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Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think
Plastics are everywhere - and that's a problem. New research published in Science finds that plastics may be altering the Earth’s carbon cycle and our ability to monitor it.
July 08, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
The forecast said it would be 90 degrees. So why does your thermometer say it’s 100?
Socioeconomic inequalities often cause temperature differences between neighborhoods in the same area. Brian Helmuth, professor of marine and environmental sciences, examines this trend for News at Northeastern.
July 02, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
For ideas about fighting pandemics, look to termites and ants
Social insects like termites and ants have evolved many methods to combat disease. What can we learn from them in fighting human pandemics? A lot, says Rebeca Rosengaus, an associate professor and behavioral ecologist at Northeastern. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
June 01, 2021
College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Northeastern’s award-winning coastal research campus in Massachusetts faces public vote
NAHANT, Mass. Northeastern students Jaxon Derow and Sahana Simonetti gather mussels for a research project at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center. For ecological forecasters at the center, mussels act as a barometer of climate change, and help researchers understand changing biodiversity in the Gulf of Maine. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
May 14, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
How Bill Detrich’s foresight led to the DNA sequencing of a rare icefish species
In 2004, Northeastern’s Bill Detrich had an idea ahead of its time: that scientists would one day sequence DNA from all of the Earth’s living creatures. Now, his efforts in anticipation of that genetics boom are paying off. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
May 10, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Classroom on the coast: Three Seas offers new setting to study tidal environments
The semester-long program at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts provides students with hands-on learning opportunities. “To be able to come into the field and get our feet wet and learn in the environment is really fantastic, says Lizzie Soranno, a marine biology student in the Three Seas program. Read the full story at […]
April 08, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Marine & Estuarine Systems
Listen to Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, as she talks to Randall Hughes, Associate Dean for Equity and Associate Professor of Marine & Environmental Sciences as part of the Women Who Empower International Women's Day Celebration.
March 17, 2021
College of Science
Recipients of the College of Science Excellence in Teaching Award 2021
The College of Science Excellence in Teaching Awards recognize and reward outstanding NU College of Science faculty for their significant contributions to student learning. We are pleased to announce this year’s winners. Prof. Jude Mathews, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Prof. Mathews was recognized for consistently exceptional teaching performance, extraordinary dedication […]
March 08, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center, Three Seas
A day in the tidal pools with the Three Seas Program
Tara Duffy looked on as a handful of her students waded through tidal pools at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts, searching for algae and invertebrate creatures. It was a sunny day in February, with the kind of weather that arrives in New England to remind you to keep the faith, spring is just […]
February 26, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
They’re Harnessing the Power of Big Data to Track COVID-19 and Other Diseases
Around this time last year, Samuel Scarpino, an assistant professor in Northeastern’s Network Science Institute, received a call from a senior producer at VICE News. VICE’s reporters had failed to get any useful data about COVID-19 cases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Could he help? “Welcome to public health,” Scarpino told the […]
February 25, 2021
College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Co-op and COVID: Working at Indigo Agriculture
Mira Rauch is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying Environmental Science with a concentration in conservation science and a minor in East Asian Studies. In Spring of 2020, she began a co-op at Indigo Agriculture. We reached out to hear about her experience. Could you tell us about your co-op journey? “I’m currently on my third […]
February 08, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Sea otters are a lifeline for reefs in a changing ocean
With their round, furry faces and tendency to hold hands while they sleep, sea otters seem almost perfectly built to appeal to our sense of the adorable. But they also play a vital role in protecting their ecosystem from the effects of climate change. Sea otters are what scientists refer to as a keystone species—their […]
February 02, 2021
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Alum Q&A: Katie Merry ’16
Katelyn “Katie” Merry works as a Community Planner for the US Air Force in Texas. Katie was an Environmental Studies Major, Class of 2016 What made you interested in studying Environmental Studies at Northeastern? “I started out at Northeastern as an undeclared major and then I took a class with Professor Faber on climate change, […]
February 01, 2021
College of Science, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Don’t worry about the koi fish on campus this winter–they’re just chilling
Tucked into the heart of Northeastern’s Boston campus is a tiny oasis from the hustle and bustle of city life. A koi pond, located between the Curry Student Center and Robinson Hall, sparkles in the sun and gurgles as a small waterfall splashes into it. Vibrant, nearly fluorescent koi flash just under the surface. But […]
January 21, 2021