In Germany, fifth-year student finds science and self
For biology major Dessislava Bogoeva, a trio of experiential learning opportunities in the Western European nation have guided her career path.
A better brainwave monitor
Physics professor Srinivas Sridhar and his team of researchers are developing new technology that could be useful for a variety of applications from detecting military threats to tracking epileptic seizures..
Northeastern researcher elected president of the Complex Systems Society
Alessandro Vespignani, the Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor of physics, computer science and health sciences, believes that complex systems science has the potential to solve real-world challenges.
Lasers reveal the hidden lives of biomolecules
Paul Champion, professor and chair of the Department of Physics, uses femtosecond laser pulses to probe molecular vibrations that elude standard analytical techniques.
The rungs of mathematical discovery
Mathematics professor Valerio Toledano Laredo received an NSF grant to continue exploring an unusual equation he realized more than 10 years ago.
3Qs: The evolution of profanity
Instead of saying “Pardon my French” when we curse, we should be saying, “Pardon my Old English,” says Heather Littlefield, head advisor of the linguistics program at Northeastern.
The real NCIS
The crime lab looks a lot different in real life than it does on TV, according to chemistry major Jacquelyn Horman, who was on co-op with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
Chemistry student group earns chemical society’s high honor
Northeastern’s student chapter of the American Chemical Society has received the highest honor bestowed upon a university by the world’s largest scientific society.
