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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

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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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  • What made the Texas flash flood so deadly and how AI could improve forecasting

    What made the Texas flash flood so deadly and how AI could improve forecasting

    The deluge that surged through Central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend devastated the hill country and shocked the world with its intensity and loss of life. The Guadalupe River at Kerrville rose from 1.73 feet to 34.29 feet in three hours on July 4, according to a river gauge maintained by the federal government.  The […]
  • What impact would a proposed change to the Endangered Species Act have on marine plants and animals?

    What impact would a proposed change to the Endangered Species Act have on marine plants and animals?

    Dan Distel, research professor at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center. weighs in on how the proposed regulatory changes would impact the Endangered Species Act.
  • From eelgrass on the West Coast to salt marshes on the East Coast, Northeastern professor Randall Hughes shows expertise

    From eelgrass on the West Coast to salt marshes on the East Coast, Northeastern professor Randall Hughes shows expertise

    Randall Hughes, Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, has been recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science as a 2024 lifetime fellow.
  • Shells of their former selves: How sea snails have adapted to invasive predators

    Shells of their former selves: How sea snails have adapted to invasive predators

    Geoffrey Trussell, a professor at NU's Marine Science Center, has been studying the evolution of two species of sea snails off the coast of Maine since the 1990's. In short: the snails have grown thicker shells!
  • Scientists identify rapid evolution in marine species under predator invasion

    Scientists identify rapid evolution in marine species under predator invasion

    A groundbreaking study by Geoffrey Trussell and James Corbett at Northeastern University, published in Science Advances, outlines one of the first examples of rapid evolution in a marine system in response to an invasive predator and warming oceans.
  • Protective salt marshes along coasts are in danger across the globe but it’s not too late to act, Northeastern researchers say

    Protective salt marshes along coasts are in danger across the globe but it’s not too late to act, Northeastern researchers say

    Salt marshes like Belle Isle in Boston provide vital ecosystem services, but sea-level rise threatens their future without urgent restoration efforts.
  • What happens to sea life during hurricanes? Can they move to calmer waters? A marine scientist explains

    What happens to sea life during hurricanes? Can they move to calmer waters? A marine scientist explains

    Some marine animals will escape by going farther out to sea; however, others could perish along the beaches, says Mark Patterson, a professor at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center.
  • Wrapping up the MES Fall 2023 Undergraduate research experience in style!

    Wrapping up the MES Fall 2023 Undergraduate research experience in style!

    Our undergraduate scholars presented their findings while engaging in Q&A dialogue with the audience. Each student provided in-depth analysis of data obtained throughout the course of their research at Northeastern University.  
  • Is a volcano about to erupt in Iceland? Expert explains the telltale signs an eruption might occur

    Is a volcano about to erupt in Iceland? Expert explains the telltale signs an eruption might occur

    Residents of Grindavik, a fishing town in southwestern Iceland, have evacuated and a state of emergency has been declared, as local authorities say a volcanic eruption may be imminent. 
  • As Hurricane Lee approaches, ocean sensors deployed by Northeastern researchers will study wave and storm surge

    As Hurricane Lee approaches, ocean sensors deployed by Northeastern researchers will study wave and storm surge

    A hurricane is coming. Northeastern researchers with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are preparing for the storm.
  • Emperor penguins are Antarctica’s most iconic bird. Are they on the verge of extinction?

    Emperor penguins are Antarctica’s most iconic bird. Are they on the verge of extinction?

    Think of Antarctica and you probably conjure images of the emperor penguin.
  • Evan Prasky Debunks the Jaws-ome Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction on Shark Week

    Evan Prasky Debunks the Jaws-ome Myths: Separating Fact from Fiction on Shark Week

    Evan Prasky is a marine and environmental sciences graduate student at Northeastern University. He studies the socio-ecological interactions between sharks in humans. His expertise is in shark depredation and how it affects the shark populations in the Gulf of Mexico. For shark week, we asked Evan to shed some light on some common beliefs about […]