04.19.24 | 12:00PM ET

NU@Noon: The Impact of Sunlight on Plastics in the Ocean

Learn what associate professor of marine and environmental sciences Aron Stubbins and his team have found when studying what happens when plastics break down in the ocean. What they found may have an impact on the ocean, marine chemistry, and possibly human health.

Spring 2023

NU@Noon | No Peace With Hitler – Why Churchill Chose to Fight WWII Alone Rather Than Negotiate with Germany with alumnus, Alan Saltman

Join lawyer and alumnus Alan Saltman as he discusses his new book that explains why Churchill chose to fight World War II alone rather than negotiate a peace treaty with Germany in 1940.

04.06.23 | 12:00PM ET

NU@Noon | Human-centered robotics with Taskin Padir, Northeastern’s first Amazon Scholar

Taskin Padir, associate professor in computer and electrical engineering, is Northeastern’s first Amazon Scholar for bringing a human approach to robotics to the company’s fleet of drivers.

11.03.22 | 12:00PM ET

NU@Noon: From Antiaging Drugs to the Quest for Immortality: An AI Odyssey

Join Ramkumar Hariharan, Data Scientist and Computational Biologist at COE, NU Seattle Campus, as he discusses how we are at a turning point in human longevity research. Learn earn how researchers at Northeastern are using AI technology to help with anti-aging.

10.25.22 | 12:00PM ET

NU@Noon: Enabling Engineering

The NU@Noon Fall program continues with Waleed Meleis, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering! Find out how the Enabling Engineering student group at Northeastern is taking measures to empower individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities through innovative devices.

10.12.22 | 12:00PM ET

NU@Noon: Lesson Learned from COVID:  Diagnostic testing, Biosurveillance, and Biomanufacturing

Kick off the fall NU@Noon program by joining Jared Auclair, Vice Provost of Research Economic Development and Director of Bioinnovation! Learn how Northeastern was able to successfully handle the pandemic by setting up COVID-19 research labs on campus, monitoring new pathogens, and more.