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Headshot of Srirupa Chakraborty with lines of code projected on to her face.

Cystic fibrosis is difficult to treat. Computer modeling may hold the answer

by Schuyler Velasco
Stephen Hatfield looking in a micrscope in a dark lab room.

Is this a faster, better treatment for blood and solid tumor cancers?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert

Virtual avatars want you to tell them about your pain. Is that the future of health care? 

Headshot of Cesareo Contreras
by Cesareo Contreras
Bouquets of wrapped flowers on a wall in Maine.

Texas attacks add to record-setting year for US mass shootings

by Ian Thomsen
Microplastics from the ocean in the lab.

What happens when sunlight breaks down plastics in the ocean? Potentially harmful chemical byproducts are left behind, research finds

Headshot of Cyrus Moulton
by Cyrus Moulton
Dustin Shadownes walking in a creek with a cadaver dog.

The short-term rain forecast system is broken. Can AI do a better job of predicting deadly floods?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A person types on a laptop that displays black text: "Exploro."

There’s an app in the works for that: Northeastern student developing program to connect researchers and study participants

by Alena Kuzub
A blue and black-colored book titled "The AI Military Race" is suspended in the air in front of a blue background.

Military AI: New book anticipates a world of ‘killer robots’ — and the need to regulate them

Headshot of Tanner Stening
by Tanner Stening
A person places multi-colored sticky notes on a white board inside a brightly lit classroom.

They’ve founded successful companies, now they’re shaping entrepreneurs at Northeastern’s Oakland campus to ‘make this world better’

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A woman from the Indigenous community speaking in front of a microphone at a rally against fossil fuels.

Mainstream environmental nonprofits get the most philanthropic support, at the expense of diverse organizations, research says

by Alena Kuzub
A red tractor is seen from above, spreading insecticides over a green field.

Insecticide exposure linked to lower sperm count in adult males, Northeastern researcher finds

Headshot of Cesareo Contreras
by Cesareo Contreras
Taskin Padir works on a robot in the new EXP Robotics Lab.

‘Experiential robotics’ on display at Northeastern. New space inside EXP features systems that span the technological gamut

Headshot of Cesareo Contreras
by Cesareo Contreras