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Marine and Environmental Sciences
College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Marine & Estuarine Systems
Listen to Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, as she talks to Randall Hughes, Associate Dean for Equity and Associate Professor of Marine & Environmental Sciences as part of the Women Who Empower International Women's Day Celebration.
March 17, 2021
College of Science
Recipients of the College of Science Excellence in Teaching Award 2021
The College of Science Excellence in Teaching Awards recognize and reward outstanding NU College of Science faculty for their significant contributions to student learning. We are pleased to announce this year’s winners. Prof. Jude Mathews, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Prof. Mathews was recognized for consistently exceptional teaching performance, extraordinary dedication […]
March 08, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center, Three Seas
A day in the tidal pools with the Three Seas Program
Tara Duffy looked on as a handful of her students waded through tidal pools at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts, searching for algae and invertebrate creatures. It was a sunny day in February, with the kind of weather that arrives in New England to remind you to keep the faith, spring is just […]
February 26, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
They’re Harnessing the Power of Big Data to Track COVID-19 and Other Diseases
Around this time last year, Samuel Scarpino, an assistant professor in Northeastern’s Network Science Institute, received a call from a senior producer at VICE News. VICE’s reporters had failed to get any useful data about COVID-19 cases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Could he help? “Welcome to public health,” Scarpino told the […]
February 25, 2021
College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Co-op and COVID: Working at Indigo Agriculture
Mira Rauch is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying Environmental Science with a concentration in conservation science and a minor in East Asian Studies. In Spring of 2020, she began a co-op at Indigo Agriculture. We reached out to hear about her experience. Could you tell us about your co-op journey? “I’m currently on my third […]
February 08, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Sea otters are a lifeline for reefs in a changing ocean
With their round, furry faces and tendency to hold hands while they sleep, sea otters seem almost perfectly built to appeal to our sense of the adorable. But they also play a vital role in protecting their ecosystem from the effects of climate change. Sea otters are what scientists refer to as a keystone species—their […]
February 02, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Alum Q&A: Katie Merry ’16
Katelyn “Katie” Merry works as a Community Planner for the US Air Force in Texas. Katie was an Environmental Studies Major, Class of 2016 What made you interested in studying Environmental Studies at Northeastern? “I started out at Northeastern as an undeclared major and then I took a class with Professor Faber on climate change, […]
February 01, 2021
College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Don’t worry about the koi fish on campus this winter–they’re just chilling
Tucked into the heart of Northeastern’s Boston campus is a tiny oasis from the hustle and bustle of city life. A koi pond, located between the Curry Student Center and Robinson Hall, sparkles in the sun and gurgles as a small waterfall splashes into it. Vibrant, nearly fluorescent koi flash just under the surface. But […]
January 21, 2021
College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Network Science Program, Physics
New Global Partnerships Expand Northeastern Ph.D Programs to Italy and Hong Kong
Northeastern’s doctoral students can forge global networks and pursue experiential learning in an international environment thanks to new agreements with a pair of widely recognized universities in Asia and Europe. The global experiential doctoral program between Northeastern, the University of Hong Kong, and Sapienza University of Rome is interdisciplinary flexibility, which allows students to pursue doctoral degrees in […]
December 17, 2020
Marine Science Center, Marine Science Center
Researchers Observe the Bizarre Sexual Behavior of Shipworms for the First Time
New sexual behavior is observed for the first time in shipworms by Northeastern scientists.
December 10, 2020
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Geoffrey Trussell Honored as AAAS Fellow
Geoffrey Trussell is a director, chair, and professor at Northeastern who was recently named as a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
November 30, 2020
College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center, Marine Science Center
Two Northeastern Leaders Receive Lifetime Fellowships for Exceptional Contributions to Their Fields
Geoffrey Trussell joins university president and COS colleagues in AAAS fellowship honor.
November 25, 2020
Marine and Environmental Sciences
To Predict Our Future Climate, They’re Digging Into The Mud Of The Past
Samuel Muñoz searches for answers about what future warming climates in an unusual place- ancient mud layers.
November 25, 2020
Marine and Environmental Sciences
They’re Cute. They’re Furry. And They’re the Unsung Heroes of Wildfire Protection Efforts.
Professor Benjamin Dittbrenner researchers wetlands, and the important ecological roles they have. But one wetland animal in particular has caught his eye for the work its doing to engineer itself a home- and a healthier ecosystem.
October 05, 2020