College of Science

Northeastern celebrates several College of Science faculty and students for scholarly achievements

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Psychology and math professors named Uni­ver­sity Dis­tin­guished Pro­fessors, and undergraduate and graduate College of Science students honored for their work.

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Posted in Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology, Linguistics, Mathematics, Psychology

Congratulations to Seniors & Juniors Named To “Huntington 100″

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Several College of Science Seniors and Juniors have been honored.

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Posted in Behavioral Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Linguistics, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology

Two College of Science Students Named Fulbright Scholars

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Lauren Byrnes and Hollis Thomann have received Ful­bright Schol­ar­ships for 2013–2014.

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Posted in Biology, Linguistics, Psychology

Co-​​op in African classroom transforms student’s career outlook

Ever since a high school trip to Zambia to repair dor­mi­to­ries, Danielle Fontaine has been searching for a chance to return to Africa.

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Posted in Psychology

Training For Cutting-Edge Jobs in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries

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Northeastern’s Master of Science in Bioinformatics combines interdisciplinary core coursework.

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Northeastern’s Biochemistry Club Wins National Award

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Congratulations to the Northeastern University Biochemistry Club for receiving the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Undergraduate Affiliate Network Outstanding National Chapter Award.

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Posted in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Congratulations To Two Outstanding Graduate Students

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The College of Science would like to congratulate Gregory Peim and Catherine Matassa.

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Posted in Marine and Environmental Sciences, Physics

Large Hadron Collider and Dark Matter Brings Gregory Peim to Northeastern University

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Gregory Peim is a graduate student pursuing a doctoral degree in physics, conducting research under the direction of Professor Pran Nath.

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Language By Mouth And By Hand

Iris Berent

Humans favor speech as the primary means of linguistic communication. Spoken languages are so common many think language and speech are one and the same. But the prevalence of sign languages suggests otherwise. Not only can Deaf communities generate language using manual gestures, but their languages share some of their design and neural mechanisms with spoken languages. New research by Northeastern University’s Prof. Iris Berent further underscores the flexibility of human language and its robustness across both spoken and signed channels of communication.

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What makes human language special?

Iris Berent

Many species on the planet employ a unique form of com­mu­ni­ca­tion.

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Posted in Linguistics, Psychology