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Biology
From Undergraduate Lab to Publication: George Hatzis’ Biology Project Success
Biology Project Lab (BIOL 2309) offers an inquiry-based, intensive laboratory experience in which students can design and conduct independent research projects, applying approaches and techniques used in cell and molecular biology. In Fall 2021, George Hatzis (COS ‘23), took Biology Project Lab under Dr. Erica Homan’s instruction and recently his group’s findings were published in […]
March 15, 2024
A research internship at a global pharmaceutical changed this former college basketball player’s career
In 2022, Sade Iriah was pursuing a doctorate in neuroscience at Northeastern University when she seized the opportunity to embed herself in industry research at Takeda Pharmaceutical, a Japanese multinational biopharmaceutical company. Iriah worked with the imaging team at Takeda and says the experience was “amazing.” “They really allowed me to be involved with the […]
January 03, 2024
Innovations in the Introductory Physics Labs
The Introductory Physics Laboratory (IPL for short) in the College of Science is one of the biggest teaching labs at Northeastern, serving about 1,300 students every term. It is supervised by professors Baris Altunkaynak, Oleg Batishchev and Paul Champion. Ron Zettlemoyer and Austin Beaudette are the electronics and instructional lab support technicians. There is a […]
December 21, 2023
Antarctic fish evolved to live in extreme cold
Over millions of years, a group of fish known as notothenioids adapted to the cooling, now icy, waters of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica by evolving their own type of antifreeze.
June 27, 2023
How the annihilation of Ukraine’s agricultural production affects the world
The Russia-Ukraine war causes not only stark losses in the supply of staple grains and dietary oils to parts of the world, but also a significant reduction in the production of other foods dependent on them such as poultry and pork, a new study shows.
June 23, 2023
More Than 50% of COVID-19 Deaths Could Have Been Prevented
Better access to vaccines could have prevented more than 50% of COVID-19 deaths in 20 lower income countries, according to a new paper in Nature Communications co-authored by Northeastern professor Alessandro Vespignani.
June 12, 2023
Take A Look Inside Northeastern’s New EXP Building
The display screens are getting mounted. A laser-cut metal ceiling is installed. The filtered fume hoods await students’ chemistry experiments.
June 07, 2023
Want to know how processed your food is?
Northeastern researchers have been busy trying to better understand the links between “ultra-processed foods” and human health through the university-sponsored Foodome project.
June 01, 2023
Could ‘new’ antibiotic treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?
Every year, tens of thousands of new Lyme disease patients find that their symptoms persist even after the standard course of antibiotic treatment.
May 26, 2023
What’s behind the toxic algae producing killer shellfish in Alaska?
Most people probably associate algal blooms with red tides in Florida that can lead to skin irritation, burning eyes and rashes in exposed individuals.
May 23, 2023
Coming soon: A co-op experience living under the ocean
Imagine a co-op experience in which Northeastern University students live for weeks at a time in the world’s largest undersea science station, venturing into the surrounding Caribbean waters on daily scuba dives.
May 19, 2023
Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology
Announcing the 2024 TIER 1 Award Recipients
Twenty-nine interdisciplinary teams—ten include College of Science faculty members—have been selected to receive 2024 TIER 1 Awards, three of which are Mentored Awards. The TIER 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Awards Program is supported by the colleges and the Senior Vice Provost for Research. This competitive program encourages individual faculty members to form multidisciplinary teams […]
May 11, 2023
Psychology
Psychology professor explores how science can learn from religion
The work of DeSteno, a psychology professor at Northeastern University, focuses on understanding the science behind religious practices and how they can benefit our wellbeing.
May 03, 2023
Northeastern researchers pull back the quantum curtain
Northeastern researchers have made what they describe as a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum mechanics.
April 29, 2023