COS News

The College of Science hosted the third annual Entrepreneurship Workshop on July 25, 2025 at the Warren Conference in Ashland, MA. The workshop demonstrates growing recognition of the importance of entrepreneurial skills in scientific careers. Thirty-one science students participated in the comprehensive workshop specifically designed to prepare the next generation of researchers to translate their […]

Let me begin by thanking so many of you for participating in COS Commencement Celebrations! How wonderful was the day, how proud we are of our wonderful graduates! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and effort that helped make everything work smoothly. Special thanks to Linda Aryapetov, Reyes Lopez, Melissa Rubock and Caroline Leary […]

Dean Hazel Sive delivered the commencement address at the 2025 College of Science Celebration held at Matthews Arena on May 9.

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 […]

For Kimi Nguyen, an applied mathematics master’s student with concentrations in data science, being selected as the student speaker for the 2025 College of Science Graduate Celebration represents a fitting conclusion to her Northeastern journey.  “It is a tremendous honor,” Nguyen says. “As a PlusOne student who also completed my undergraduate degree here, Northeastern has […]

Announcing the COS undergraduate student speaker, Paola Pimentel Torres!

It took me a while, to be honest, to understand the importance of academic graduations. I attended my high school ceremony and was pleased to be awarded the scholarship star, but I was mostly pleased this meant I would be going to Wits University next. For serendipitous reasons, I was unable to attend either my […]

Congratulations to the 2025 College of Science Award Winners! 

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Advancing Women in Science Scholars!  

William Sharp, associate teaching professor of psychology, delivered the Last Lecture to the class if 2025, imparting life lessons in an address title "Things Your Bachelor's Degree May Have Actually Have Taught You."

I worry that our students are worrying. Rather than celebrating a successful Northeastern year or degree, feeling triumphant, our students are worrying that their futures are uncertain. They should not worry. During Admissions days, when students are considering Northeastern, I encourage them that a degree in Science is a hugely smart choice, as it’s a […]

Elliot Grainge, the CEO of Atlantic Music Group and a Northeastern graduate, will be the speaker at the university’s 2025 undergraduate commencement.