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Northeastern graduates Francis Nimick, left, and Amanda Stroiney, right, work at the upstart company Outcomes4Me, where they’re developing a mobile app that delivers personalized treatment information to people with breast cancer. Stroiney says that she wouldn’t be working at Outcomes4Me, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, if not for the opportunity to do co-op at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as part of the university’s CaNCURE program. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology, Biotechnology
The Program That’s Training the Students who could Transform Cancer Treatment
Northeastern graduates work at the upstart company Outcomes4Me, where they’re developing a mobile app that delivers personalized treatment information to people with breast cancer.
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Northeastern physicist Gregory Fiete, left, and his doctoral student Michael Vogl have taken the first step in developing the next generation of electronics. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Physics
The Secret to Making Stuff Better? Shoot it With a Laser.
Northeastern physicist Gregory Fiete, left, and his doctoral student Michael Vogl have taken the first step in developing the next generation of electronics.
An aerial photo shows flooded homes along the Arkansas River in Sand Spring, Oklahoma. Communities that have seen little rain are getting hit by historic flooding along the Arkansas River thanks to downpours upstream that have prompted officials to open dams to protect some cities but inundate others with swells of water. (DroneBase via AP)
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
The Trouble with Flood Defenses in the Midwest
Communities that have seen little rain are getting hit by historic flooding along the Arkansas River thanks to downpours upstream.
Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
Most Biomedical Research is Done on Male Animals. That’s a Public Health Problem.
Rebecca Shansky, assistant professor of psychology, was studying how rats handle stressful experiences when she noticed female rats respond differently.
Bouchra Benghomari plans to pursue both a medical degree and a doctorate, and eventually serve as an advisor to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Biology
‘Hear Me Out; I’m Dreaming Big’
Bouchra Benghomari plans to pursue both a medical degree and a doctorate, and eventually serve as an advisor to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Giant Eels and Rare Penguins: Co-ops get a Crash Course in Marine Science
Co-ops at the New England Aquarium get to interact with fascinating ocean animals from around the world. But they have to put in a lot of hard work first.
Michelle Mouw, the chief operating officer of Mass Hike, says that she joined the organization because she believes in the restorative and healing effects of nature. “This company is important to me because I believe access to nature is not a privilege, but a right,” she says. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences
She’s Giving Boston Residents a Taste of the Great Outdoors
Michelle Mouw, the chief operating officer of Mass Hike, says that she joined the organization because she believes in the restorative and healing effects of nature.
Pran Nath, who was hired at Northeastern in 1966, has spent his career trying to uncover the laws of physics that govern our universe. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Physics
What do you get a World-Renowned Physicist for his Birthday?
Pran Nath, who was hired at Northeastern in 1966, has spent his career trying to uncover the laws of physics that govern our universe.
Third year biology major Hannah Taylor. Photo courtesy of Hannah Taylor.
Biology
Overcoming Fears and Helping Solve Leukemia; All in One Co-op
Going abroad for co-op seemed scary and intimidating. But that is exactly why 3rd year Hannah Taylor went to Portugal.
Ruiming Wang designed a fictional island where exercise and the outdoors convene in order to study how people perform on tasks that they encounter while inside the world. Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University
Psychology
Making the Leap from Video Games to a Psychology Lab
Ruiming Wang designed a fictional island where exercise and the outdoors convene in order to study how people perform on tasks that they encounter while inside the world.