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Social Success: A Discussion of the Dos and Don’ts of Social Media
You’ve been using social media for years to keep up with your friends, but what about networking and trying to get a job?
September 06, 2013
Predicting consequence: another piece for the climate change toolbox
Understanding and predicting the biogeographic consequences of climate change requires some pretty sophisticated modeling. Professor Brian Helmuth and colleagues present a framework in the journal Ecology and Evolution to explore how confidence in our forecasts can vary depending on a few simple, measurable metrics of physiological performance.
August 22, 2013
Check out these virtual tours on your next staycation
The Helmuth Lab would like to take you where you may have never been before. Using Gigapan cameras, a number of virtual tours have been recorded in and around the Marine Science Center and beyond.
August 21, 2013
Snails have a thing for sexy stems
In the marshlands of the southeast United States, the periwinkle snail is among the most abundant grazing species.
August 14, 2013
#WelcometoCOS – Facts & Figures for the College of Science
In a special #sciencechat we look at some of the facts and figures of the College of Science at Northeastern University.
August 14, 2013
#WelcometoCOS – Facts & Figures for the College of Science
In a special #sciencechat we look at some of the facts and figures of the College of Science at Northeastern University.
August 14, 2013
Building a robot that can “see” smell
Ryan Myers of the Ayers lab is working on a unique question...how to get robots to "smell" their surroundings in order to better represent typical group behavior of a particular species - in this case, bees.
August 12, 2013
Social robots see smell
For more than four decades, biology professor Josephy Ayers has been working to develop robots that do not rely on algorithms or external controllers.
August 12, 2013
Four weeks until school starts
Nick Polanchik, a rising second year biology major and math minor, was an Orientation Leader over the summer. On Wednesday, August 7, during #sciencechat, he answered questions about what students can expect when they arrive on campus in just a few weeks.
August 07, 2013
Rare biorepository finds new home at Marine Science Center
Northeastern’s University’s Marine Science Center will soon house a tissue collection from the world’s most rare, strange, and remarkable ocean creatures.
August 06, 2013
Did You Know… A #sciencechat of fun facts
During #sciencechat on July 17 the @NortheasternCOS account tweeted several fun science facts.
July 17, 2013
Rare collection that may hold key to ocean’s biggest mysteries looks to expand in new waterfront home
Ocean Genome Legacy, New England Biolabs to move rare ocean genome repository to Boston
July 16, 2013
Underwater Science
Incoming Marine Biology professor Mark Patterson talks about studying science underwater.
July 10, 2013
Getting ready for college
Jeremy Casson, the interim director of Student Services in the College of Science at Northeastern University, tries to calm the nerves of some incoming students.
June 26, 2013