National Science Foundation

Northeastern, industry, and government leaders hail new grant that will help increase diversity in STEM

On Tuesday at Northeastern, President Joseph E. Aoun and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced a new $4.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation for…

by Greg St. Martin October 24, 2018

New $4.4M National Science Foundation grant supports minorities in fast-track biotechnology program

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will announce Tuesday that a program developed by Northeastern and Middlesex Community College to offer…

by Greg St. Martin October 23, 2018

Award-winning film uses math to provide ‘poetical vision’ of Earth’s complexities

A film by Northeastern data visualizer Maura Martino, created in collaboration with a research team led by network scientist Albert-László Barabási, was named the Expert’s…

by Thea Singer April 12, 2017

National Science Foundation grant bolsters Northeastern’s work to diversify computer science field

A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will expand Northeastern’s computer science ALIGN program, creating even more opportunities for students from demographic groups…

by Molly Callahan March 30, 2017

Northeastern researcher to co-lead groundbreaking NSF initiative to advance wireless communications

Northeastern professor Tommaso Melodia has been named director of research of the Project Office for the National Science Foundation-sponsored Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research. The…

by Thea Singer March 8, 2017

Awards in science, engineering, the arts among honors to Northeastern community

Every year, Northeastern faculty, students, and staff earn distinguished recognition for their innovative research. In the past five months, the honors have ranged from a…

by Thea Singer March 7, 2017

Northeastern to launch innovative program in energy for underrepresented minority students

Northeastern researchers have received a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an innovative scholarship and mentoring program that supports college transfer…

by Greg St. Martin October 13, 2016

Northeastern program preps Boston teens for calculus

For six weeks this summer, some 120 students from Boston Public Schools made an early morning trek from across the city to Northeastern’s campus, where…

by Greg St. Martin August 11, 2015

How will cold-loving Antarctic fish respond to warming ocean waters?

Antarctic fish are a vital component to the food web that sustains life in the cold Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica. They feed on smaller…

by Greg St. Martin June 22, 2015

The rules of the water

Northeastern will lead an interdisciplinary research project to study the interconnectivity of rocky intertidal communities throughout the Gulf of Maine, where the warming rate of…

by Greg St. Martin June 8, 2015