If you’re familiar with topology, you will know that a doughnut and a coffee cup are the same–topologically speaking–but differ from a soccer ball. Researchers here at Northeastern University are taking these ideas a step further. Theoretical physicist Prof. Arun Bansil and his research team have found a way to vary the sulfur to selenium […]

A Northeastern University alumnus is helping future researchers advance in the field of medicine. Dr. Andrew Schafer, LA’69 Biology, recently established the Andrew I. Schafer, M.D. Co-op Research Fund, which provides a co-op scholarship to a students conducting laboratory medical research at Northeastern under the guidance of a faculty mentor for six-months. Dr. Schafer visited […]

Northeastern junior Jose Orozco won a 2011 Goldwater Scholarship. Northeastern junior Jose Orozco recently won a 2011 Goldwater Scholarship, an honor that recognizes outstanding undergraduate academic achievement in mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering. Orozco, a mathematics and biochemistry double major, learned of his award last month. No more than 300 students each year win the […]

A snail discovery is promising to shake up the age-old concept of species formation. Northeastern University graduate student Meredith Doellman along with her advisors, Professors Geoff Trussell and Steve Vollmer and John Grahame – a collaborator from the University of Leeds in the UK – have found that a marine periwinkle snail species – also […]

Spinal cord injuries are devastating, but fish may be the key to finding a cure. Research shows adult fish that sustain a spinal cord injury have the miraculous ability to not only regenerate the spinal cord, these fish see a recovery of function as well – meaning they are able to perform tasks they were […]

Corinne O’Neill – a freshman biology major – knew that Northeastern University’s PRISM program would help enhance her time here as a student, but she didn’t know how valuable it really would be until attending classes. It all started over the summer as she prepared to head to Northeastern University as an incoming freshman. She […]

Harlan Lane, distinguished professor of psychology, has coauthored a new book on Deaf culture asserting that sign-language users have many of the characteristics of a distinct ethnic group. “The People of the Eye: Deaf Ethnicity and Ancestry” is an interdisciplinary exploration in Deaf studies, history, cultural anthropology, genetics, sociology and disability. Lane identified a distinct language, […]

By Prof. Judith Hall of the Northeastern University Psychology Department You might think articles in psychology journals are pretty deadly, and we admit they can be long and technical. But, if you read past the details, you will often find timely and fascinating findings that actually bear on real life. Here is a selection of […]

For most people, basic science explains that matter can exist in just three simple phases–solid, liquid or gas. But condensed matter physicists are shattering those notions, and a team including Northeastern University scientists is producing research to reveal more complex phase diagrams. Senior Associate Scientist Bernardo Barbiellini-Amidei and Professor Arun Bansil, both of the Department […]

American Chemical Society (ACS) Pres. Nancy Jackson will be visiting Northeastern University next week to speak to students as part of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC). IYC2011 is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. The goal of this year-long event is to increase the […]

DNA is in all of us. It’s what we’re made of. Every kind of science is being applied to better understand the material of life. Physicists, for example, are trying to stretch and prod DNA to see how it responds. We wondered why, so we asked Professor Mark Williams who teaches biological physics at Northeastern […]

Three chemistry professors from Northeastern University are traveling to India this week to discuss their work in the field of drug discovery. International Year of Chemistry 2011 has been designated the International Year of Chemistry. To mark this exciting year for chemistry, several professional societies—including the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry and […]

Shadowing doctors, dressing wounds and administering antibiotics on co-op at a public health clinic in Cusco, Peru, inspired Northeastern University student Shane Smith to consider a new challenge: medical school. “I would recommend international co-op to any student who’s not sure what field he wants to go into,” says Smith, a fourth-year biochemistry major. “Immersing myself in […]

The College of Science at Northeastern University is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Patricia A. Mabrouk as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Professor Mabrouk is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, with a research interest in Bioinorganic, Biophysical, Green, and Materials Chemistry.  Mabrouk is an innovative educator, and her research […]