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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.
May 02, 2025
Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Plastics found to be abundant at deep-sea levels, new research reports
Aaron Stubbins, professor of marine and environmental sciences, and Northeastern researchers have discovered have uncovered a “light smog” of microplastics drifting below the surface of the world’s oceans.
May 01, 2025
Three Seas at 40: How Northeastern’s immersive marine biology program transforms students into scientists
Dive deeper into the Three Seas program offered by the Marine Sciences Center at Northeastern University!
April 29, 2025
Elliot Grainge, a successful entrepreneur, record executive and Northeastern graduate, is the 2025 undergraduate commencement speaker
Elliot Grainge, the CEO of Atlantic Music Group and a Northeastern graduate, will be the speaker at the university’s 2025 undergraduate commencement.
April 24, 2025
Northeastern students and faculty recognized for scholarship, research, leadership and innovation at 15th Academic Honors Convocation
On Wednesday Northeastern University’s highest student and faculty achievers across its 13 global campuses were celebrated at the 15th annual Academic Honors Convocation.
April 16, 2025
2025 Huntington 100 inductees honored for making an ‘enormous impact’ on the Northeastern community
On Tuesday, a select group of Northeastern University undergraduate students were inducted into the Huntington 100, a Northeastern society of distinction.
April 16, 2025
Northeastern honors top graduate students with launch of Laurel and Scroll 100 Society
On Tuesday a select group of Northeastern University graduate students where inducted into the inaugural Laurel and Scroll 100 Society of Distinction.
April 15, 2025
Northeastern students build app to address $4B crop loss in sub-Saharan Africa
Mariam Hamza, marine and environmental sciences Ph.D. candidate, is working with three chemical engineering grad students at Northeastern to address the $4 billion annual post-harvest crop loss in sub-Saharan Africa with an app called AgriQ-Connect.
April 08, 2025
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!
March 07, 2025
How a Northeastern science degree helped shape this energy CEO’s career in oil, gas and renewables
Steve Tedesco, COS alumni, is the CEO of Running Foxes Petroleum, a company that offers an alternative to finding locations for investors and companies to drill for oil.
February 26, 2025
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.
February 05, 2025
Huskies celebrate third straight Women’s Beanpot title, 20th overall before record TD Garden crowd
Northeastern Women's Hockey team won its third straight Beanpot Championship against Boston University at TD Garden.
January 21, 2025
From octopus training to robotics, a Northeastern co-op student’s marine biology journey
Aidan Sasser, fourth year, conducted research at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on how octopuses use their arm suckers to manipulate objects.
January 08, 2025
Northeastern co-op blends marine biology and studio art to promote Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week
Meredith McGowan, fourth year Marin biology major, designed a logo for the Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week while on co-op.
January 02, 2025