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Alum Q&A: Vance Consalvo ’15
Vance Consalvo is a Dentist in New York. Vance was a Biology Major, Class of 2015. Why did you decide to study Biology at Northeastern? Is there a specific element of the program that you enjoyed in your time here? I knew the most efficient way to hit all the necessary pre-requisites for dental school […]
February 22, 2021
COS Celebrates Black History Month 2021
In honor of Black History Month, the College of Science would like to feature Black students, faculty, and alumni studying and working in STEM, both within and outside of Northeastern. Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Core Faculty Member in Women’s Studies at the University of New Hampshire. […]
February 10, 2021
Alum Q&A: Katie Merry ’16
Katelyn “Katie” Merry works as a Community Planner for the US Air Force in Texas. Katie was an Environmental Studies Major, Class of 2016 What made you interested in studying Environmental Studies at Northeastern? “I started out at Northeastern as an undeclared major and then I took a class with Professor Faber on climate change, […]
February 01, 2021
Luigi Morelli Fund supports 2020 honoree, Sree Kankanala
Physics student Sree Kankanala came to the United States in September 2019 from her home in India. She spent the next four months longing to go home. Even for a bright, curious and friendly graduate student, it’s hard to be so far away from friends and family, and in a new country for the very […]
December 17, 2020
Matz Scholars: Investing in Excellence, Investing in the Future
If you’re looking to learn more about Bob Matz ‘62, you’re probably not going to find what you’re looking for here. Bob would much rather spend his time talking about the student scholars in Northeastern’s Biotechnology Co-op Research Fellowship Program. Along with his wife Eileen, Bob has generously and proudly supported nearly 70 undergraduate students […]
December 16, 2020
Cuttlefish and Co-ops: A Conversation with Marine Biology Major Gwendolyn McManus
Marine Biology student Gwendolyn McManus chatted with our team recently about her work as a co-op at Marine Biological Laboratory, her recent publication, and her current projects.
November 16, 2020
Student Profile: Zoe Daunt, Mathematics Major
Read the impact one student has had on gender equality within mathematics at Northeastern
November 06, 2020
Is Math Really the Language of Nature? This Physicist is on a Quest to Find Out.
Growing up in a small Mexican town, Martin Rodriguez-Vega, a postdoctoral research associate in physics, felt disconnected from anything scientific. Now, as he studies the exotic properties of quantum materials, Rodriguez Vega finds that one of the most important parts of being a physicist is the bonds he’s formed with budding and accomplished scientists alike.
October 28, 2020
Co-op and COVID: Working at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Leilani is a fourth year behavioral neuroscience major at Northeastern, currently on her first co-op at Beth Israel. She was hired to be an assistant during behavior studies of mice, but like many students her co-op experience has been dramatically changed by the pandemic. We reached out to her to see what her experience is like, and how it is different from what she expected.
October 25, 2020
‘To Benefit the Earth and Those Upon It.’ Announcing the 2020 Muckenhoupt Scholarship Winners.
Congratulations to Allison Noble and Haley Bayne, this year’s recipients of the Dr. Carl Muckenhoupt Scholarship!
October 23, 2020
COS Alumna Gave Northeastern Medical Supplies When It Mattered Most
Hear from Bihe "Momo" Wang, a COS alumna who made an tremendous PPE donation in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 09, 2020
Picking up PhD Research After the COVID-19 Quarantine
A look back on Northeastern research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 18, 2020
Office of Institutional Diversity & Inclusion Hosts McNair Scholars
Fifteen undergraduate students from the University of Connecticut McNair Scholars program engaged with Northeastern University over Zoom to learn more about Northeastern’s Master’s and PhD programs.
June 30, 2020
Finding the Needle in the Data Stack: Advice from a Facebook Data Scientist
During her time at Northeastern, Delia Mocanu developed a passion for network science. Now at Facebook, she finds herself working on one of the largest data experiments in history — the News Feed.
June 18, 2020