News Archive - Northeastern University College of Science

Francis Choi, Senior Lab Technician and Brian Helmuth, Professor of Environmental Science and Public Policy, work in the intertidal by the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts on October 01, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Understanding climate change is hard work. These robotic mussels are doing the heavy lifting.

Researcher in the Helmuth lab have developed artificial mussels to take the temperature of a changing climate for them.

Palmer Station, Antarctica.

Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Five things people get wrong about Antarctica

Antarctic Co-op Jake Grondin on misconceptions about Antarctica including penguins, daylight, and the cold.

Matt Everett and one of the California Two Spot octopuses held in the Marine Biological Laboratory’s outreach tanks. Photo by Tim Briggs

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Caring for octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish on co-op

Cephalopod co-op Matt Everett didn't know what to expect when he started at the Marine Biological Laboratory, but he's found a place where he can forge new science while working with animals--a lifelong dream.

Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Dispatches from an Antarctic Co-op: Climate Change

See human impacts on Antarctica through Jake's eyes in his latest update

Harry Brodsky poses for a portrait on August 22, 2018. Brodsky completed his co-op at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute where he was able to collect rocks from the ocean floor in a submarine. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

A voyage to the bottom of the sea in search of exploding rocks

When Northeastern student Harry Brodsky went 3,300 meters beneath the surface of the ocean in the deep-sea submarine Alvin, he wasn’t scared of the dark, he didn’t feel claustrophobic, but he was bummed that he couldn’t bring potato chips to snack on.

These flags mark the boundaries of the hiking area on the glacier. Any closer to the edge proves dangerous from potential calving. Photo by Jake Grondin.

Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Dispatches from an Antarctic Co-op: Our Backyard

Jake hikes in his Antarctic "Backyard," sharing photos of the glacier and stunning views.

The Marine Science Center in Nahant on July 6, 2017. Photo by Benjamin Bertsch/Northeastern University

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Northeastern, Nature Conservancy team up to tackle climate change, save coastal cities

Northeastern's new partnership with the Nature Conservancy will help drive efforts to investigate the effects of climate change on coastal cities.

A beautiful view of Palmer, post sunset. Photo by Ken Keenan

Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Dispatches from an Antarctic co-op: A day in the life

About Me My name is Jake Grondin. I’m a rising junior in the College of Science, majoring in Biology, with minors in Physics and Math. I am one of two co-ops currently residing at Palmer Station, Antarctica working in Professor Bill Detrich’s lab. In this blog I am sharing my experiences on this incredible continent, and […]