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College of Science

Cross-COS Colloquium: Developing Connections between COS and COE on the Internet of Materials

Physics

What has changed in the way we talk about COVID-19? Revisiting pandemic terminology and Omicron.

Biology

COS Connects: Solving Antibiotic Resistance

01/19/22 – BOSTON, MA – Students walk through Northeastern’s Boston campus during a class break on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

COVID-19 is evolving. So is Northeastern’s approach to managing it.

Northeastern has adjusted its COVID policies and procedures to align with the changing virus.

January 19, 2022

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

How these worms avoid getting poisoned

After the microscopic roundworms he was studying survived a toxic chemical environment, professor Javier Apfeld was intrigued to discover their tactic for protection against chemical foe.

January 19, 2022

Photo by Mahmut Serdar Alakus/Getty Images

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

What COVID-19 can teach fish farmers

While most people are focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and the scope of its damage, one study on fish farms finds that the most harmful pandemic upon us is climate change.

January 13, 2022

04/23/21 – BOSTON, MA: Benjamin Gincley, a graduate student at Northeastern who studies algae and planktons in rivers and in surface water reservoirs, works in the Pinto Lab in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on April 23, 2021. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Biotechnology

Has Omicron peaked? An unexpected source offers clues.

Not everyone is getting tested for COVID-19, therefore positive tests are not indicative of all existing cases. Something everyone does do? "Basically, everybody poops," says professor Neil Maniar. He and Jared Auclair offer wastewater as a better measure of the population's cases.

January 13, 2022

Photo by Thibaud Moritz/AP Images

Physics

Omicron is setting records. How much do the numbers matter?

Professor Alessandro Vespignani comments on the difference between previous COVID peaks and the current Omicron surge.

January 11, 2022

people walking towards vaccination center

People wait in line to test for COVID-19 on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Physics

When Will The Omicron Surge Be Over? Very Soon.

As citizens worry about the trajectory of the Omicron variant in the U.S., professor Alessandro Vespignani provides a positive prediction for the future.

January 06, 2022

Biology, College of Science, Physics, Psychology

Four Northeastern Professors Earn Their Place on 2021’s List of “Highly Cited Researchers”

Recognizing the groundbreaking research of four faculty members who have been named on 2021's list of "Highly Cited Researchers."

January 05, 2022

Northeastern University as seen from above. Aerial photography taken around campus in June 2010.

Biochemistry, College of Science

Q&A with Ellen Smith: CaNCURE Spring Cohort

Biochemistry major Ellen Smith shares her co-op experience at CaNCURE.

January 05, 2022

FILE – Actor Jussie Smollett, center, arrives with family Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on day four of his trial in Chicago. Smollett is accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Psychology

Why would someone fake a hate crime?

Hilmar von Strunck examines the psychology behind the recent case of actor Jussie Smollett.

January 05, 2022

19 April 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A pupil takes a Corona antigen rapid test before the start of lessons at the Katharina Henoth Comprehensive School. After a week of lessons at home, many children and adolescents in North Rhine-Westphalia have been able to return to their schools for face-to-face lessons since Monday. Photo by: Marius Becker/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Biotechnology

Which COVID-19 test should I take before the holidays?

This holiday season has collided with a surge in COVID-19 cases. Many people have added another task to their travel and party planning to-do lists: Get tested. Jared Auclair comments on holiday vaccinations for News at Northeastern.

December 21, 2021

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Network Science Program, Physics

Omicron moves fast. Here’s what that means for the next few weeks.

A virus that moves as quickly around the globe as the omicron variant could spell disaster just as people are traveling and gathering for holiday and New Year celebrations. But the devil’s in the details when it comes to COVID-19—and that could be a good thing.

December 17, 2021

students walking through campus on a fall day

November 7, 2011 – Stock imagery of Northeastern University’s campus in the fall. PHOTO: Mary Knox Merrill / Northeastern University

College of Science

Even in winter, campus gardens grow fresh produce–and a new community

Evan Fear, a third-year science major, wanted to create a raised bed on the roof of his apartment. What he built instead is a flourishing campus community focused on sharing fresh vegetables. Read more at [email protected]

December 15, 2021

MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY – DECEMBER 12: Angela Kirks and Thomas Kirks who lost their house are seen as tornado hit Mayfield, Kentucky, United States on December 12, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Psychology

The best way to get back to normal after devastating tornadoes? Just start somewhere.

As residents in America’s heartland grapple with grief and devastation following Friday’s tornado outbreak, shaken survivors may find small steps to recovery come from a return to simple routine, such as a visit to the dog park or a chance to bring the kids ice skating, says Daniel Aldrich, a Northeastern professor who studies post-disaster […]

December 15, 2021

04/02/19 – BOSTON, MA. – Sidi Bencherif works in the lab in Mugar on April 2, 2019. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Biotechnology

Northeastern University wins competitive federal grant to help broaden job opportunities in biotech across New England

Jared Auclair, associate dean of professional program and graduate affairs in the College of Science at Northeastern, is awarded a federal grant to expand biomanufacturing in New England.

December 14, 2021

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