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Since 2006, Northeastern University has dramatically expanded its research enterprise, with particular emphasis on three global imperatives: health, security and sustainability. Working intentionally across disciplines, Northeastern faculty members are focused on solving real problems in the world. NGN Research tells the stories of these important accomplishments.
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Cells remember short durations of force. What does it mean for exercise? Northeastern researcher explains
May 9, 2024
New research from Northeastern University reveals not only what changes inside cells in response to force, but that these changes continue after the force subsides.
Navigating a New Political Landscape: Frequently Asked Questions
April 30, 2025
Northeastern evaluates policy changes affecting research, teaching, and its community under the Trump administration.
This Northeastern professor wants to redefine what it means to be creative
May 7, 2025
With Mobile Networked Creativity, Adriana de Souza e Silva wants to reframe the conversation around what –– and who –– is considered creative.
Honors & Awards
Grants, fellowships, awards and other honors that recognize and support innovative research and world-class teaching.
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Groundbreaking, inspiring research and scholarly work, including journal articles and books, published across disciplines.
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Academic conferences convened by Northeastern faculty, and academic conferences where Northeastern faculty play key roles.
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May 1, 2025
Experience As A Service For The AI-Driven World
R. Paul Singh, CEO of Startup Strategies, is a successful entrepreneur and an adjunct lecturer at Northeastern University.
April 30, 2025
Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon
“We expect to find plastics at the bottom of the ocean, and at the top of the ocean. But not everywhere,” says Aron Stubbins at Northeastern University in Massachusetts.
April 30, 2025
Psilocybin an effective treatment for repeated concussions, study suggests
“It really did incredible things,” said Craig Ferris, PhD, professor of psychology and pharmaceutical sciences at Northeastern and the study’s corresponding author. “What we found was that with head injuries is that functional connections go down across the brain.”
April 30, 2025
Sea of plastic: Global study finds thousands of microparticles even in the Mariana Trench
Aron Stubbins studies the carbon cycle at Northeastern University in the United States. The circulation of this element is fundamental to life, and plastic may be disrupting it.
April 29, 2025
Researchers call for new way of thinking about content moderation
“Content takedowns on Facebook just don’t matter all that much, because of how long they take to happen,” said Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University and the lead author of the paper in the Journal of Online Trust and Safety.
April 28, 2025
29 Boston-area professors elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Gregory D. Abowd, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University, was elected to the academy.
April 28, 2025
Personal Pricing: Who you are may change the price you pay online
The FTC recently launched an investigation into the prevalence and use of surveillance pricing, also known as personal pricing. A team at Boston’s Northeastern University is also investigating its use and impacts on consumers.
April 28, 2025
Dr. Google Starts Sharing Regular Folks’ Advice As Chatbots Loom
In a study involving structured interviews with a diverse group of around 300 participants, two researchers at Northeastern University found “trust trended higher for chatbots than Search Engine results, regardless of source credibility” and “satisfaction was highest” with a standalone chatbot, rather than a chatbot plus traditional search.
April 28, 2025
Some Rats are More Empathetic Than Others. Neuroscientists Want to Figure Out Why.
In a new Journal of Neuroscience study, neuroscientists Jocelyn Breton at Northeastern University and Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal at Tel-Aviv University explored the behaviors and neural characteristics of helpers and non-helpers.
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