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  • Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars

    Advancing Women in Science 2022 Scholars

    Congratulations to the five undergraduate students who have been named 2022 Advancing Women in Science Scholars!
  • Celebrating our COS 2023 TIER1 Awardees

    Celebrating our COS 2023 TIER1 Awardees

    11 are faculty members of the College of Science are 2023 TIER1 Awardees. The TIER 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Program awards are supported by the colleges and the Senior Vice Provost for Research.
  • College of Science recognizes inaugural Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice Faculty Awards

    College of Science recognizes inaugural Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice Faculty Awards

    Congratulations to the inaugural awardees of the COS Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice Faculty Award: Dr. Jennifer Bowen, Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Dr. Wendy Smith, Professor, Biology; and Dr. Xuwen Zhu, Assistant Professor, Math. These faculty have shown their deep commitment to fostering equity and inclusion in the College of Science and beyond.
  • Q&A with Jenny Li, MS in Applied Mathematics

    Q&A with Jenny Li, MS in Applied Mathematics

    Jenny Li is currently enrolled in the Applied Mathematics master's program and will be graduating May 2022. Read to learn more about her experience in the program!
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    Celebrating our 2022 Excellence in Research Awardees

    In 2022, the College of Science launched the College of Science Excellence in Research Awards to celebrate recent research accomplishments by members of our faculty. Join us n. celebrating our three winners!
  • Instagram takeover: Anika Padin

    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 […]
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    Cross-COS Colloquium Series featuring Jose Perea: What is Topological Data Analysis?

    Jose Perea, Associate Professor of Mathematics discusses "What is Topological Data Analysis?" and answers questions following his presentation as part of the Cross-COS Colloquium Series.
  • Q&A with Rohit Thakur, MS in Operations Research

    Q&A with Rohit Thakur, MS in Operations Research

    Rohit Thakur does a Q&A explaining his experience as a graduate student pursing an MS in Applied Mathematics.
  • Q&A with Karissa Stisser, MS Applied Mathematics

    Q&A with Karissa Stisser, MS Applied Mathematics

    Q&A with graduate student, Karissa Stisser.
  • Knots in the fourth dimension, and other brain-twisters from 10 years of Northeastern’s postdoctoral math program.

    Knots in the fourth dimension, and other brain-twisters from 10 years of Northeastern’s postdoctoral math program.

    Iva Halacheva explains her research involving knots in the fourth dimension.
  • Meet our new COS Faculty: Jose Perea

    Meet our new COS Faculty: Jose Perea

    This August, Jose Perea joined the Mathematics department at the College of Science with a joint appointment at Khoury College of Computer Sciences. After receiving his PhD at Stanford University, Perea completed his post-doctoral studies at Duke University. His research focuses on topological data analysis, and he hopes to start his own lab at Northeastern […]
  • Bridge to Calculus program is recognized for its positive impact on Boston’s educational system

    Bridge to Calculus program is recognized for its positive impact on Boston’s educational system

    Bob Case, Emeritus Mathematics professor and alum of Boston public schools noted that students living in the city, coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, were not receiving the same caliber of mathematics education as their counterparts in the suburbs, so he decided to do something about it.  In 1994, Bob Case founded  Bridge to Calculus. This six-week […]