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Marine and Environmental Sciences
Exploring the Role of Citizen Science in Research and Community Engagement with Damon Hall
With the excitement of his recent publication, associate professor of Environmental Science and Public Policy, Damon Hall, met with me to discuss his research on the importance of citizen science. “Citizen silence: Missed opportunities in citizen science” can be accessed here. What initially sparked your interest in citizen science and its role in research? My […]
April 23, 2024
New models of Big Bang by Northeastern physicists show that visible universe and invisible dark matter co-evolved
Physicists have long theorized that our universe may not be limited to what we can see. By observing gravitational forces on other galaxies, they’ve hypothesized the existence of “dark matter,” which would be invisible to conventional forms of observation. Pran Nath, the Matthews Distinguished University Professor of physics at Northeastern University, says that “95% of […]
April 19, 2024
Predatory Crabs, Morphing Oysters, and Ocean Electrolysis: MES Undergrads lauded with PEAK awards to support their research
A record number of Northeastern undergraduates are pursuing PEAK project experiences this spring, including several motivated students within the Marine and Environmental Sciences department, including Grace Marnon, Kiran Bajaj, Nicole Mongillo, and Mark Teh. We caught up with each of these talented young scientists to learn more about their research! Grace Marnon received a Summit […]
April 18, 2024
Northeastern professor Eugene Smotkin named fellow by prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science
Professor of chemistry and chemical biology Eugene Smotkin has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). A forerunner in the techniques of operando spectroscopy, Smotkin was the first to examine the behavior of chemical catalysts in fuel cells while they actively underwent chemical reactions. Using various spectroscopic techniques, […]
April 18, 2024
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Northeastern students recognized for excellence in STEM research as Goldwater Scholars
Luke Bagdonas is a chemistry major who researches salt marshes as a nature-based solution to climate change. Kaitlyn Ramesh is a bioengineering major who develops computational tools and examines genomics data. Both are third-year students at Northeastern University and recipients of prestigious Goldwater Scholarships. Goldwater Scholarships recognize ambition and excellence in undergraduate STEM research. Bagdonas […]
April 17, 2024
Northeastern student researches dolphin behavior for a Greek marine conservation nonprofit during Mediterranean Sea co-op
Whether it was kayaking to small inlets in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea or spending overnight on a boat all in the pursuit of tracking the local dolphin population, Northeastern University marine biology major Francesca Russell was living — and working — the dream. Russell, now a fourth-year student, spent last spring on […]
April 11, 2024
What is ‘Fallout’? Physicist breaks down the science of Amazon’s sci-fi show and the horrifying reality of nuclear radiation
The world ends on Oct. 23, 2077, in a series of radioactive explosions –– at least in the world of “Fallout,” a post-apocalyptic video game series that has now been adapted into a blockbuster TV show on Amazon’s Prime Video. The literal fallout that ensues creates a post-apocalyptic United States that is full of mutated […]
April 11, 2024
Six undergraduate scientists travel to a national meeting in San Antonio to present their research
Howdy! Y’all ever seen huskies swap their snowshoes for cowboy boots? In the heart of San Antonio, Texas, a vibrant cohort of scientists from Northeastern University’s College of Science rocked the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s #DiscoverBMB annual conference. Among them were undergraduates Guillermo Antunez Tierney, Linden Burack, Migue Darcera, Soumili Dey, Diana […]
April 10, 2024
This student spent co-op on an island helping protect sea turtles and other endangered species
A semester on an island in the Indian Ocean sounds glamorous. But Hans Van Der Sande’s co-op in the Republic of Seychelles, an archipelago nation over a thousand miles off the coast of Africa, was a lesson in conservation. Van Der Sande, a senior ecology and evolutionary biology major, has been interested in conservation work […]
April 10, 2024
Northeastern co-op goes bananas with Santa Rosa Primate Project in Costa Rica
Leah Orman has some particularly unruly co-workers. They are small, fast and love climbing trees — and no, they’re not children. They are capuchin monkeys living deep in the tropical dry forest of Costa Rica’s Santa Rosa National Park. For Orman, a biology student at Northeastern University, this is her office, and there are no […]
April 10, 2024
Psychology
Science and religion can get along, says former director of the National Institutes of Health
Science and religion are typically thought to be at odds with one another, but Francis Collins doesn’t see it that way. The former director of both the National Institutes of Health and National Human Genome Research Institute, Collins is also a man of devout faith. Looking at the distrust and increasingly fractious divide between scientific […]
April 09, 2024
16 Easy Ways to Support the College of Science This Giving Day
Prepare for 24 hours of excitement and philanthropy at Northeastern University’s Giving Day—an event dedicated to rallying alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends in support of the university and the College of Science. This year marks the 7th annual celebration of Giving Day at Northeastern. What sets this day apart? Giving Day is a […]
April 08, 2024
You’ve heard of a leap year, but what about a leap second? A physicist explains what is messing with the Earth’s rotation
The effects of climate change can be seen everywhere, in the global refugee crisis, an even worse allergy season and, now, even in the very concept of time. Scientists have recently pinpointed how meltwater from the polar ice caps is throwing off Earth’s rotation to the point that those who really care about precision timekeeping […]
April 02, 2024
Can AI find extraterrestrial life? NASA’s Steve Chien delivers keynote to kick off AI in Action Week.
Steve Chien’s contributions to space exploration started relatively close to home. In the early 2000s, the distinguished researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory helped develop weather satellites that used artificial intelligence to track wildfires, monitor volcanoes and allocate relief aid for natural disasters. Now, his greatest ambition is to take AI beyond our solar system […]
April 01, 2024