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Research Duo Make Presence Known at International Conference
Congratulations to Professor Judith Hall and Doctoral Student Danielle Blanch-Hartigan
June 20, 2014
The King of queen bees
Biology student Lena King was captivated the first time she saw an open bee hive. On co-op at a Boston-based beekeeping company, she's observing the world of the queen bee and researching ways to help honeybees survive.
June 20, 2014
Take 5: A ‘Nor’Easter’ on Florida’s tropical shores?
For the next two weeks faculty, students, and staff from Northeastern University’s Urban Coastal Sustainability Initiative and led by professors Mark Patterson and Brian Helmuth are taking part in Mission 31.
June 20, 2014
Farewell Friend
Michelle Israel, who guided hundreds of psychology students through successful Cooperative Education experiences, is leaving the Psychology Department to take on her next challenge as Head Co-op advisor for Behavioral Neuroscience.
June 19, 2014
An off-switch for drugs’ toxic side effects
New research from the Center for Drug Discovery at Northeastern presents a series of molecules that can be controllably deactivated, thereby reducing the side effects of potentially valuable drugs.
June 19, 2014
Psychology to Hire Two Assistant Professors
The Psychology Department is pleased to invite applications for two tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level in the emerging field of affective science.
June 18, 2014
The noisy world of mud crabs
Fish are not silent creatures. Just like the terrestrial world, there’s a veritable symphony of sound echoing under the sea. Indeed, the black drum fish was the subject of many a phone call to the Miami police back in 2005, when their midnight mating calls were waking up the locals.
June 18, 2014
Psychology Joins the College of Science
On July 1, 2010 the Department of Psychology joined the College of Science.
June 17, 2014
Dr. David DeSteno Named Editor of Emotion
Congratulations to Dr. David DeSteno for being selected Editor of Emotion.
June 16, 2014
What you may not know about vertical seawalls
Waterfront homeowners' efforts represent hundreds of thousands of miniature conservation projects. Understanding how they tick is essential to urban coastal sustainability efforts, according to post-doctoral research fellow Steven Scyphers.
June 16, 2014
Casual Reasoning and Hindsight Bias
Congratulations to Jennelle Yopchick and her advisor Nancy Kim for receiving “The Society for Personality and Social Psychology Best Poster Award for 2010” titled “Causal Reasoning and Hindsight Bias.”
June 15, 2014
Dr. Judith Hall Receives Stemmler Award
Dr. Judith Hall and Dr. Amy Ship of Harvard Medical School have received the prestigious Stemmler Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners.
June 13, 2014
Three COS Faculty Honored As "Highly Cited Researchers"
The faculty members appear on Thomson Reuters' "Highly Cited Researchers 2014" list.
June 12, 2014