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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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  • Why would anyone travel 2½ miles deep into the ocean?

    Why would anyone travel 2½ miles deep into the ocean?

    The price tag for the trip was reportedly $250,000. The accommodations were cramped, and the destination was roughly 2½ miles below the surface of the cold, remote North Atlantic.
  • Undergraduate Student Experience Spotlight: Hope Zamora

    Undergraduate Student Experience Spotlight: Hope Zamora

    I am Hope Zamora a major in behavioral neuroscience on the pre-med track. I am also in the Honors Program. I will be graduating in May of 2023.
  • The Mental Toll Behind A Sports Injury: Q&A with Dr. Grayson Kimball

    The Mental Toll Behind A Sports Injury: Q&A with Dr. Grayson Kimball

    Between 2007 and December 2019, there was a mean of 62.49 injuries per 100 players per season in all professional sports, study shows.
  • What is the psychology behind Spider-Man?

    What is the psychology behind Spider-Man?

    One of the best running jokes in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” the 2018 Oscar-winning animated film, is the introduction of each new version of Marvel’s webslinger. 
  • Northeastern students mentoring young women in Cambodia

    Northeastern students mentoring young women in Cambodia

    Leading a women’s college dormitory in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, may not be the typical place you’d find a third-year neuroscience and pre-med student like Northeastern’s Yueting Lu. 
  • Celebrating College of Science Faculty and Staff Excellence

    Celebrating College of Science Faculty and Staff Excellence

    The College of Science Awards was celebrated on April 27, 2023. Faculty and Staff were recognized for their dedication to the growth and overall success of the college.
  • Announcing the 2024 TIER 1 Award Recipients

    Announcing the 2024 TIER 1 Award Recipients

    Twenty-nine interdisciplinary teams—ten include College of Science faculty members—have been selected to receive 2024 TIER 1 Awards, three of which are Mentored Awards. The TIER 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Awards Program is supported by the colleges and the Senior Vice Provost for Research. This competitive program encourages individual faculty members to form multidisciplinary teams […]
  • ‘I have an education, and I will not waste it.’

    ‘I have an education, and I will not waste it.’

    Northeastern University undergraduate student speaker Clara Wu urged fellow graduates to be proud of what they have achieved, cherish their families, and go out and turn their knowledge into action.
  • Women more likely to perceive thoughts separate from the brain

    Women more likely to perceive thoughts separate from the brain

    New research by a Northeastern scientist says men and women differ in how they perceive bodies and minds, with women being more likely to see the mind as operating independently of body systems.
  • Psychology professor explores how science can learn from religion

    Psychology professor explores how science can learn from religion

    The work of DeSteno, a psychology professor at Northeastern University, focuses on understanding the science behind religious practices and how they can benefit our wellbeing.
  • Sometimes backyard paleontology turns into a swimming pool

    Sometimes backyard paleontology turns into a swimming pool

    Her childhood paleontology dreams didn’t pan out when the brachiosaurus skull she and a friend were digging up in her family’s backyard turned out to be just a large rock. 
  • Meet the undergraduate commencement student speaker

    Meet the undergraduate commencement student speaker

    For Northeastern University undergraduate student commencement speaker Clara Wu, the goal is to be relatable, genuine, and to impart some sage advice.