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From AI and Big Data to nanotechnology and public policy, our faculty are at the forefront of making people and communities healthier.
Health. Security. Sustainability.
Turning discoveries into high-impact solutions
From AI and Big Data to nanotechnology and public policy, our faculty are at the forefront of making people and communities healthier.
What powers our research enterprise
Fluid collaboration across disciplines
Innovative partnerships with industry, government, and powerful consortia
A global enterprise to scale and accelerate research
Vast support and flexibility to bring ideas to market
Social media is arguably one of the greatest factors in the development of self esteem and body image in modern society.
From social media to body image and back: Rachel Rodgers reveals the complexity of this bi-directional relationship.
How a Northeastern lab developed one of the largest underwater microphone arrays in academia, bolstering the research community’s ability to listen to marine ecosystems
Light doesn’t travel nearly as far underwater as above. Sound, on the other hand, can travel a greater distance in water than in air. Purnima Ratilal’s team are taking advantage of this phenomenon.
Juner Zhu, the battery ‘doctor,’ believes the electric vehicle revolution could be more sustainable.
Northeastern’s Juner Zhu has spent years with batteries on his mind, thinking through the dilemma of replacing one challenge — mitigating emissions — with another challenge — sustainable batteries. A critical factor, he says, is increasing the battery lifespan.
Old-school social networks can help us understand “delinquent” student behavior
Northeastern’s Cassie McMillan explores how normative school transitions create social dynamics that affect delinquency.
Our researchers in action
Research Discovery
Northeastern University’s research discovery platforms help users identify subject matter experts across disciplines and institutions and build collaborative teams and networks.
The Research Discovery website makes faculty research and scholarship activity discoverable to external audiences through faculty profiles that can be searched by scholar name or research topic.
Northeastern faculty use Faculty Insight for:
Finding subject matter experts within the university or at another institution
Building interdisciplinary research teams
Showcasing faculty scholarly activity with curated faculty profiles
Identifying federal funding and honorific award opportunities