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A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.
The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say
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The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.
Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers
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Two Northeastern Leaders Receive Lifetime Fellowships for Exceptional Contributions to Their Fields
Geoffrey Trussell joins university president and COS colleagues in AAAS fellowship honor.
To Predict Our Future Climate, They’re Digging Into The Mud Of The Past
Samuel Muñoz searches for answers about what future warming climates in an unusual place- ancient mud layers.
‘To Benefit the Earth and Those Upon It.’ Announcing the 2020 Muckenhoupt Scholarship Winners.
Congratulations to Allison Noble and Haley Bayne, this year’s recipients of the Dr. Carl Muckenhoupt Scholarship!
Co-op and COVID: Working at the Marine Biological Laboratory
A look at Fall 2020 Co-op Liana Greenberg-Nielsen experience working with cephalopods in Woods Hole.
They’re Cute. They’re Furry. And They’re the Unsung Heroes of Wildfire Protection Efforts.
Professor Benjamin Dittbrenner researchers wetlands, and the important ecological roles they have. But one wetland animal in particular has caught his eye for the work its doing to engineer itself a home- and a healthier ecosystem.
What Can Ants and Termites Teach Us about Fighting Disease?
Associate Professor Rebecca Rosengaus shares the bizarre ways social insects have evolved to survive disease and how this may help humans survive them better too.
Shipworms Have No Problem with Bacteria Getting in Their Cells. Studying Them Might Help Explain Why Humans Do.
Caenorhabditis elegans, a transparent, microscopic worm, has evolved a way to take advantage of protection provided by nearby bacteria. This response could provide clues as to how humans coordinate our own cellular defense systems.
Our Drinking Water Was Always Full Of Microbes. Are The Wrong Ones Thriving In The Pandemic?
Zooming in where only a microscope can see, Northeastern researchers are trying to determine how the lifestyle changes caused by COVID-19 might be helping harmful bacteria grow in our drinking water.
This Soup Kitchen Needed Help. The Marine Science Center Faculty Delivered.
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced My Brother’s Table, the largest soup kitchen on Massachusetts’ North Shore, to change how it serves guests, the community at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center took note, and stepped up.
Three Seas students take a closer look at marine predators and their prey
A Three Seas Program alumni takes a closer look at fear and its effect on ocean prey.
Women in Science: Water Stewards
Part 3: The Marine Science Center is highlighting faculty who are advancing scientific knowledge and removing barriers for the next generation of women in STEM.
Sara Schaal Wins the Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching
Providing an innovative educational experience for our community of learners is a central focus of the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, so we are proud to congratulate this year’s College of Science Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching, Sara Schaal.