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Artificial Intelligence

Francesco Restuccia works in a lab in blue light.
Artificial Intelligence

This professor is making AI systems more aware of their ignorance

Francesco Restuccia has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award to improve the reliability of wireless systems and AI models.
A stylized graphic of a prompt input field and "Generate" button set against a background of binary code, representing AI text generation.

Are bots changing how people talk? Language in the age of AI

Chatbots are leaving fingerprints on human language, from word choice and sentence structure to the way people navigate conversations.
Raymond Fu poses for a portrait with a deep blue background.

From lab to startup: This professor wins prestigious engineering award

Raymond Fu has been awarded the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award for his research on “computer vision and augmented human-machine interaction."
A magnifying glass held over a dictionary entry for "AGI."

AI and digital culture make their way into Merriam-Webster

A Northeastern linguist explains what the latest additions to the dictionary mean about language change in the age of AI.
Two students working on laptops in front of a screen displaying the "AI Makerspace" branding, a partnership with Microsoft.

Query, create or be curious at new AI Makerspace in Boston

The new AI Makerspace on the Boston campus, is open to students, faculty and staff regardless of expertise level or AI tool preference.

Global University System

A close up of Nuba's new sign.
Global University System

The latest food option for the Boston campus offers flavors of Africa

A grand opening for the cafe at 742 Columbus Ave. will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19.
Gloved hand in blue nitrile holding a pipette over lab equipment, with a blurred bioinformatics-themed display in the background.

The bioinformatics escape room where guests become genetic detectives

The escape room experience introduced a new generation of scientists to the field of bioinformatics ripe with professional opportunities.
Two Northeastern move-in staff help a student unload a duffel bag from an SUV's open trunk.

Oakland campus abuzz with energy as largest-ever cohort arrives

Students from across the U.S. and around the world moved onto the Oakland campus, ready to take advantage of Bay Area opportunities.
Close-up of a black goat looking directly at the camera, with yellow eyes and short horns.

355 goats return to the Oakland campus to perform a key ecological job

A herd of hungry goats has returned to the Oakland campus to mitigate wildfire risk by munching on dry brush that can fuel nascent blazes.
Portrait of Samantha Johnson in a modern building.

Samantha Johnson ’21, robotics CEO, to speak at Boston Convocation

Samantha Johnson is the founder and CEO of Tatum Robotics, which develops robots to help the DeafBlind community.

World & National News

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is frowning while standing behind a podium.

How will Keir Starmer’s exit affect the US-UK ‘special relationship,’ support for Ukraine?

What to know about the rare ‘doublet’ earthquake that hit Venezuela

How Northeastern is helping to try and contain the Ebola outbreak

Science & Technology

An illustration shows a massive tree with long roots branching out under ground. A person glows in yellow next to to the tree. The tree, sky and background use vibrant colors.

Is a key to longevity sitting in your medicine cabinet?

Reflections on algae in the Lincoln Memorial Pool (and elsewhere)

They’re using VR to make injury recovery less stressful

Global Entrepreneurship

A close up of shelves full of Green Line Apothecary's new Northeastern ice cream.

We all scream for Northeastern-inspired Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream

Student startup develops hands-on learning toy for future engineers

Summer school robots give future engineers hands-on inspiration

Arts & Entertainment

A still from a scene in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' showing a bearded man in ancient armor standing on a misty beach surrounded by wooden ships.

Is Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ too modern? Experts weigh in

Is Xbox broken? Studio closures show a games industry in crisis

Are rising video game hardware prices making gaming a luxury hobby?

Business

Younghan Song plays a shot during a golf tournament.

The LIV Golf tour was a flub. Experts weigh in on why

Kevin Warsh faces first major test as Federal Reserve chair

For hiring, remote work means more expertise, research finds

Health

Claude responded: A researcher adjusts an EEG cap fitted on a study participant's head, with a computer monitor visible in the background.A researcher adjusts an EEG cap fitted on a study participant's head, with a computer monitor visible in the background.

Why researchers are studying ways to get people with TBI to exercise

Singer Bonnie Tyler woke from a medically induced coma. What it means

How World Cup goalies can find success using 'short memory'

Society & Culture

A teenager in a school uniform holding an orange iPhone out in front of them.

Can the UK social media ban work? Northeastern experts weigh in

Fashion beauty standards have changed little in 25 years, study finds

Why 'high-emotional' videos of World Cup tourists are going viral

Sports

Haiti goalkeeper Johny Placide stretched in the air to save the ball on the pitch as a shot goes wide during the Group C World Cup match against Morocco in Atlanta.

Own goals are soaring at World Cup. Here’s the data behind the trend

Football or soccer? A linguist explains the origins behind the divide

What heat maps can tell us about the World Cup teams

In the Press

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El Mundo

The wave robberies threatening museums in Europe: “Today they can take art, tomorrow iPhones, and the next day high-end cars”

“The criminal calculation could thus lean towards an object of lower nominal value but with a higher likelihood of conversion,” says Nikos Passas, professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University in Boston and co-director of the Institute for Security and Public Policy.
It's Been a Minute (NPR)

The report that changed public education

Victoria Cain, Associate Professor of History at Northeastern University, joins the show. 
Morning Brew

Canada Wants to Link Up with the EU & America Reveals its Space Weapon

Mentions research from a study by a Northeastern University – NYC professor, which sampled sidewalk rain puddles, shoe bottoms, and flooring inside one of the school’s buildings on its urban campus.
The New Republic

The Dire National Crisis That Washington Won’t Touch

Researchers at Northeastern University recently found that OpenAI had implemented stronger safeguards around questions related to suicide and self-harm, but concluded that chatbot companies in general have failed to extend specific protections regarding other mental health conditions, including substance abuse and eating disorders.

Global Conflicts

Families wade at the shoreline while several large cargo ships sit anchored in the hazy water behind them.

A deal may resolve the Strait of Hormuz, but not the war

An anticipated deal between Iran and Oman would manage shipping in the strait, but has not yet been finalized.

Would the US defend Europe from a Russian attack? Leaders meet at NATO Summit

Kevin Warsh faces first major test as Federal Reserve chair

Would a federal gas tax holiday actually lower gas prices?

Hacks, doxxing and deepfakes: Are we overexposed as a society?

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