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    Connie Phong wants to know how an animal adapted to live in a highly specialized environment — just below the freezing point for seawater — responds to warming oceans.

    How Northeastern scientists are using Antarctic sea spiders to study life on the edge

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    Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe has identified a way to target two of the deadliest cancer types with chemotherapy drugs but without the harms associated with chemotherapy.

    Northeastern researcher uses light to target and kill cancer cells

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  • Congratulations to the 2025 College of Science Award Winners!  

    Congratulations to the 2025 College of Science Award Winners!  

    Congratulations to the 2025 College of Science Award Winners! 
  • Announcing the 2025-2026 Advancing Women in Science Scholars  

    Announcing the 2025-2026 Advancing Women in Science Scholars  

    Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Advancing Women in Science Scholars!  
  • Plastics found to be abundant at deep-sea levels, new research reports

    Plastics found to be abundant at deep-sea levels, new research reports

    Aaron Stubbins, professor of marine and environmental sciences, and Northeastern researchers have discovered have uncovered a “light smog” of microplastics drifting below the surface of the world’s oceans.
  • What did the Class of 2025 really learn? A professor breaks it down in 10 life lessons

    What did the Class of 2025 really learn? A professor breaks it down in 10 life lessons

    William Sharp, associate teaching professor of psychology, delivered the Last Lecture to the class if 2025, imparting life lessons in an address title "Things Your Bachelor's Degree May Have Actually Have Taught You."
  • Three Seas at 40: How Northeastern’s immersive marine biology program transforms students into scientists

    Three Seas at 40: How Northeastern’s immersive marine biology program transforms students into scientists

    Dive deeper into the Three Seas program offered by the Marine Sciences Center at Northeastern University!
  • Spotted in the Windy City: huskies swept away by groundbreaking research 

    Spotted in the Windy City: huskies swept away by groundbreaking research 

    Northeastern University students traveled to Chicago to attend the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s annual meeting.
  • The tiny ticks that cause Lyme seem to have superpowers that make them hard to kill. But you can protect yourself by following these steps

    The tiny ticks that cause Lyme seem to have superpowers that make them hard to kill. But you can protect yourself by following these steps

    Associate biology professor, Constantin Takacks, shares information about deer ticks and some tips on how to stay safe.
  • Scaling Your Future

    Scaling Your Future

    I worry that our students are worrying. Rather than celebrating a successful Northeastern year or degree, feeling triumphant, our students are worrying that their futures are uncertain. They should not worry. During Admissions days, when students are considering Northeastern, I encourage them that a degree in Science is a hugely smart choice, as it’s a […]
  • Living tissues may form like avalanches, Northeastern researchers say — a discovery that could aid new treatments

    Living tissues may form like avalanches, Northeastern researchers say — a discovery that could aid new treatments

    Anh Nguyen, Ph. D student, and Max Bi, associate professor of physics, have observed that when subjected to sufficient stress, tissues can “suddenly and dramatically rearrange themselves,” similar to how avalanches are formed in the wild.
  • Elliot Grainge, a successful entrepreneur, record executive and Northeastern graduate, is the 2025 undergraduate commencement speaker

    Elliot Grainge, a successful entrepreneur, record executive and Northeastern graduate, is the 2025 undergraduate commencement speaker

    Elliot Grainge, the CEO of Atlantic Music Group and a Northeastern graduate, will be the speaker at the university’s 2025 undergraduate commencement.
  • Northeastern scientists help detect axion quasiparticles, offering new clues to dark matter

    Northeastern scientists help detect axion quasiparticles, offering new clues to dark matter

    Arun Bansil, professor of physics, and two other Northeastern researchers, worked with an international group of scientist to successfully created laboratory conditions that allowed them to observe axion quasiparticles for the first time, bringing researchers closer to understanding dark matter.
  • Breakthrough ALS research: Free tool from Northeastern scientists could revolutionize drug development

    Breakthrough ALS research: Free tool from Northeastern scientists could revolutionize drug development

    Professor Jeffrey Agar, chemistry and chemical biology, is working with a team to revolutionize drug development, pointing to potential breakthroughs in ALS research.