News

Undergraduate Poster Sessions for Inquiries Courses

The undergraduate students in these courses have worked all semester to develop and present a poster on a primary research article of his/her selection. Many of these posters present research published by members of our Biology faculty!
November 12, 2014

Three Northeastern Students Named Goldwater Scholars

“Three North­eastern Uni­ver­sity students—Theo Bowe, S’16 [Biology Major], Tushar Swamy, E’15, and Greg Allan, E’16—have been selected to receive the pres­ti­gious Barry M. Gold­water Scholarship.” –News@Northeastern article by Greg St. Martin
April 10, 2014

The Wonder of Human Movement

“Northeastern professor Dagmar Sternad received the 50th annual Robert D. Klein University Lecturer Award on Tuesday and discussed her interdisciplinary research on how the brain controls the human body.” –News@Northeastern article by Angela Herring
April 09, 2014

Animals, advertising, and entrepreneurship—it’s co- op on camera

Alexander Rickert, a biology major, won first place in the 2014 Coolest Co-op Video contest! “Rickert . . . trav­elled all the way to Hawaii for his co- op at Sea Life Park on the island of Oahu. He worked as an animal training intern at the edu­ca­tional and enter­tain­ment facility, learning how to com­mu­ni­cate […]
February 26, 2014

Students Find Life Calling Through Co- op

“The [Co-op Expo] event wel­comed nearly 300 stu­dents, fac­ulty, and staff. One of the atten­dees, freshman biology major Jenifer Obrige­witch, COS’18, noted that set­ting up your first co- op can be a rather daunting task. Luckily, she said, the expo helped her figure out how to con­nect with employers and ‘how easy it is to […]
February 19, 2014

Northeastern Ranked America’s Greenest University

“North­eastern University’s long- standing com­mit­ment to sus­tain­ability has once again gar­nered global acclaim: In rank­ings released ear­lier this month, North­eastern placed third among 301 schools from 61 coun­tries in the Uni­ver­sity of Indonesia’s fourth annual Green­Metric Ranking of World Uni­ver­si­ties. North­eastern placed first among all Amer­ican uni­ver­si­ties in the rankings.” –News@Northeastern Article by Jason Kornwitz
January 28, 2014

Nobel Laureate to Join Northeastern Faculty

“Sir Richard Roberts, a Nobel lau­reate and glob­ally rec­og­nized leader in genomics and mol­e­c­ular biology, has joined North­eastern Uni­ver­sity as a Dis­tin­guished Uni­ver­sity Pro­fessor in the Col­lege of Sci­ence.”–News@Northeastern article by Angela Herring
January 23, 2014

Germline Stem Cells in Adult Mammalian Ovaries

Congratulations to Dr. Dori Woods and Prof. Jon Tilly on having a paper included in the recent Science Magazine special publication: Ten Critical Topics in Reproductive Medicine.
January 21, 2014

In the Media

More In the Media
Randall Hughes
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Saving eelgrass, the most important plant you’ve likely never heard of
January 16, 2025
Karen Quigley
Psychology
Why am I always interrupting people?
January 14, 2025
Abby Williams
Mathematics
Northeastern University AI Bot Is Helping Students With Calculus
December 10, 2024
Briony Swire-Thompson
Psychology
LifeKit’s tips on how to counter misinformation
November 2, 2024
Rebecca Carrier
Biology
Mucus: It’s Snot What You Think
October 31, 2024
Ajay Satpute
Psychology
Wake Up Well: Fear can be an invitation to learn
October 2, 2024
Briony Swire-Thompson
Psychology
To combat misinformation, start with connection, not correction
September 30, 2024