Northeastern physicist Albert-László Barabási has joined a long list of award winners credited with historic contributions to science, such as creating the World Wide Web. Professor Barabási is celebrated this year by the NEC C&C Foundation of Japan for contributions to R&D activities and pioneering works related to the integration of computers and communications technologies and the social impact of developments in these fields. His award recognizes stimulating innovative research on networks and discovering that the scale-free property is a common feature of various real-world complex networks, and acknowledges that his research in this area represents a paradigm change in our understanding of complex systems.
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Alisa Lincoln, Ph.D., M.P.H., associate professor of health sciences and sociology at Northesatern, recently completed one of the first studies of its kind on the role of literacy and mental health. While much attention has been focused on the role of literacy and health, little is known about the relationship between literacy and mental health. This study was designed to assess the literacy level of people seeking treatment for a full range of psychiatric disorders with the hopes of better understanding the relationship between literacy and mental health outcomes.
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The first African-American astronaut to walk in space and the mayor of the City of Boston may not sound as though they have a lot in common. But last week, before 600 students, they formed a solid front to encourage students to dream big and apply themselves in science and math.
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Northeastern alumnus Frank Condella traveled from London to his old campus last week to describe the professional doors that opened to him in international pharmaceuticals after he earned his pharmacy degree in 1977 and his master of business administration in 1984.
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During a season showcasing Husky women’s athletic prowess, the Northeastern volleyball team advanced to the Colonial Athletic League championship game Monday night.
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What does Northeastern women’s hockey standout Florence Schelling have in common with sports superstars Tiger Woods, Paul Pierce and Ben Roethlisberger? Each has been featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd."
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In recent years, tropical coral reefs have become drastically altered by disease epidemics. In a new study, Steven V. Vollmer, assistant professor of biology at the Marine Science Center at Northeastern, discovered for the first time that acroporid corals listed on the US Endangered Species List due to epidemics of White Band Disease can naturally resist the disease.
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Law Dean Emily Spieler has been named to President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team.
Spieler, dean of the School of Law since 2002, will serve on the team reviewing the Department of Labor, until shortly before the Jan. 20 inauguration.
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Breakthrough robotic technology from Northeastern University has once again received funding from the National Science Foundation. Two inventions for stroke rehabilitation by engineering professor Constantinos Mavroidis and his team will be funded over the next three years with the amount totaling more than $1 million. In partnership with Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital’s Motion Analysis Laboratory, Northeastern’s Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory will develop the Robotic Gait Rehabilitation (RGR) Trainer and the Active Knee Rehabilitation Orthotic Device (AKROD) for rehabilitation of the pelvis and the knee.
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Dominic Coryell, a senior finance/accounting major at Northeastern University's College of Business Administration, was recognized by the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) as the winner of the 2008 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards.
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