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Biology, Biotechnology
This solver of scientific paradoxes has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement for Sciences
Kim Lewis, who has made several major discoveries in the fight against bacterial infections, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Biochemistry
Cancer research co-op opens the door to medical school for this student
Biochemistry student Brian Cortese found mentorship, experience, and opportunities through the CaNCURE program.
Biotechnology, College of Science
New $4.4M National Science Foundation grant supports minorities in fast-track biotechnology program
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will announce Tuesday that a program developed by Northeastern and Middlesex Community College to offer students a fast track to earning associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in biotechnology and preparing for careers in life sciences has received a $4.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund scholarships that support low-income and underrepresented minorities.
Kyle Kornack and David Cooch, Northeastern alums were recently honored by Forbes 30-under-30 for co-founding Green Gas, which enables customers at gas pumps to donate 10 cents per gallon to environmental causes. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Sometimes you have to jump out of a bus to make it to the Forbes “30 under 30” party
Among the five Northeastern graduates recognized by Forbes as notable entrepreneurs were Kyle Kornack and David Cooch, who co-founded a nonprofit that enables drivers to offset their carbon emissions by making donations to environmental causes at the gas pump.
10/02/18 – Boston, MA. – Associate Professor Ganeshsingh Thakur conducts research with Sumanta Garai, left, and Peter Schaffer in 140 The Fenway Center on Oct. 2, 2018. Thakur is developing pain medications that are safe and effective alternatives to opioids. These potential medications are a new class of compounds, harnessing cannabis-like effects without the cognitive or mood changes of marijuana. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biotechnology
This drug could stop the opioid epidemic
More than 70,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses in 2017. The majority of those deaths were linked to opioids. This number has been rising for the past two decades and shows no signs of slowing down. Ganesh Thakur, an associate professor in Northeastern’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is hunting for a way to stop this epidemic.
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Modeling population connectivity to predict stability
Natural populations of organisms are always fluctuating, both due to the environment, and interactions with other populations and species, and ecological modeling provides a powerful took to help wildlife and resource managers predict the fluctuations of populations of economically or ecologically valuable species. A new study recently published in the journal Theoretical Ecology, by MSC PhD student […]
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Theory testing improves predictive power for conservation and restoration
New research from David Kimbro improves the way ecologists can test their theories.
Dr. Marc Cohn at WNEU in 1968.
Biology
Alumni profile: Dr. Jazz, Ph.D.
Alumnus Dr. Marc Cohn, Biology '71, got his start in radio broadcasting here at Northeastern, the same place he found his career in seed biology. Read about his journey in both fields.
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
Here’s how you can ‘feel better, think better, and sleep better’
Studies show that sitting too much can raise your risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. But getting up to walk around your block, dance to your favorite song, or do chores around your house could vastly improve your health and increase your brain function. That’s the message of the new physical fitness guidelines issued by the federal government […]
09/05/18 – BOSTON, MA. – Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli poses for a portrait on Sept. 5, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
What if pictures of your brain could predict schizophrenia?
Northeastern neuroscientist Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli has found that a particular pattern of brain activity may be an early sign of schizophrenia.