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An innovation ecosystem drives future for nanomedicine

May 21, 2013 — No Comments ↓

From targeted drug delivery mechanisms to supersensitive imaging techniques, nanotechnology holds many promises for medicine.

Tagged with: College of Science, COS, IGERT, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, nanomedicine, Northeastern University, NUCOS, Physics, Srinivas Sridhar
Posted in Physics

Researchers transcend boundaries for science

February 19, 2013 — No Comments ↓

Throughout the 179th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Northeastern faculty led presentations highlighting their work to address real-world challenges in areas ranging from health to technology to sustainability.

Tagged with: American Association for the Advancement of Science, BIology, College of Science, COS, higher ed, Northeastern University, NUCOS, Physics, Science
Posted in Biology, Physics

Complex systems made simple

February 15, 2013 — No Comments ↓

Just as the name implies, complex systems are difficult to tease apart. An organism’s genome, a biochemical reaction, or even a social network all contain many interdependent components—and changing any one of them can have pervasive effects on all the others.