From the SVP for Research & Graduate Education

Welcome to Research Connections at Northeastern, a quarterly newsletter designed specifically for the research community at Northeastern. Since joining in July, I have learned much about the high quality of ongoing research being carried out by faculty, staff and students. I am confident that there is great potential for significant expansion of our research portfolio, particularly focusing on the complex and pressing issues facing the nation and the world.

Addressing such challenges will necessitate a greater focus on larger, multidisciplinary programs in high impact areas such as personalized medicine and health informatics, network assurance, national security and energy and the environment. The Division of Research will work closely with Colleges, Departments and individuals to provide needed resources, infrastructure and strategies to increase the competitiveness of such initiatives and proposals from Northeastern researchers and partners. We also will use this newsletter to provide information on upcoming events and opportunities, to track the Federal, State and Corporate sectors, to celebrate the accomplishments of our colleagues, to describe the growing services provided by the offices of Research Development, Research Administration and Finance and Technology Transfer and to alert the community of regulatory and rule changes. This is a time of great challenges and great opportunities for research institutions and it is a real privilege for me to work with all of you to increase Northeastern’s prominence, by applying use-inspired research in addressing critical national needs.

Mel Bernstein

Senior Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Education

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