COS News

Congratulations to the 2025 College of Science Award Winners! 

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Advancing Women in Science Scholars!  

William Sharp, associate teaching professor of psychology, delivered the Last Lecture to the class if 2025, imparting life lessons in an address title "Things Your Bachelor's Degree May Have Actually Have Taught You."

I worry that our students are worrying. Rather than celebrating a successful Northeastern year or degree, feeling triumphant, our students are worrying that their futures are uncertain. They should not worry. During Admissions days, when students are considering Northeastern, I encourage them that a degree in Science is a hugely smart choice, as it’s a...

Elliot Grainge, the CEO of Atlantic Music Group and a Northeastern graduate, will be the speaker at the university’s 2025 undergraduate commencement.

On Wednesday Northeastern University’s highest student and faculty achievers across its 13 global campuses were celebrated at the 15th annual Academic Honors Convocation.

Congratulations to the select group of undergraduate students inducted into the 2025 Huntington 100, a Northeastern society of distinction.

On Tuesday a select group of Northeastern University graduate students where inducted into the inaugural Laurel and Scroll 100 Society of Distinction.

Amidst the swirl of ongoing uncertainty and extraordinary actions by our federal government, we are continuing to deal with events as they arise. Please look at the Northeastern FAQs that are updated as needed, for responses by our university. Our commitment to top quality education and brilliant, crucial research is unwavering. This week brought brightness through Northeastern...

Here’s your Friday question: who are you collaborating with? Take a moment, because it’s a big question that applies to everyone across the College of Science. We know it applies to you because Associate Dean Tara Duffy and Associate Director Marya Mahmood have been collating your responses to our third COS climate survey since 2020...

My dad came home once with a small radio for my sister, forgetting she had been gifted one for her birthday. So, he offered it to me, even though I was six years younger, even though my mom was dubious I was old enough. I remember being cozy in bed that night and feeling unbelievably...

Mrs. Rubin, a substitute Biology teacher sometime during high school, opened my eyes to hands-in education. We were learning Ecology the rote-memorization way, a large number of animal groups, eating one other, up the food chain. One morning, Mrs. Rubin gave each of us four stakes, a ball of twine, a ruler and some small...