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Marine and Environmental Sciences
Q&A with Nishaila Porter, MS in Environmental Science and Policy
Nishaila Porter shares her experience in the College of Science Master's of Science in Environmental Science and Policy program.
June 13, 2022
Psychology
The Science of Nostalgia: Why Audiences Can’t Get Enough of Star Wars, Top Gun and Stranger Things
Pop culture is full of instantly recognizable iconography, images and sounds that reach into our brains and pull us back in time. Hollywood has been mining the past for cinematic gold, increasingly relying on reboots, remakes and sequels. The latest Star Wars show, “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the super-sized fourth season of ‘80s homage “Stranger Things,” and “Top […]
June 10, 2022
Gov. Baker welcomes United Negro College Fund internship participants to Boston, Northeastern
Gov. Charlie Baker visited Northeastern’s Boston campus Thursday to welcome students from across the U.S. who will spend the summer participating in programs organized by the United Negro College Fund in partnership with the university, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and local financial and life sciences companies.
June 10, 2022
Network Science Program, Physics
Has your food been chemically altered? New database of 50,000 products provides answers.
Northeastern researchers have discovered a way to outline the components of any given food, cluing us in to what our food is really made of—and what it took to get to your plate.
June 06, 2022
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
How architects can make buildings ‘aware’ and benefit the local environment
Amy Mueller, Moira Zellner, and Daniel O’Brien propose a new process for architectural development that incorporates localized information about how a project will transform its surroundings, taken from a system of sensors and revising the role of community input in development projects.
June 06, 2022
Behavioral Neuroscience, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology
Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars
Congratulations to the five undergraduate students who have been named 2022 Advancing Women in Science Scholars!
June 02, 2022
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Instagram takeover: Katherine Antos
Katherine Antos, a marine and environmental sciences major, will take over our Instagram on Friday, June 3, to share her experience as a Horticulture Intern for Green City Growers (GCG).
June 01, 2022
Celebrating our 2022 graduates
The College of Science celebrated the Class of 2022 throughout the week of May 9!
May 24, 2022
Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physics
Experts weigh-in: is Monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.
Cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease, are being investigated in a growing number of countries, including the United States.
May 23, 2022
Psychology
How do you know not to laugh at a funeral? This region of the brain is key.
The ability to evaluate your feelings can be an important tool for regulating your emotions. Northeastern researchers uncovered where this process happens in the brain in a new study.
May 20, 2022
Biology
These identical twins launched research careers- as freshmen
His experience with scoliosis inspired biology major Dillon Nishigaya to pursue research with the goal of becoming a surgeon or pediatrician in order to help others as he has been helped.
May 20, 2022
Physics
Researchers discover new “unexpected” phenomenon in quantum physics of materials
Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new quantum phenomenon in a specific class of materials, called antiferromagnetic insulators, that could yield new ways of powering “spintronic” and other technological devices of the future.
May 19, 2022
Network Science Program, Physics
Your Google searches and tweets might help forecast the next disease outbreak
People leave a trail of breadcrumbs when they navigate the digital world, offering clues about what is happening in their lives—including their health. Northeastern’s Mauricio Santillana is using machine learning algorithms to turn those clues into an early warning system for disease outbreaks.
May 17, 2022
College of Science
Northeastern Graduate Commencement: Leila Fadel Tells Class of 2022 to ‘Write the Rest of Your Story’
Embrace your fears, offered award-winning journalist Leila Fadel, the featured speaker at Northeastern University’s Commencement ceremony for graduate students on Friday morning at Fenway Park in Boston.
May 16, 2022