Mark Williams, Professor of Physics, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about his research at Northeastern University.

"It’s no sur­prise that when North­eastern researchers reported last May how the bac­terium that causes [Lyme] dis­ease evades antibi­otics, sug­gesting new [Lyme Disease] treat­ments, the media and the gen­eral public took notice." -Thea Singer for COS News

" 'What con­trols how long an organism lives?' he asks. 'I study that ques­tion in worms, which are a great model because they live only about two weeks, so I can do exper­i­ments quickly and rel­a­tively inex­pen­sively . . . many of the genes that affect lifespan in worms affect lifespan in other organisms.' " – News@Northeastern article by Thea Singer

"Scientists and researchers. Educators and future doctors. These were the people behind NU Talk 2016, from the organizers to the presenters themselves. But the impacts and implementations that were presented do not just affect the scientific community. They are global, and they concern the future of society as a whole. The main idea of NU Talk 2016, which was January 28, 2016, was to voice student passions to a general…

By Danielle Lynch As a recipient of the Provost’s Advanced Research/Creative Endeavor Award, environmental studies major Katra Laidlaw has a rare opportunity to examine the effects of wildlife-crossing structures on arboreal wildlife. This competitive award provides financial and academic support to outstanding undergraduate students who are pursuing advanced research and creative endeavors. Each student is […]

By Danielle Lynch Nicole Peckham, a marine biology major, has been awarded Provost Early Research/Creative Endeavors Award for her project entitled “Zonation Patterns Between a Native and Invasive Crab Species in Cape Cod Salt Marshes.” The competitive award supports students, especially first- and second-year undergraduates, in an original research project under the guidance of a […]

By Danielle Lynch Nicole Peckham, a marine biology major, has been awarded Provost Early Research/Creative Endeavors Award for her project entitled “Zonation Patterns Between a Native and Invasive Crab Species in Cape Cod Salt Marshes.” The competitive award supports students, especially first- and second-year undergraduates, in an original research project under the guidance of a […]

"The number one story [that generated media buzz in 2015] according to Altmetric: "A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistance," [was] published in January [2015] in Nature."–ScienceInsider News Article by John Bohannon

"Kevin Gozzi, . . . fourth-year biology student is the co-first author of the [Chai] lab’s most recent publication, which centers on chemical signals that stimulate bacterial biofilm formation and the underlying mechanisms."–COS News Article by Gwendolyn Schanker, Journalism and Biology majors, 2018

At the annual College of Science co-op expo, some two dozen students discussed their co-op experiences at companies, research institutes, and labs from as near as Northeastern's campus and as far as London, Madagascar, and Australia.

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) will be hosting a lecture by Prof. Martin Karplus, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year. Prof. Carla Mattos, one of REU’s program directors, answered a few of our questions about Prof. Karplus’ talk and the REU program. Prof. Karplus’ lecture will be held on August 8, […]

The faculty members appear on Thomson Reuters' "Highly Cited Researchers 2014" list.

The faculty members appear on Thomson Reuters' "Highly Cited Researchers 2014" list.

The Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory had approximately 100 undergraduates working in it this year.