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    Yihzi You, assistant professor of physics, received a prestigious CAREER award from the National Sciences Foundation to study specific interactions between subatomic particles.

    How Yizhi You’s quantum research could revolutionize computing and STEM education

  • Co-op
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    Amelia Langan, husky alum, helped a Bay Area start up create a device that may help prevent toxic algae from growing in ocean waters.

    As grad student, Northeastern co-op helps Bay Area startup develop device to prevent toxic algae blooms

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  • Hot, dry weather kills the deer ticks that cause Lyme. But your clothes dryer does an even better job

    Hot, dry weather kills the deer ticks that cause Lyme. But your clothes dryer does an even better job

    The black-legged deer ticks that transmit Lyme disease to thousands of Americans every year can survive below-freezing temperatures and go more than a year without a meal. Want to see their superpowers evaporate? Bring on hot, dry weather. One thing deer ticks hate: Hot, dry weather When deer ticks are exposed for too long to […]
  • Donte Lewis ‘26, BS Cell and Molecular Biology

    Donte Lewis ‘26, BS Cell and Molecular Biology

    What inspired you to pursue your current field of study/research?  My passion for science ignited in high school when I was exposed to cancer research at the Ellison Institute of Medicine where I was a summer research intern. I then pursued an internship at the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) due to my interest […]
  • How to prevent tick bites: 5 expert tips for summer safety

    How to prevent tick bites: 5 expert tips for summer safety

    Worried about ticks this summer? Kim Lewis, professor of biology, has some tips and tricks on how to prevent tick bites!
  • How do axolotls regenerate limbs and organs? This researcher has started to uncover the secret

    How do axolotls regenerate limbs and organs? This researcher has started to uncover the secret

    New research by James Monaghan, professor of biology, shows that the key to axolotl limb regeneration is retinoic acid. Could this be the key to human limb regeneration in the future?
  • These graduates earned degrees 13 years apart but built a business partnership on a shared mission to improve mental health care

    These graduates earned degrees 13 years apart but built a business partnership on a shared mission to improve mental health care

    Two Northeastern alumni, who graduated 13 years apart, are teaming up to help patients manage their mental health using their biometric data.
  • Defining Excellence in Science and Leadership: Dillon Nishigaya’s Northeastern Story 

    Defining Excellence in Science and Leadership: Dillon Nishigaya’s Northeastern Story 

    For Dillon Nishigaya, a biology major with a minor in health sciences entrepreneurship from San Jose, California, being selected as the College of Science student speaker is more than just an honor.  “I am incredibly honored to be selected as the COS student speaker,” Nishigaya says. “I am very proud to represent the College of […]
  • Spotted in the Windy City: huskies swept away by groundbreaking research 

    Spotted in the Windy City: huskies swept away by groundbreaking research 

    Northeastern University students traveled to Chicago to attend the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s annual meeting.
  • The tiny ticks that cause Lyme seem to have superpowers that make them hard to kill. But you can protect yourself by following these steps

    The tiny ticks that cause Lyme seem to have superpowers that make them hard to kill. But you can protect yourself by following these steps

    Associate biology professor, Constantin Takacks, shares information about deer ticks and some tips on how to stay safe.
  • Yash Maheshbhai Patel ’25, MS Bioinformatics

    Yash Maheshbhai Patel ’25, MS Bioinformatics

    Yash Maheshbhai Patel '25, MS bioinformatics, shares his experiences as a COS student.
  • Valery Pamela Trujillo Benitez ’25, MS Cell and Gene Therapies

    Valery Pamela Trujillo Benitez ’25, MS Cell and Gene Therapies

    Valery Pamela Trujillo Benitez shares her experiences as a master's student studying cell and gene therapies.
  • Subhiksha Srinivasan ’25, MS Cell and Gene Therapies

    Subhiksha Srinivasan ’25, MS Cell and Gene Therapies

    Subhiksha Sirinivasan '25, cell and gene therapies, shares her experiences as a COS student.
  • Shayna Gordon ’25, Biochemistry

    Shayna Gordon ’25, Biochemistry

    Shayna Gordon '25, biochemistry, shares her co-op experience as a COS student.