interdisciplinary research

Northeastern has the ‘most beautiful’ building in Boston

The Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, which is located on Columbus Avenue, has received an award that recognizes “the single most beautiful building or other structure” that was built in the metropolitan Boston area in the past 10 years. ISEC, as the building is known, was designed by Payette to expand Northeastern’s capacity to conduct groundbreaking research.

by Greg St. Martin February 11, 2019

09/25/15 - BOSTON, MA. - Biology students in the College of Science work on research projects in lab space at the Mugar Life Sciences Building on Sept. 25, 2015. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Northeastern achieves highest classification for research activity

In the new Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education released Tuesday, Northeastern is one of only 115 higher education institutions nationwide in the top tier for research activity. The classification signals the impact of the university’s strategic vision and investments over the past 10 years that have elevated Northeastern into a powerhouse on par with the nation’s elite research colleges and universities.

by Greg St. Martin February 2, 2016

Drug discovery and delivery research at Northeastern’s pharmacy school spurs innovation, collaboration

Throughout Northeastern’s School of Pharmacy, researchers are making progress in solving a range of pressing health challenges.

by Greg St. Martin November 12, 2015

To battle natural hazards, interdisciplinary research team turns to resilient, sustainable buildings

A team of Northeastern researchers has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a decision framework for designing buildings that are both resilient and sustainable in the face of multiple environmental hazards like earthquakes, flooding, and heavy winds.

by Greg St. Martin April 23, 2015

Climate models suggest major changes in coastal marine ecosystems

By the end of the 21st century, climate change will significantly alter an important oceanographic process that regulates the productivity of fisheries and marine ecosystems, Northeastern researchers report in a new paper in Nature. These changes are likely to influence the geographic distribution of marine biodiversity.

by Greg St. Martin February 18, 2015

Northeastern awarded NIH grant to study links between contaminants, preterm birth

Northeastern University has received a five-year, $13.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to continue its interdisciplinary, multi-university investigation into the complex relationship between environmental contamination and preterm birth.

by Greg St. Martin June 2, 2014