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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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The US is not ready for its aging population. New Northeastern research explains why

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September 22, 2025

A growing population of older adults and differing levels of accessibility to grocery stores and healthcare across the country could lead to a critical issue for the U.S., Northeastern researchers say.

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Navigating a New Political Landscape: Frequently Asked Questions

September 8, 2025

Northeastern evaluates policy changes affecting research, teaching, and its community under the Trump administration.

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Scientists make major breakthrough that rewrites the understanding of plant evolution

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September 19, 2025

Northeastern researchers trace the evolutionary history of moonseed, capable of a chemical reaction previously thought to be impossible for plants. What they found could have implications for designing new drugs.

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Is ‘Quiet Cracking’ Just a New Term for Burnout? It Still Says Something Important About Work Today

Research by Lisa Feldman Barrett of Northeastern University and others shows that the more precise language we have for our feelings, the better we are at understanding and coping with difficult emotions. More vocabulary can lead to more EQ.
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Lachlan Murdoch inherits an empire. Can he thrive against big tech and David Ellison?

Op-ed by Jill Abramson, who teaches journalism at Northeastern University and is a contributing Globe Opinion writer.
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The tools we build become the questions we ask

Editorial by Mona Minkara, assistant professor of bioengineering at Northeastern University.
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Mona Minkara uncovers patterns in how our lungs interact with airborne viruses

Mona Minkara, assistant professor of bioengineering at Northeastern University, opened her own research laboratory with a focus on computationally modeling hard-to-study immunoproteins found on the surface of lungs. 
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US scientists find ‘critical gaps’ holding back Nasa moon plan as China races ahead

The paper was written by researchers from Purdue University, Northeastern University, Utah State University, the University of Utah, and Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre and Ames Research Centre.
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Scientists pioneer ‘animal internet’ with dog phones and touchscreens for parrots

A collaboration with Northeastern University in the US has pioneered long-distance communications between pet parrots, which typically live alone in their owners’ homes though their counterparts in the wild typically socialise within large flocks.

Meet ‘Neptune’, the blue lobster, from Northeastern University

Northeastern University has created a YouTube video documenting the lobster’s, named Neptune, journey and the local high school students who visited the Marine Science Center to see the unique crustacean.
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Why AI labs struggle to stop chatbots talking to teenagers about suicide

Researchers at Northeastern University have said they were able to bypass — or “jailbreak” — existing safeguards in ChatGPT, Claude and Google’s Gemini to generate graphic self-harm and suicide instructions by telling models that the queries were “hypothetical” or for “academic” purposes. Highlight
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No, Your iPhone Isn’t Listening to You. Here’s What’s Really Happening

Independent researchers have gone looking for covert “listening” and found none, including a definitive 2018 Northeastern University study that has yet to be superseded. What they did catch in a handful of cases were screen recordings or image and video uploads to third parties. Creepy, sure, but not a hot mic.

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