News
ADC postdoc receives prestigious award
Brian Conlon, a Senior Scientist in Northeastern University’s Antimicrobial Discovery Center, received a Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship.
July 02, 2014
Biochemistry program gets new director
Dean J. Murray Gibson announces appointment of Phyllis Strauss as Interim Director of the Biochemistry Program.
July 02, 2014
Highway of dreams for microbiologists
A few years ago, biologists Slava Epstein and Yoshiteru Aoi fantasized about a device that would work like a highway lane closure to isolate pure bacterial samples from the environment. They teamed with assistant professor of chemical engineering Ed Goluch to make this a reality.
July 02, 2014
Dr. Emily Fox-Kales releases “Body Shots”
Congratulations to Dr. Emily Fox-Kales on the publication of her new book about Hollywood celebrities and the culture of eating disorders titled, “Body Shots.”
July 01, 2014
A simpler way to test for water pollution
Assistant professor Loretta Fernandez has developed a straightforward method for determining the concentration of contaminants likely to end up in the tissues of organisms living in polluted waterways.
July 01, 2014
3Q’s Judgment impaired by emotion
Jolie Baumann, doctoral candidate in social psychology, was recently interviewed by the Northeastern News
June 30, 2014
Live from the seafloor, it’s Mission 31!
Last week, Northeastern researchers were joined by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Stephen W. Director to converse with audience members at the Boston Museum of Science from a unique vantage point: the bottom of the ocean at the Aquarius Reef Base off Florida's coast.
June 30, 2014
“Out of Character” by Dr. David DeSteno
Dr. David DeSteno’s new book explores virtue and vice, and provides a new perspective on “character.”
June 29, 2014
Psychology Department members honored at 2011 Convocation Ceremony
Several members of the Psychology department were recently honored at the 2011 Convocation Ceremony.
June 27, 2014
Hot and bothered: climate change and the ecology of fear
When animals must balance the fear of being eaten with their own need to feed, their decisions affect the entire ecosystem. New research from professor Geoff Trussell, who directs Northeastern's Marine Science Center, suggests this effect is even more pronounced under future climate change scenarios.
June 27, 2014
Dr. Judy Hall named a University Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Judy Hall who was recently named a University Professor!
June 26, 2014
Outstanding Graduate Student Research
Congratulations to Jolie Baumann, on being the chosen recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award in Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences.
June 25, 2014
Dr. Lane coauthored book on Deaf Culture
Harlan Lane, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has coauthored a new book on Deaf Culture.
June 24, 2014