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Science Connects to Innovation Award Winner: Donte Lewis
Donte Lewis ‘26, BS Cell and Molecular Biology | Los Angeles, CA What inspired you to pursue your current field of study/research? My passion for science ignited in high school when I was exposed to cancer research at the Ellison Institute of Medicine where I was a summer research intern. I then pursued an […]
March 18, 2025
Science Connects to Innovation Award Winner: Siima Kiriziya Machayo
Siima Kiriziya Machayo ‘26, BS Behavioral Neuroscience | Atlanta and Northern Virginia What inspired you to pursue your current field of study/research? My inspiration for pursuing behavioral neuroscience is rooted in my fascination with how the brain influences every aspect of people’s lives and how this knowledge can be applied to improve human health. My […]
March 18, 2025
Science Connects to Innovation Award Winner: Naomi Rajput
Naomi Rajput ‘26, BS Behavioral Neuroscience | Mumbai, India and New Jersey What inspired you to pursue your current field of study/research? My first co–op resulted in me pursuing my venture – Eden. Working as a front office administrator, I saw pain points on administrative workflows that affected physicians, admins, and patients alike. This […]
March 18, 2025
How a Northeastern student spearheaded a new exhibit on network science at the Museum of Science in Boston
Adina Gitomer, a doctoral student in network science, brought networks to the Museum of Science in Boston and now visitors can listen to her narrate a video explaining networks!
March 17, 2025
This antibiotic is effective against anthrax, and has no detectable resistance, Northeastern research finds
Kim Lewis and Slava Epstein, Northeastern biology professors, developed an antibiotic over a decade ago that can now be used against anthrax.
March 14, 2025
What is causing autism rates to rise? And should we be concerned?
Northeastern researchers, Laurel Gabard-Durnam and Zhenghan Qi, provide some context to the rising rate of autism diagnoses, pointing out that the rate is not as concerning as it may seem.
March 13, 2025
What is a total lunar eclipse and how can you see the ‘Blood Worm Moon’? An astrophysicist explains
Northeastern assistant physics professor, Jacqueline McCleary, explains what an eclipse is and how to see that Blood Worm Moon this week.
March 10, 2025
Shells of their former selves: How sea snails have adapted to invasive predators
Geoffrey Trussell, a professor at NU's Marine Science Center, has been studying the evolution of two species of sea snails off the coast of Maine since the 1990's. In short: the snails have grown thicker shells!
March 07, 2025
Squid are some of nature’s best camouflagers. Researchers have a new explanation for why
Research from Leila Deravi, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has brought light to how squids use organs to help power their camouflage abilities.
March 06, 2025
Patagonian ‘living rocks’ trace their origins to the beginning of life on Earth
Veronica Godoy-Carter, professor of Biology and Biochemistry, has sequenced the genome of a "living hill" or bacterial colony found in Patagonia.
March 06, 2025
The ‘dark matter’ of nutrition: How AI and network science are transforming our understanding of food and health
Albert-László Barabási, physics professor, is advocating for a mass project combining AI, mass spectrometry and network medicine to map the chemical makeup of the foods we consume.
March 04, 2025
How a Northeastern science degree helped shape this energy CEO’s career in oil, gas and renewables
Steve Tedesco, COS alumni, is the CEO of Running Foxes Petroleum, a company that offers an alternative to finding locations for investors and companies to drill for oil.
February 26, 2025
Can you train your brain for better memory? This Northeastern study points to yes
Susanne Jaeggi, psychology professor, has new research that may help scientist understand how people's working memory can be improved.
February 26, 2025
Can psilocybin — the key ingredient in magic mushrooms — be the key to treating head injuries?
Craig Ferris, psychology professor, and colleagues have found that rats dosed with psilocybin after mild head injuries, were able to regain normal brain function.
February 25, 2025