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Feb 27, 2024
Avoiding Safety Risks for mRNA Therapeutics
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji co-authored a paper in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery outlining several strategies to check for toxicity at the preclinical level of mRNA therapeutics to ensure patient safety.
Feb 26, 2024
Northeastern Joins New Global AI Alliance as a Founding Member
Northeastern joined the AI-RAN Alliance and is the only U.S. university and research institute to serve as a founding member. The alliance will examine and study emerging technology and develop new AI-based mobile networking systems that could shorten development times, increase data speeds, and enable new mobile experiences for consumers.
Feb 26, 2024
Northeastern Among Top 100 Universities for Utility Patents
Northeastern University, recognized for its excellence in innovation and entrepreneurship, has once again been named one of the top 100 universities worldwide for securing utility patents by the National Academy of Inventors.
Feb 23, 2024
Widespread AT&T Outages May Have Had Multiple Possible Causes
ECE Assistant Research Professor Michele Polese and ECE Professor Josep Jornet suggest many possible causes of the widespread AT&T cellphone outages Thursday morning.
Feb 22, 2024
Research Partnership Between Northeastern and University College Dublin Flourishes
Northeastern has expanded its longstanding undergraduate partnership with University College Dublin of Ireland to include research and doctoral education. As part of the collaboration, the universities will jointly fund five new joint research projects that address global challenges in health care. ChE Professor Rebecca Carrier and University College Dublin Professor David Brayden will partner on one of the new research projects.
Feb 22, 2024
Engineers Week Speaker Discusses Creating Inclusivity Through Psychological Safety
As part of the National Engineers Week celebration, chemical engineer and DEI leader Mark McBride-Wright spoke at a fireside chat with COE Dean Gregory Abowd about creating inclusivity and leading teams by creating a psychologically safe environment in the workplace and beyond.
Feb 21, 2024
Fending Off Cyberthreats in the Wake of Natural Disasters
Auroop Ganguly, CEE Distinguished Professor, and director of AI for Climate and Sustainability and co-director of Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute, and his interdisciplinary team, are conducting a U.S. Department of Defense funded study on recovery from disruptions to critical infrastructure, both military and civilian.
Feb 21, 2024
Engineers Week Women in Engineering Panel Discusses Unique Challenges Facing Women in Engineering
During Engineers Week, a panel of faculty and students shared their experiences and advice on their education and career journeys as women engineers. They offered advice to future female engineers to empower them and help them grow, including the importance of faculty and peer mentors.