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Pair of Northeastern research and community leaders win prestigious NSF grant
Two Northeastern faculty members, biology professor Tovah Day and chemistry professor Steven Lopez have received National Science Foundation CAREER grants, awarded to early-career academics with the potential to serve as role models in research and education.
March 21, 2022
What happens to decades of deep-sea specimens when a scientist retires? They might not end up in the trash–anymore.
Over the course of their careers, scientists can amass a lot of valuable specimens. But when they retire, where does their collection go?
March 21, 2022
Clara Winguth’s Environmental Science Experience
Clara Winguth, a third-year environmental science major, shares her educational experience from her time in the College of Science. She will be taking over our Instagram on Tuesday, March 22.
March 18, 2022
Wellness week brings self-care, yoga, meditation, and more
Learn about the resources and events happening during wellness week!
March 18, 2022
Student-led collaboration explains how worms navigate a world of food and toxins
A new study from a Northeastern-led collaboration, looking into the C. elegans worms’ interactions with their microbiome, found that the worms are willing to leave a bacterial food source when they’re exposed to one of their deadliest toxins and identified the driving neurological mechanism behind it.
March 17, 2022
How do you turn a community park into an arboretum? Ask these Northeastern students.
Indira Holdsworth, an ecology and evolutionary biology major, co-ops alongside fellow students to turn Mission Hill's Kevin W. Fitzgerald park into an arboretum.
March 14, 2022
A Framework for Coordinated Global Actions To Diminish Academic Bullying
Dr. Morteza Mahmoudi leads a virtual discussion about his efforts to diminish bullying in the academic workspace.
March 11, 2022
COS Connects: Women in Science
Hear from COS Dean of Equity Randall Hughes and Associate Director of Academic Programs, Linda Ayrapetov and the 2021 recipients of the Advance of Women in Science Scholarships for a discussion around equitable, inclusive and safe workplaces for women in science.
March 10, 2022
Disrupting Academic Bullying: Bullying and Incivility in the Academic Workplace
Dr. David Yamada leads a virtual discussion addressing bullying and incivility in the academic workplace.
March 09, 2022
Breakthrough in quantum sensing provides new material to make ‘qubits’
In recent research physics professor Arun Bansil has been tackling the topic of quantum bits in recent research, something that may be the key to "unleashing the potential of the quantum revolution."
March 09, 2022
Instagram takeover: Anika Padin
Anika Padin, S’23, is taking over our Instagram account Tuesday, March 8 from Milan, Italy. She is participating in the Wednesday, March 9, Good Power of Science: Women in Science event as well. Follow along as she shares her Northeastern experience! Look back at her takeover experience here! Tell us your major and projected graduation […]
March 07, 2022
Strike a pose for International Women’s Day and #BreakTheBias.
#BreaktheBias is the theme for the 2022 International Women's Day. Learn about our upcoming events where you can learn more and show solidarity for gender equality.
March 04, 2022
Stunned students protest Russian invasion of Ukraine
Northeastern’s Ukraine Cultural Club, led by Deanna Zawadiwsky, a fourth-year psychology and economics major, met on Centennial Common to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
March 03, 2022
Building an eco-friendly snack company from the ground up
Rachel Domb, '24, is the founder of Rooted Living, a plant-based snack company with compostable packaging. She walks us through how she was able to build this eco-friendly company and run it out of her apartment.
March 03, 2022