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Brian Helmuth and lab technician Sahana Simonetti photographed conducting research on the shores of Northeastern's Nahant campus.
07/22/21 – BOSTON, MA – Northeastern University marine science and public policy professor Brian Helmuth and lab technician Sahana Simonetti, a recent marine biology graduate, conduct research on the shores of the Nahant campus on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Helmuth’s battery powered robotic mussels provide greater insight into the thermal stresses being placed on various organisms by climate change. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
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When a heatwave comes, this scientist takes a shellfish’s perspective

Brian Helmuth, marine science and public policy professor at Northeastern, and his team built "robomussels" and other temperature loggers in an effort to find refugia for the mussels dying as a result of record-setting heatwaves.
July 26, 2021

Student Profile: Apoorva Chaloori, Biotechnology MS

Apoorva Chaloori is a second year Biotechnology Graduate Student. She is graduating spring 2022. Why did you decide to pursue a Master’s degree at Northeastern? What do you like most about the graduate program so far? “One of the main reasons I chose Northeastern is the co-op program. I know many people are aware of […]
April 15, 2021
08/05/20 – BURLINGTON, MA. – Stock photos at Northeastern’s Life Science Testing Center at the Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts on Aug. 5, 2020. The university’s brand-new laboratory will process coronavirus tests, has received state and federal certifications to conduct the complex molecular diagnostic tests that can determine whether someone has been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
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Northeastern’s COVID-19 test lab now processes pool tests for K-12 schools

Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is now processing COVID-19 samples for K-12 schools across Massachusetts. As the commonwealth strives to bring students of all ages back into the physical classroom safely this spring, Massachusetts has launched a coronavirus testing program in public K-12 and special education schools. It’s the first statewide program like this in […]
April 01, 2021
08/05/20 – BURLINGTON, MA. – Stock photos at Northeastern’s Life Science Testing Center at the Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts on Aug. 5, 2020. The university’s brand-new laboratory will process coronavirus tests, has received state and federal certifications to conduct the complex molecular diagnostic tests that can determine whether someone has been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
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Northeastern’s COVID-19 Testing Is Identifying New Variants Faster Than Other Labs

When Northeastern began outlining its COVID-19 testing plan last spring, Jared Auclair, director of Northeastern’s testing lab, had a hunch: The university needed a monitoring system that could adapt to inevitable mutations of the virus in the future. As the pandemic unfolded, viral mutations were top-of-mind for Auclair, whose background in drug resistance in HIV […]
March 10, 2021
March 24, 2014- President Joseph Aoun hosts the OGL dinner at the Visitor Center
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Matz Scholars: Investing in Excellence, Investing in the Future

If you’re looking to learn more about Bob Matz ‘62, you’re probably not going to find what you’re looking for here.  Bob would much rather spend his time talking about the student scholars in Northeastern’s Biotechnology Co-op Research Fellowship Program. Along with his wife Eileen, Bob has generously and proudly supported nearly 70 undergraduate students […]
December 16, 2020