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Connie Phong wants to know how an animal adapted to live in a highly specialized environment — just below the freezing point for seawater — responds to warming oceans.
How Northeastern scientists are using Antarctic sea spiders to study life on the edge
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Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe has identified a way to target two of the deadliest cancer types with chemotherapy drugs but without the harms associated with chemotherapy.
Northeastern researcher uses light to target and kill cancer cells
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These fish live in sub-freezing waters. Why are so many getting sick?
H. William Detrich and his 2018 Antarctic field research team discovered a new disease that afflicted a substantial number of fish belonging to two different species, reported in a paper published in the journal iScience.
Q&A with Nishaila Porter, MS in Environmental Science and Policy
Nishaila Porter shares her experience in the College of Science Master's of Science in Environmental Science and Policy program.
How architects can make buildings ‘aware’ and benefit the local environment
Amy Mueller, Moira Zellner, and Daniel O’Brien propose a new process for architectural development that incorporates localized information about how a project will transform its surroundings, taken from a system of sensors and revising the role of community input in development projects.
Instagram takeover: Katherine Antos
Katherine Antos, a marine and environmental sciences major, will take over our Instagram on Friday, June 3, to share her experience as a Horticulture Intern for Green City Growers (GCG).
Take a deep dive into the Three Seas Program
The immersive and field-intensive program in marine biology allows students to live and work in three distinct environments. You’re invited to swim along!
Celebrating our COS 2023 TIER1 Awardees
11 are faculty members of the College of Science are 2023 TIER1 Awardees. The TIER 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Program awards are supported by the colleges and the Senior Vice Provost for Research.
Fulbright recipient will dig dirt in documentary about soil pollution in Moldova
Avital Brodski will spend nine months traveling around Moldova, filming and interviewing government officials and civilians about the consequences of unsustainable Soviet farming policies; her work is made possible by the Fulbright grant she received.
College of Science recognizes inaugural Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice Faculty Awards
Congratulations to the inaugural awardees of the COS Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice Faculty Award: Dr. Jennifer Bowen, Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Dr. Wendy Smith, Professor, Biology; and Dr. Xuwen Zhu, Assistant Professor, Math. These faculty have shown their deep commitment to fostering equity and inclusion in the College of Science and beyond.
Microplastics are everywhere, but their dangers largely remain a mystery, experts say
The abundance of microplastics found nearly anywhere around us has been a pressing issue for quite some time, but why? Sam Munoz and Aron Stubbins discuss the mystery of their effects.
Q&A with Hannah Crawford, MS in Environmental Science and Policy
Hannah Crawford shares her Northeastern experience in the Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy program, one of our professional master’s program offerings.
Cross-COS Colloquium: Plastics and their fate in the environment
Aron Stubbins, professor of marine and environmental sciences, discusses plastics and their fate in the environment.
Could AI help imperiled marine species survive climate change?
Changing ocean conditions could drive marine species to extinction if they can’t adapt or move to more hospitable waters. Researchers say they could help—if they can accurately predict which species will survive best, and where. Northeastern’s Katie Lotterhos is working to determine whether a machine-learning algorithm could make those predictions accurately.