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Boundless: Northeastern's Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex

On Monday, Northeastern officially opened the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, a facility that U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called "a true temple of science" and that President Joseph E. Aoun declared "a piece of art" that will allow researchers, students, staff, and the community "to be at their best."

by News@Northeastern April 3, 2017

Breakthrough research on display

Colorful images of research projects ranging from “Breakthroughs in Airport Security” to “Making Coastal Ecosystes Resilient” fill a large room off the Atrium of the…

by Thea Singer April 3, 2017

Geoffrey Trussell, director of the Coastal Sustainability Institute, and Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute (not pictured), deliver TED-style talks on sustainability during the official opening of Northeastern's Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Sustainability, across disciplines

A TED-style talk hosted by Geoffrey Trussell and Stephen Flynn—director of the Coastal Sustainability Institute and the founding director of the Global Resilience Institute, respectively—focuses on the variety of arenas where sustainability is vital.

by Molly Callahan April 3, 2017

Provost Emeritus Stephen Director waves during the opening ceremony of the grand opening of Northeastern's Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

ISEC opening marks realization of Provost Emeritus Director’s vision

For Provost Emeritus Stephen Director, Monday’s official opening of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex is the culmination of nearly a decade of planning. “There…

by Molly Callahan April 3, 2017

‘We will not cure cancer without you’

James Bradner, president of Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research, says that the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company has a lot in common with Northeastern. He points…

by Jason Kornwitz April 3, 2017

Students gather in the atrium for talks during the ISEC opening at Northeastern University on April 3, 2017. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Images from ISEC

Our photographers capture all the emotion from the official ISEC opening.

by Adam Glanzman April 3, 2017

‘This is not a trivial healthcare problem’

Neglected tropical diseases—a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that impair physical and cognitive development—represent one of the global health community’s biggest problems. Indeed, NTDs…

by Jason Kornwitz April 3, 2017

National Science Foundation Director France A. Cordova delivers the keynote address at Monday's ISEC grand opening. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

National Science Foundation director: ‘Northeastern University is well ahead of the curve’

In her keynote address at Monday’s grand opening of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, National Science Foundation Director France A. Córdova describes the facility as “a hub of scholarship and teaching that will significantly advance Northeastern’s mission as a use-inspired research university,” and welcomes it to the “nation’s growing ecosystem of innovation incubators.”

by Molly Callahan April 3, 2017

‘We are going to offer opportunities’

President Joseph Aoun says that Northeastern designed the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex to draw some of the world’s best and brightest students and faculty.

by Jason Kornwitz April 3, 2017

On the cutting edge

https://news.northeastern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_3224.mp4 Following the remarks, speakers gather on stage for the big moment: the ceremonial ribbon cutting to officially mark ISEC’s…

by News@Northeastern April 3, 2017