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Math Professor Named Next Einstein Fellow

by Allie Nicodemo

When Jonathan Mboyo Esole was 2-and-a-half years old, he had a near-death experience. “I had a…

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In Puerto Rico, Opportunity in the Wake of Disaster

by Molly Callahan

Puerto Rico is in the midst of a crisis. Hurricane Maria flattened the island,…

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“Never Heard Me Before”

by Angela Herring

“Never heard me before.” That’s what William, a 9-year-old boy with a speech-language disorder,…

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3-D Bioprinting to Explore Vascular Disease

by Greg St. Martin

Bioengineering Professor Dai has invented a 3-D Bioprinter. Nowadays, 3-D printed objects are ubiquitous,…

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New “Sleeping” Sensors Could Save Costs, Make War Zones Safer

by Allie Nicodemo

When stationed in dangerous, rural areas, the last thing soldiers should worry about is…

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Harvey Brings out ‘Hidden Capacity in Civil Society’ to Respond

by Greg St. Martin

Hurricane Harvey has caused widespread damage in Houston and across Texas and Louisiana, as…

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Chatbot Comforts Patients

by Allie Nicodemo

No one likes thinking about death. Funeral arrangements, last will and testaments, and questions…

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Grant to Spur Development of Wireless Networks

by Molly Callahan

In the battlefield, it’s essential that soldiers can reliably and clearly communicate with each…

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Researchers Use Twitter to Track the Flue in Real Time

by Thea Singer

This flu is horrendous. Can’t breathe, can’t sleep or eat. Muscles ache, fever 102.…

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Engineering A Solution To Dirty Water

by Allie Nicodemo

More than 844 million people around the globe lack access to clean water. One of the…

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Researchers Use “Robomussels” to Monitor Climate Change

by Northeastern News

Tiny robots have been helping researchers study how climate change affects biodiversity. Developed by…

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Groundbreaking Cancer Gene Therapy

by Allie Nicodemo

On July 12, a Food and Drug Administration panel unanimously recommended approval for the…

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Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Engagers “Precious Resources,” Researcher Says

by Thea Singer

The massive bleaching of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral ecosystem in the world,…

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Reproductive Biology

by Allie Nicodemo

Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope About 13 years ago, Northeastern…

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Interdisciplinary Research Bolsters Nation’s Resliience

by Molly Callahan

Crisis can strike suddenly and on a large scale: take a major hurricane or…

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‘ISEC Was Built To Empower Us To Solve Grand Challenges’

by Jason Kornwitz

Jaclyn Lock, the student speaker at the grand opening of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, is pretty impressive.

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PhD Student To Study Water Access And Control In Uganda Through Interviews—and Equations

by Greg St. Martin

Matt Simonson’s desire to study and foster greater understanding of how the international community responds to political conflict, genocide, and humanitarian crises has been shaped by his myriad cultural and global experiences.

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Nanomedicine: Past, Present, and Future

by Angela Herring

Each year, nearly $18 billion is spent on nanomedicine research. But since the field’s…

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An eye toward better treatment

by Angela Herring

As a member of associate professor of chemical engineering Shashi Murthy’s lab, Walsh helps design microfluidic devices that use a single drop of blood or other bodily fluid to diagnose a range of diseases.

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