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Palmer Station’s bar. The sliding door connects it to the lounge! Photo by Jake Grondin
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: When we don’t work
About Me My name is Jake Grondin. I’m a rising junior in the College of Science, majoring in Biology, with minors in Physics and Math. I am one of two co-ops currently residing at Palmer Station, Antarctica working in Professor Bill Detrich’s lab. In this blog I am sharing my experiences on this incredible continent, and […]
Undergraduate researcher Sahana Simonetti and Senior Lab Technician Francis Choi conduct a biodiversity survey in Winter Harbor, Maine.
Using drones to model climate survivors in Downeast Maine
Anyone who has spent a day at a New England beach knows that it is often colder on the coast, and may have regretted not packing a sweater with their bathing suit and flip flops. Compared to the chilly air, the water can be even colder still, sometimes shockingly so. Like a beachgoer jumping in […]
Michael Mallouh, a pre-med student, talks about his research. (courtesy photo)
Q&A: Schafer scholarship recipient and aspiring oncologist paves own way at Northeastern
Meet Michael Mallouh, fourth year biology major, psychology minor, and on the pre-med track and hear about his research experiences as an undergraduate including the Schafer Co-op Scholarship.
The lounge at Palmer Station, Antarctica. Photo by Jake Grondin.
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: Station Living
A new update from Jake Grondin, a current co-op in the Detrich lab at Palmer Station in Antarctica, detailing life at Palmer Station.
This tropical disease is second only to Malaria as a parasitic killer. So why haven’t you heard of it?
The deadly strain of leishmaniasis infects 300,000 people annually, causing 20,000 deaths, and is the second largest cause of parasitic death after malaria. For two Northeastern professors, Richard Wamai and Michael Pollastri, controlling the disease is a top priority.
A view of Smith Island, Antarctica from Jake Grondin en route to Palmer Station. Photo by Jake Grondin.
Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: The Journey South
The first of a series of updates from Jake Grondin, a co-op in Antarctica. Jake reports on his voyage and arrival at Palmer Station.
Vanecia Harrison-Sanders, a co-op coordinator in the College of Science, took part in a panel discussion during MassBioEd’s Life Sciences Workforce 2018: 3rd Annual Massachusetts Conference. (courtesy photo)
Co-op Coordinator discusses diversity during MassBioEd’s Life Sciences Workforce conference
Co-op Coordinator Vanecia Harrison-Sanders took part in a panel discussion about diversity in life sciences during the annual MassBioEd's conference.
Provost James Bean surprised Assistant Professor James Monaghan during class with the University Excellence in Teaching Award.
Biology professor receives 2018 University Excellence in Teaching Award
James Monaghan had just started teaching a class, when the Provost came in and presented him Northeastern University's University Excellence in Teaching Award. "I had no idea it was coming," said Monaghan. "It's the coolest thing that they actually came into class!"
December 23, 2014 – Kim Lewis, University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Antimicrobial Discovery Center in the College of Science, researches novel antibiotic treatments.
Ticks creep into the city, bringing Lyme disease with them
With the sprawling of suburbia comes unwanted new neighbors. Ticks are no longer only dwellers of the deep forest—they can be found in cities, too, said University Distinguished Professor Kim Lewis at Northeastern. His lab is working to develop a cure for chronic Lyme disease, which develops in a subset of people diagnosed with Lyme disease.
Renee Pelletier (courtesy photo)
Inspired by a genetics course, alumna found passion, career passion
Renee Pelletier started her college career as a music industry major, but after enrolling in a genetics course, she changed her major and her career choice.