COS News

From her earliest days at Northeastern University, Susanna Ovsepian was motivated by a desire to make an impact. As graduation approaches, she reflects on a journey defined by resilience, balance, and a deep commitment to others.

“Being selected as a COS undergraduate student speaker is a huge honor. It's not only an opportunity to reflect on my own experience, but to represent a diverse and driven group of students who are all approaching science in their own unique way."

“To be selected as the student speaker for my graduation is an immense honor. It means having the opportunity to share what my time at Northeastern truly looked like: the pivots, the growth, and the moments of doubt that quietly became moments of clarity.”

Maren Ritterbuck, Numair Elahi and Sophia Guerra were named Goldwater Scholars named the prestigious scholarship, which supports students with promise for great careers in science, engineering and mathematics research.

Emiko Tonachel, a biology major with philosophy minor, placed second in the 2026 COS Pitch Competition for Mucoadhesive hydrogel system for localized drug delivery in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Learn more about the inspiration behind the research.

Soumya Raguraman, a behavioral neuroscience major with minors in business administration and public health, placed third in the 2026 COS Pitch Competition for LabMatch: The Undergraduate Research Matching Platform. Learn more about how this idea came about.

Andre Bancu won first place in the 2026 COS Pitch Competition for The Role of Transient Bioelectric Disruption in Heritable Chromatin State Changes in Dugesia japonica. Learn more about his research idea and the impact he hopes to make.

The faculty members were included in this year’s “Highly Cited Researchers” list, an annual compilation by the data analytics company Clarivate that recognizes scholars who rank among the top 1% of their field.

Welcome to the new College of Science faculty who joined us in 2025 in Boston, Oakland, and Toronto!

The College of Science hosted the third annual Entrepreneurship Workshop on July 25, 2025 at the Warren Conference in Ashland, MA. The workshop demonstrates growing recognition of the importance of entrepreneurial skills in scientific careers. Thirty-one science students participated in the comprehensive workshop specifically designed to prepare the next generation of researchers to translate their...

Let me begin by thanking so many of you for participating in COS Commencement Celebrations! How wonderful was the day, how proud we are of our wonderful graduates! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and effort that helped make everything work smoothly. Special thanks to Linda Aryapetov, Reyes Lopez, Melissa Rubock and Caroline Leary...

Dean Hazel Sive delivered the commencement address at the 2025 College of Science Celebration held at Matthews Arena on May 9.