interdisciplinary research
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Tier 1 grant program spurs interdisciplinary research collaborations
How do non-violent urban communities of people build strong networks of social resilience in the face of violence and conflict? The answer cuts to the core of professors Thomas Vicino and Dietmar Offenhuber’s interdisciplinary research. They’ve teamed up to examine one of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, City of God, where they say residents have not…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.