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Co-op and COVID: Working at Indigo Agriculture
Mira Rauch is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying Environmental Science with a concentration in conservation science and a minor in East Asian Studies. In Spring of 2020, she began a co-op at Indigo Agriculture. We reached out to hear about her experience. Could you tell us about your co-op journey? “I’m currently on my third […]
February 08, 2021
Sea otters are a lifeline for reefs in a changing ocean
With their round, furry faces and tendency to hold hands while they sleep, sea otters seem almost perfectly built to appeal to our sense of the adorable. But they also play a vital role in protecting their ecosystem from the effects of climate change. Sea otters are what scientists refer to as a keystone species—their […]
February 02, 2021
Here’s How a Failed Experiment Led to a New Discovery
H. William Detrich, Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, recently demonstrated that sperm and eggs from icefish in two different genera can combine to create viable offspring.
May 08, 2019
Here’s How a Failed Experiment Led to a New Discovery
H. William Detrich, Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, recently demonstrated that sperm and eggs from icefish in two different genera can combine to create viable offspring.
May 08, 2019
Two College of Science students receive nominations for prestigious fellowships
Congratulations to our two College of Science seniors, who have recently been nominated for the prestigious Rhodes and Knight-Hennessy Scholarships! Lola Akingbade (Behavioral Neuroscience) and Amina Ly (Environmental Science) have had busy and fulfilling careers at Northeastern, and their passions here in science and in policy have helped them get where they are today.
October 24, 2017
MES alumna awarded Next Generation Women Builders Award
Recent graduate Emily Snead has used her unique and worldly Northeastern experience to guide her career path, and her hard work has earned her the Women Builders Council 2017 Next Generation of Women Builders Award.
June 12, 2017
Environmental studies have long been an interest for student
Hannah Bergam was recently awarded the Muckenhoupt Scholarship, an award for students who, “will use their training in science to benefit the environment of the earth and the life upon it.”
January 12, 2017
Co-op student heads to Alaska for research position
Kat O'Brien spent a few months in Alaska on co-op with the Fisheries, Aquatic Science and Technology Laboratory.
November 22, 2016
Working on Martian meteorites and lunar samples on co-op
While on co-op at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Cape Cod, Elliott Mueller is testing Martian meteorites and lunar samples from the Apollo missions.
May 31, 2016
Predicting natural disaster damage while on co-op
Amina Ly is an environmental science major who's on co-op in Philadelphia.
May 19, 2016
Student does more than work while on co-op in South Africa
Though in Cape Town, South Africa to work, Rose Caplan is soaking up as much of the region as she can.
May 10, 2016
New Zealand is site of southernmost co-op student
Environmental science major Amanda Kerr is working and living on Awhi Farm.
May 05, 2016
Boston Mineral Scholarship 2015 winner
Boston Mineral Club selected Environmental Science major Mara Scallon as the winner for their 2015 scholarship. This award will help to further her studies in the earth and geologic sciences
June 22, 2015
2014 Muckenhoupt Scholarship Winners
We are pleased to announce our 2014 Muckenhoupt Award winners, Martha Bock and Mara Scallon!
March 06, 2014