
LeaAnne DeRigne Cited in '2022 Economic Report of President Biden'
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's LeaAnne DeRigne, Ph.D., has been cited in the U.S. "2022 Economic Report of the President" for her research and contributions on paid sick leave benefits.

×ó°®ÊÓƵ Marine Science Trailblazer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch's Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., an ocean explorer, aquanaut and marine biotechnologist, will receive the Society for In Vitro Biology's highest award - the 2022 "Lifetime Achievement Award."

AI Could Predict Ideal Patients for Spinal Cord Stimulation
A study led by Julie Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., is the first to use machine-learning algorithms in the neuromodulation field to predict long-term response to spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic pain.

When it Comes to Preventing Alzheimer's, Women Respond Better Than Men
A study headed by ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Richard Isaacson, M.D., is the first to examine if sex significantly affects cognitive outcomes in people who follow individually-tailored, multi-domain clinical interventions.

Pain in the Neck? New Surgical Method Could be Game-changing
×ó°®ÊÓƵ and Marcus Neuroscience Institute researchers have developed a technique to improve anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, which shows promise for patients with degenerative cervical spine disease.

Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researcher Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., has received a $1,103,081 NSF CAREER grant for a project that will unravel marine predator-prey interactions using novel "crunch-meter" technology.

×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Yufei Tang, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Yufei Tang, Ph.D., has received the coveted National Science Foundation Early CAREER award for a project that will help to improve energy systems and accelerate progress in the blue economy.

×ó°®ÊÓƵ Receives Grant to Empower Women for Careers in Computer Science
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University for "Empowering Women for Careers in Computer Science."

Sunlight's Healing Effects Help Green Sea Turtles With Tumors
A study by researchers at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science reveals that helping imperiled green sea turtles suffering with large debilitating tumors may be a simple as sunlight.

Study Shows Smoking Increased in Those Trying to Quit During COVID-19
Researchers found statistically significant and potentially clinically important differences between those who increased and decreased tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic.