College of Science News

Imagine that a doctor could know which treatment would best help a patient with depression, anxiety, or some other mental illness by taking a picture of the person’s brain, not unlike the way people get an X-ray for a broken bone. That, along with early detection and intervention tools, will be in the future of clinical psychiatric practice, said Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, who started this semester as a psychology professor at Northeastern.

Northeastern COS alumnus Glen Coppersmith, PhD, was featured on the Today Show on September 10th as part of their segment on World Suicide Prevention Day, for his company, Qntfy, and its research into using data from social media to track signs of suicide. 

Dr. James Halverson, Assistant Professor of Physics, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it’s like to work as faculty at Northeastern University.

Nareh Sahakian, MS Bioinformatics, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it’s like to work and study at Northeastern University.

On July 21st, Jennifer Greenwich of the Biology department successfully defended her dissertation in a public talk on biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis, a bacterial pathogen that lives on plants.

Professor Steven Lopez and his team are establishing the basis of a new branch of chemistry, creating the building blocks for countless chemical breakthroughs

Two Northeastern researchers have received a $1 million grant from the Department of Energy to develop technology to lower the cost of fuel cells for energy-efficient cars.

When Northeastern student Harry Brodsky went 3,300 meters beneath the surface of the ocean in the deep-sea submarine Alvin, he wasn’t scared of the dark, he didn’t feel claustrophobic, but he was bummed that he couldn’t bring potato chips to snack on.

Jake hikes in his Antarctic "Backyard," sharing photos of the glacier and stunning views.