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Q&A with Jihoon Jun, BA in Biology
Jihoon Jun is currently enrolled in the biology program and will be graduating in 2023. Learn about his experience in the program. Q: What is your major, and when are you graduating? I’m a Biology major on the Predental track, graduating in 2023. Q: Why did you decide to pursue this major? Knowing I wanted […]
September 16, 2022
Northeastern Student Probes Environmental Changes in Spartina Grass, Salt Marsh Hero
Johanna L'Heureux's study on microbes seeks to answer questions about climate change and rising sea levels as part of her national Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship, under the auspices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Over the past year she has set up an experimental station at the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve “right smack dab in the middle between Myrtle Beach and Charleston” in South Carolina.
June 30, 2022
Goldwater Scholarships go to 3 undergrads immersed in promising science
Three Northeastern students—Sabrina Bond, Spencer Lake Jacobs-Skolik, and Cameron Young—have been selected from a pool of more than 1,200 nominees to receive the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. This national, merit-based academic award is given to undergraduate sophomores and juniors who plan to pursue research careers in natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Each of the three […]
April 22, 2021
Student Profile: Apoorva Chaloori, Biotechnology MS
Apoorva Chaloori is a second year Biotechnology Graduate Student. She is graduating in the Class of 2022. Why did you decide to pursue a Master’s degree at Northeastern? What do you like most about the graduate program so far? “One of the main reasons I chose Northeastern is the co-op program. I know many people are […]
April 15, 2021
Student Profile: Cameron Clark, Linguistics Major
Cameron Clark is a Linguistics Major graduating next Spring in the class of 2022. Why did you choose to study Linguistics at Northeastern? “When I was in middle school and high school, I took Latin classes and my teachers were amazing. My first Latin teacher was very fun and would come to class prepared to […]
March 15, 2021
Student Profile: Kayla Mathiowetz, Chemistry Major
Kayla Mathiowetz is a Chemistry Major on the Premed track. She is graduating in the Class of 2021. Why did you choose to study Chemistry at Northeastern? My dad works as a chemist at Pfizer, so I have been exposed to the field of Chemistry since I was a child and I was always interested […]
March 03, 2021
A day in the tidal pools with the Three Seas Program
Tara Duffy looked on as a handful of her students waded through tidal pools at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts, searching for algae and invertebrate creatures. It was a sunny day in February, with the kind of weather that arrives in New England to remind you to keep the faith, spring is just […]
February 26, 2021
Don’t worry about the koi fish on campus this winter–they’re just chilling
Tucked into the heart of Northeastern’s Boston campus is a tiny oasis from the hustle and bustle of city life. A koi pond, located between the Curry Student Center and Robinson Hall, sparkles in the sun and gurgles as a small waterfall splashes into it. Vibrant, nearly fluorescent koi flash just under the surface. But […]
January 21, 2021
NASA Is Going Back to the Moon. Northeastern University Students Are Designing Robots to Explore the Terrain.
Some parts of the moon never see the light, but they are full of resources that NASA could mine to settle on the lunar surface and venture beyond. The agency selected a team of Northeastern students to develop robotic systems to help survey the darkest areas of the moon.
February 24, 2020
A Close-up Look at the Mysterious Plague Sweeping Through Caribbean Reefs
Northeastern students are surveying a coral reef off the coast of Panama for signs of stony coral tissue loss disease, which threatens twenty species that comprise the heart of the Caribbean’s coral reefs.
February 05, 2020
When You Can’t Imagine Living in a City Again
At VerdEnergia, farm systems are designed to match the specific natural characteristics of the ecosystem. These kinds of systems tend to be more self supporting than conventional agriculture.
November 04, 2019
Here’s What Works–and What Doesn't–when It Comes to Coping with Climate Change at the Edge of the Sea
The tanks at the Sai Kung fish market in Hong Kong were brimming with unusual creatures. Buyers chose from live mantis shrimp, sea snails, lobsters, clams, giant groupers, and arrays of other fish and had them cooked on the spot. There was every kind of seafood under the sun. And from all appearances, many of […]
October 11, 2019
They Know What Astronauts Are Going to Need Once We Put Them On Mars
Two projects by Northeastern students, designed to help astronauts Mars, will be on display at the Museum of Science this weekend. One group of students has built a drill to extract water from beneath the planet’s surface. The other group built a rover to accompany and assist astronauts as they work.
July 16, 2019