Professor Dagmar Sternad and post-doctoral researcher C.J. Hasson of Northeastern’s Action Lab show that variability in ourselves and our environments guide our movement strategies.
Cancer-detection nets entrepreneurial award
Pharmaceutical sciences professor Ban-An Khaw was named a Mass Challenge finalist for his ground-breaking technology to detect cancer at very low levels by tagging cells with a “Christmas tree” of radioactive markers.
Scouting for novel bacteria
Biology professor Slava Epstein proposes a new theory to explain why some bacteria are so hard to grow in the lab.
An interdisciplinary approach to drug-abuse research
The Center for Drug Discovery at Northeastern hosted the 10th annual symposium on current trends in drug-abuse research earlier this month.
Form and function in enzyme activity
Professors Mary Jo Ondrechen and Penny J. Beuning received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study enzymes for industrial chemistry applications.
Measuring water contamination in New Zealand
On co-op, Michael Orbank is measuring the environmental damage caused by last year’s earthquake in the island country’s second most populated city.
Youths shore up their science knowledge
High school students assess ocean life on a global scale during a summer program at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center in Nahant, Mass.
Nurturing a seed of discovery
Network scientists at Northeastern collaborate on first large-scale map of a plant’s protein network, which could one day help treat human disease.
Scoping out the changing planet from afar
Following two co-op experiences working with remote-sensing technology, a Northeastern environmental science major sees her future clearly
The enriched get richer
Prestigious teaching residency helps Northeastern biology instructor add depth to her advanced intro course for outstanding students in the life sciences
Snail travels unknown evolutionary path
A biology graduate student collaborates on a DNA study of a marine periwinkle that offers new insight into how some species evolve.
Network scientist awarded international prize for research
Director of Northeastern’s Center for Complex Network Research wins recognition from science foundation based in Italy
