trunk-like robotic arm may offer reprieve from dishwashing

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Video: Building one of the world’s fastest drones

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by Bryce Van Laanen
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University News

This world-class rower bounced from the boathouse to working the rails

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by Erin Kayata
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Science & Technology

Rare earth element extraction can be doubled with this new technique

by Noah Lloyd
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University News

These grad students found a pipeline to their ‘dream’ jobs

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by Kate Rix
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University News

Students Drilled Down To Take Geothermal Prize With Bold Campus Design

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Gregory Abowd, Northeastern College of Engineering dean, and Mansoor Amiji, a professor in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, pose for portraits.
University News

Two Northeastern faculty members elected to National Academy of Inventors

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Breakthrough research revolutionizes imaging at the smallest scales

by Noah Lloyd
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Science & Technology

New deployable structures could help astronauts maintain muscle mass in space

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by Cesareo Contreras
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University News

Engineering leaders need to use AI. These experts have some tips 

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Two sons, two campuses, 48 hours: How one Northeastern family conquered move-in

by Schuyler Velasco
A group of people wearing white hard hats and safety gear pose for a group photo in front of a large industrial facility at the Panama Canal.
University News

They went all the way to the Panama Canal for their fluid mechanics class

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by Cesareo Contreras