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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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New Northeastern cognitive neuroscientist wants to improve your hearing—and brain function
Jonathan Peelle, one of Northeastern’s newest faculty members and cognitive neuroscientist has begun work in the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health.
Summer Bridge Scholars make ‘tremendous start’ in their Northeastern experience
The Summer Bridge Scholars Program allows incoming students to come to campus to become physically and academically acclimated. These are some of the highlights from this years program.
Northeastern is top destination for Boston Public Schools’ valedictorians
The best and brightness from Boston Public Schools have decided on Northeastern as a top choice. Eleven of the 41 Boston Public Schools valedictorians will be attending Northeastern University this fall.
What are crowdsourced photos taken along hiking trails telling us about the climate?
Northeastern graduate Graceanne Piselli's uses crowdsourced data on local plants along New England National Scenic Trail to help identify signs of climate change.
Want to experience creative flow? Here’s how to change your perspective.
Writers, athletes, gamers—they’re all hoping to experience “the zone” where hard work comes easily and the most satisfying results are flowing.
That often mythical goal is the subject of a study by David Melnikoff, a Northeastern visiting research scholar in psychology, who has assembled a formula that can help people establish a sense of flow and achieve goals of all kinds.
Northeastern Graduate Commencement: Leila Fadel Tells Class of 2022 to ‘Write the Rest of Your Story’
Embrace your fears, offered award-winning journalist Leila Fadel, the featured speaker at Northeastern University’s Commencement ceremony for graduate students on Friday morning at Fenway Park in Boston.
Northeastern Undergraduate Commencement: Chobani CEO Urges Class of 2022 to Challenge Things That Make Them ‘Uncomfortable in the World’
The university’s 120th Commencement exercises, held on May 13, was the second at Boston’s iconic Fenway Park. It was a daylong affair, with a ceremony for graduate students in the morning and another for undergraduate students in the evening. Both celebrations marked the final chapter in a story filled with unexpected twists, challenging plot points, and heroic achievements by the Class of 2022.
Award-winning professor launches work-from-anywhere research program for community college students
This summer, Steven Lopez, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, will launch a research collaboration program for community college students throughout Massachusetts who might otherwise not have opportunities to participate in lab work.
Hoods in hand, Northeastern doctoral graduates turn now to solve the world’s biggest problems
“The world needs your minds, your hearts, and, above all else, your humanity,” David Madigan told the university’s newest PhD graduates at the Doctor of Philosophy Hooding and Graduation Ceremony on Monday.
Faculty excellence on display at academic honors convocation
Northeastern celebrated the many accomplishments of its faculty on Thursday during the 12th annual Academic Honors Convocation.
Award-winning students ‘exemplify Northeastern’s highest ideals.’
The 12th Annual Student Academic Honors Convocation was held in-person for the first time since 2019.
2022 Graduate Student Awards and Recognition
This spring, we celebrate our 2022 graduate student Northeastern award winners. We are pleased to recognize the 2022 College of Science Dean’s Awards for Graduate Excellence and Northeastern’s Outstanding Graduate Awards. College of Science Dean’s Awards for Graduate Excellence The Dean’s Awards for Graduate Student Excellence are given out by the College of Science in […]