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He Found an Electric Blue, Iridescent Fish-and Became a Knight
Ben Moran travelled to Belize for a marine research project, but the project quickly evolved into a marine conservation effort.
March 12, 2019
Undergraduate Researcher Recognized at MACC Environmental Conference
Northeastern undergraduate researcher Amy Sharpe won the 2nd place poster award at the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissioner's (MACC) Annual Environmental Conference
March 12, 2019
How to Dissect a Squid, Squish Seaweed, and Find Your Friends like Whales Do
The High School Marine Science Symposium, co-hosted by Northeastern’s Marine Science Center and the National Marine Educators Association, featured workshops and activities led by representatives of 25 ocean-oriented groups around New England.
March 11, 2019
The Secret of a Squid’s Ability to Change Colors may lie in an Unexpected Sparkle on its Skin
Leila Deravi has been working to investigate squid camouflage on a molecular level with a large, interdisciplinary team of researchers. Their work on the longfin squid, reveals an entirely new aspect of the squid’s color-changing abilities, bringing researchers one step closer to being able to replicate it.
March 05, 2019
The Secret of a Squid’s Ability to Change Colors may lie in an Unexpected Sparkle on its Skin
Leila Deravi has been working to investigate squid camouflage on a molecular level with a large, interdisciplinary team of researchers. Their work on the longfin squid, reveals an entirely new aspect of the squid’s color-changing abilities, bringing researchers one step closer to being able to replicate it.
March 05, 2019
Conference Convenes NU Partners for Resilience
The Climate Change, Crisis, and Creativity Conference brought together a variety stakeholders to discuss threats facing Northeastern and the greater community, and opportunities for resilience, in the face of climate change.
March 05, 2019
Undergraduate Researchers Present at ASLO Conference in Puerto Rico
MSC undergraduates Sahana Simonetti and Zoe Hockenberry are in Puerto Rico this week, presenting their research and representing Northeastern at the annual conference of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). Sahana Simonetti is currently enrolled in Northeastern’s Three Seas Program, and is presenting the findings of her research from a summer […]
March 01, 2019
Icefish Have Antifreeze in Their Blood, Anemia, and Osteoporosis. And They Feel Just Fine.
Northeastern professor H. William Detrich, a leader of an international collaboration that has recently sequenced the genome of the blackfin icefish.
March 01, 2019
Stakeholders Convene to Promote Coastal Resilience in Nahant
Stakeholders from across the town of Nahant including residents, municipal officials, and Marine Science Center researchers convened to discuss Nahant’s vulnerabilities to the threats associated with climate change.
February 27, 2019
Whooping Cough is Back. Here’s the Global Collaboration to Fight It.
Nearly 50 scientists collaborated with Physics Professor Sam Scarpino to develop a compendium on pertussis and dispute the reasoning for its resurgence worldwide.
February 21, 2019
Saddam Hussein Destroyed The Biblical Eden. This Cross-Cultural Partnership Could Restore It.
Researchers at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center are working with the University of Basrah in Iraq to restore the marshlands of southern Iraq.
January 16, 2019
Sometimes you have to jump out of a bus to make it to the Forbes “30 under 30” party
Among the five Northeastern graduates recognized by Forbes as notable entrepreneurs were Kyle Kornack and David Cooch, who co-founded a nonprofit that enables drivers to offset their carbon emissions by making donations to environmental causes at the gas pump.
December 07, 2018
Sometimes you have to jump out of a bus to make it to the Forbes "30 under 30" party
Among the five Northeastern graduates recognized by Forbes as notable entrepreneurs were Kyle Kornack and David Cooch, who co-founded a nonprofit that enables drivers to offset their carbon emissions by making donations to environmental causes at the gas pump.
December 07, 2018
Theory testing improves predictive power for conservation and restoration
New research from David Kimbro improves the way ecologists can test their theories.
December 04, 2018