Northeastern students Abigail Binkley and Abigail Williams spent their fall semester in Kenya on co-ops that explored the ways education and culture can help prevent the medical crises from occurring in the first place.

Sumedha Reddy Sudini, a biology student at Northeastern, works in a lab in EXP. She found a passion for lab work during her latest co-op.

Northeastern University’s Ava Knight completed a co-op with the German company Werusys Industrie Informatik while living in Barcelona, Spain.

The Advancing Women in Science Scholarship (AWS) demonstrates the commitment of the College of Science to increase the representation and advancement of women in science majors and careers. Eligible candidates include full-time undergraduate women enrolled in the college. As part of the Advancing Women in Science community, scholarship recipients participate in quarterly meetings with a cohort of fellow awardees focused on professional development and mentoring skills.   

We are delighted to welcome new faculty members with primary appointments in the College of Science whose teaching and research builds the Good Power of Science, trains the next generation of science professionals, and solves crucial research challenges.

Children break bones all the time — it is estimated that half will have at least one fracture by the time they turn 18 — but some injuries are easier to treat than others.

Constantin Takacs of Northeastern loves to study black-legged deer ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi, which is good news for everybody else

After graduating in 2014, the Northeastern grad pursued a Ph.D. studying lung cancer. ‘Facts Machine,’ combining trivia with a live show, inspired a new focus — making science accessible to broad audiences.

Northeastern researcher Kim Lewis is spearheading an effort to accelerate discovery of new antibiotics as part of a multi-institutional, federally funded project to tackle the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. “It’s a big issue because we largely stopped introducing novel antibiotics about 50 years ago,” says Lewis, distinguished professor of biology and director of Northeastern’s […]

What are you studying and when are you graduating?  I am a master’s student in the Cell and Gene Therapies program. I am expected to graduate in the Fall or Spring of 2025 depending on how long my co-op is. Why did you decide to enroll at Northeastern University and pursue an advanced degree in […]

What are you studying and when are you graduating?  I am a master’s student in the Cell and Gene Therapies programs, with plans to graduate in April 2025. Why did you decide to enroll at Northeastern University and pursue an advanced degree in Cell & Gene Therapies? My undergraduate degree is in Biotechnology Engineering, and […]

Medical dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy” set expectations for a generation of aspiring doctors that they’d spend most of their medical training and career in the operating room, saving lives in a dramatic way. Northeastern biology major Marcello Twahirwa was lucky enough to get time in both the operating room and with patients during a co-op […]

Beware, the tiny deer ticks emerging with warmer spring weather carry a lot more than Lyme disease. They also transmit a malarial-like potentially serious disease called babesiosis that has seen significant spread across the Northeast and Midwest, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For example, cases of babesiosis increased by 1,602% […]

Build a team to lean on and view challenges as something you “get to do” instead of an obligation, Megan Carter told her classmates at Northeastern University’s graduate commencement Sunday morning at Fenway Park in Boston. “Putting in the work is something we get to do, not something we have to do,” said Carter, captain […]