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On Monday, Ken Henderson takes on a new role as Northeastern’s first chancellor. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Biotechnology, College of Science
Meet Northeastern’s First Chancellor
Previously the Dean of the College of Science, Ken Henderson has been appointed as the first Chancellor of Northeastern University.
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01/09/19 – BOSTON, MA. – Professor Dagmar Sternad studies human movement with Boston ballet dancers in her lab on January 9, 2019. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology, Biotechnology
What Can Ballet Dancers Teach Us About Balance?
Biology Professor Dagmar Sternad takes a deeper look at the human body's ability to balance.
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Biology, Biotechnology, Physics
Six Northeastern Professors Named to List of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ Around the Globe
Six Northeastern University professors have been featured in the "The 2018 Highly Cited Researchers" list, which ranks researchers around the world who have produced papers that come in at the top 1 percent by citations in their fields between 2006 and 2016.
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Biotechnology
To Fix Big Problems in Medicine, He’s Thinking Smaller
Thomas Webster, a chemical engineering professor at Northeastern, believes that medicine can do more to help Americans live longer.
Biotechnology, Mathematics
Math PhD Candidate Invited to Prestigious Event in Germany
Graduate student in Mathematics Monika Pichler was selected to participate at the 6th Heidelberg Laureate Forum this September, a conference that connects laureates in mathematics and computer science with students.
Students attend a recent career fair. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern
Biotechnology
Here’s Why Certificates and Microcredentials Will Help You Get Your Next Job
At a time when the U.S. job market is only getting more competitive, a traditional higher education degree is essential to landing a job, according to a new study from Northeastern University.
10/02/18 – Boston, MA. – Associate Professor Ganeshsingh Thakur conducts research with Sumanta Garai, left, and Peter Schaffer in 140 The Fenway Center on Oct. 2, 2018. Thakur is developing pain medications that are safe and effective alternatives to opioids. These potential medications are a new class of compounds, harnessing cannabis-like effects without the cognitive or mood changes of marijuana. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biotechnology
This drug could stop the opioid epidemic
More than 70,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses in 2017. The majority of those deaths were linked to opioids. This number has been rising for the past two decades and shows no signs of slowing down. Ganesh Thakur, an associate professor in Northeastern’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is hunting for a way to stop this epidemic.
Biology, Biotechnology
This solver of scientific paradoxes has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement for Sciences
Kim Lewis, who has made several major discoveries in the fight against bacterial infections, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Biotechnology, College of Science
New $4.4M National Science Foundation grant supports minorities in fast-track biotechnology program
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will announce Tuesday that a program developed by Northeastern and Middlesex Community College to offer students a fast track to earning associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in biotechnology and preparing for careers in life sciences has received a $4.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund scholarships that support low-income and underrepresented minorities.
Quad Technologies CEO and Northeastern alumnus Sean Kevlahan and professor Shashi Murthy, Quad’s faculty advisor at the lab the company spun out of poses for portraits in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on August 2, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biotechnology
How an idea from a lab may change cancer treatments
In recent years, researchers have begun to fight cancer by genetically engineering a patient’s own immune system to target the disease. Quad Technologies, a company that grew out of a Northeastern research lab, has been developing technology to facilitate this process. This summer, Quad Technologies was acquired by a global life sciences company that will help […]