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Invasive Species: Understanding the Threat Before It’s Too Late
Catching rides on cargo ships and fishing boats, many invasive species are now covering our shorelines and compromising the existence of our native marine life. In a study published in Ecology Letters, Northeastern University Prof. David Kimbro and his team examine what factors allow some invasive species to survive in their new environments and others to fail.
March 22, 2013
Invasive Species: Understanding the Threat Before It's Too Late
Catching rides on cargo ships and fishing boats, many invasive species are now covering our shorelines and compromising the existence of our native marine life. In a study published in Ecology Letters, Northeastern University Prof. David Kimbro and his team examine what factors allow some invasive species to survive in their new environments and others to fail.
March 22, 2013
The Art Of the Higgs Boson
Toyoko Orimoto, an assistant professor of physics, recently gave a TEDx talk titled, "The Art of the Higgs Boson.”
March 20, 2013
How To Make Interesting (Science) Videos
Steve Garfield, author, online TV host, video connoisseur, was the guest for #sciencechat on March 20, 2013. He talked about how to make videos even when you're not a pro.
March 20, 2013
Meet Dan Blustein, A College of Science Twitter Ambassador
Dan Blustein is a marine biologist working on his PhD at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center in Nahant. He is also a College of Science Twitter Ambassador.
March 18, 2013
A bright future for infectious disease research
Every year, nearly a million people die from one of three infectious diseases that few of us have ever heard of.
March 15, 2013
Meet Emily Blackwell, a College of Science Twitter Ambassador
Emily Blackwell is a freshman psychology major, who plans to minor in art or American Sign Language. She is also a College of Science Twitter Ambassador.
March 15, 2013
Meet Joey Ostreicher, a College of Science Twitter Ambassador
Joey Ostreicher is a junior biology major on the pre-veterinary track. She is also a College of Science Twitter Ambassador.
March 13, 2013
Climate & Wildlife take center stage
Miles Grant, online communications manager for the National Wildlife Federation, talked about climate, wildlife, and media.
March 13, 2013
Climate & Wildlife take center stage
Miles Grant, online communications manager for the National Wildlife Federation, talked about climate, wildlife, and media.
March 13, 2013
Study: Antibiotics are unique assassins
In recent years, a body of publications in the microbiology field has challenged all previous knowledge of how antibiotics kill bacteria.
March 11, 2013
Environmental Information Protects Prey from Predators
According to research by Professor Geoff Trussell, scientific modeling can help scientists understand how prey estimate and react to the risks of predation
March 01, 2013
NTDs – Neglected Tropical Diseases
Professor Michael Pollastri, a chemistry professor in the College of Science at Northeastern University, talked about NTDs - neglected tropical diseases.
February 27, 2013
The brakes of inflammation
In the last few decades, scientists have come to attribute an immunological explanation to many cancers.
February 26, 2013