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What if the key to restoring sight starts with people who see perfectly?

Northeastern’s Aaron Seitz is simulating central vision loss in young adults to study how the brain adapts — and to design better rehab for macular degeneration. 🧪

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Millions of people have macular degeneration. Could this training model help restore their sight?
Northeastern expert says training people on how to use their peripheral vision can compensate for central vision problems.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Plants doing the impossible? Professor Jing-Ke Weng and team found that the Canadian moonseed can add chlorine to molecules — a reaction once thought beyond plants. The breakthrough could help create new lifesaving drugs. 🧪

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Scientists make major breakthrough that rewrites the understanding of plant evolution
Researchers set out to learn how one plant evolved to do something that was previously thought to be impossible.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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How do Antarctic sea spiders survive in near-freezing waters? Professor Connie Phong and her students study the spiders’ guts to uncover how they breathe, reproduce, and digest—and how they’ll cope with warming oceans. 🧪

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How Northeastern scientists are using Antarctic sea spiders to study life on the edge
Biologist Connie Phong is studying Antarctic sea spiders and their gut microbes to understand how these bizarre creatures survive and adapt.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A Northeastern researcher is turning light into a cancer-fighting tool. Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe has found a way to target melanoma and triple negative breast cancer—resistant to chemo—without the toxic side effects. 🧪

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Northeastern researcher uses light to target and kill cancer cells
A Northeastern researcher is using light-activated drugs to target melanoma and breast cancer cells without the toxic side effects.
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September 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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A time-lapse of the universe? The new Rubin Observatory will image the Southern Hemisphere sky every few nights for 10 yrs—unlocking clues for astrophysicists like Jonathan Blazek about the Milky Way, dark matter & near-Earth objects. 🧪

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Northeastern expert says Rubin Observatory is a game-changer in detecting near-Earth asteroids and assisting in the planet’s defense
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory detected more than 2,000 new asteroids, ushering in a new era for planetary defense and space discovery.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Data from COVID outbreaks led to new disease progression models. New research from Alessandro Vespignani, director of the @nunetsi.bsky.social looks at how these models capture the interplay between disease transmission & behavior. 🧪

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COVID data revolutionized disease projection models. Northeastern researchers explain what’s next
Northeastern expert Alessandro Vespignani says spontaneous changes in behavior during outbreaks influence disease projection models.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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How do you learn something new—flashcards, practice, trial and error? New research from psychology professor Aaron Seitz says it all comes down to incidental learning, when our brains slip into a state ready to absorb. 🧪

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Is all learning ‘incidental’? Northeastern professor says that we ‘trick’ our brains into learning
Northeastern psychology professor Aaron Seitz reveals groundbreaking research showing all learning may be 'incidental'.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Join us for the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Collaborative Conference hosted by Northeastern University and MIT on June 26-28! 🧪

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Building an ecosystem of excellence at the NOBCChE Collaborative Conference - Northeastern University College of Science
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Collaborative Conference will be held at Northeastern and MIT on June 26-28.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Runnels, shallow man made channels, help keep salt marshes healthy according to Jennifer Bowen, professor of marine and environmental sciences, a task that is becoming harder as sea levels continue to rise. 🧪

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What are runnels, the man-made channels that help restore salt marshes?
Northeastern research finds that the narrow channels help salt marshes remove nitrogen before it can pollute waterways.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Jonathan Peelle, associate professor of psychology, worked with researchers on a study that shows that people’s ability to detect background sounds varies from person to person. 🧪

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Northeastern professor leads global study on why some people hear better in noisy spaces
Jonathan Peelle and his team worked with labs across 10 countries to expand on research published ten years ago on how people perceive noise.
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June 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Two Northeastern students, Elliot Tong and Noah Brown, are co-oping at the New England Aquarium. There they are learning about conservation and the daily caretaking of sea animals. 🧪🐙

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These Northeastern students befriend a 500-pound sea turtle and a 33-year-old penguin as co-ops at the New England Aquarium
A pair of co-ops dipped their toes into the waters of education and conservation by getting hands-on with marine life.
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June 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Two Northeastern alumni, who graduated 13 years apart, are teaming up to help patients manage their mental health using their biometric data. 🧪

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These graduates earned degrees 13 years apart but built a business partnership on a shared mission to improve mental health care
Two Northeastern graduates joined forces to combine AI-powered biometric data with personalized counseling services.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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The COSMOS2025, an ongoing survey that makes use of NASA’s ultra-powerful James Webb Space Telescope, was released recently with work from two Northeastern researchers. 🧪

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COSMOS-Web offers best glimpse of the deep universe yet, Northeastern researchers say
A new astronomical survey provides detailed information on 800,000 galaxies, say two Northeastern researchers involved in the project.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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New research by James Monaghan, professor of biology, shows that the key to axolotl limb regeneration is retinoic acid. Could this be the key to human limb regeneration in the future? 🧪 🐙

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These glowing axolotls may hold the secret to human limb regeneration
The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to regrow a lost arm or leg?
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June 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Tornadoes are showing up outside “Tornado Alley.” Chengfei He, assistant professor of marine and environmental sciences, breaks down what’s driving the shift—and why these storms spin the way they do. 🧪

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As more deadly twisters strike the South, ‘Dixie Alley’ is becoming the new ‘Tornado Alley’
Northeastern’s Chengfei He explains why tornadoes such as Friday’s deadly twister in Kentucky are increasingly shifting south.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Leila Deravi, entrepreneur and associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, weighs in on the reasoning behind e.l.f. buying Hailey Bieber's skin care company, rhode. 🧪

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Why e.l.f. paid $1 billion for Hailey Bieber’s rhode beauty line. Spoiler: It’s not just about the skincare
Hailey Bieber's Rhode Beauty sold for $1 billion after just 3 years. An expert explains why celebrity influence trumped product innovation.
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June 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Psychology professor Karen Quigley offers insight on the viral Macron clip—because when it comes to physical interactions, context matters. 🧪

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What happened between the Macrons on that plane? A Northeastern expert weighs in
A video showing a physical interaction between the French president and first lady went viral with many speculating what was happening.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Summer is here! But so are ticks. Associate biology professor, Nick Takacks, shares information about deer ticks and some tips on how to stay safe. 🧪

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The tiny ticks that cause Lyme seem to have superpowers that make them hard to kill. But you can protect yourself by following these steps
Northeastern expert describes what makes blacklegged ticks formidable disease carriers — and how to prevent their bite.
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June 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Aaron Stubbins, professor of marine and environmental sciences, and Northeastern researchers have discovered have uncovered a “light smog” of microplastics drifting below the surface of the world’s oceans. 🧪🐙

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May 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Dive deeper into the Three Seas program offered by the Marine Sciences Center at Northeastern University! 🐙

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Three Seas at 40: How Northeastern’s immersive marine biology program transforms students into scientists
Three Seas students dive off the coasts of Massachusetts, Panama, and Washington state during an accelerated, graduate-level program.
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May 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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To our class of 2025 science Huskies, congratulations on your graduation from the Northeastern University College of Science! I am enormously proud of each on o you and your wonderful accomplishments!

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2025 College of Science Commencement Address by Dean Hazel Sive - Northeastern University College of Science
Honored graduates, honored guests, esteemed faculty and staff: Good day! I’m Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science at Northeastern University and welcome! This is truly, a wonderful celebratory m...
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May 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Arun Bansil, professor of physics, worked with an international group of scientist to successfully create laboratory conditions that brings researchers closer to understanding dark matter. 🐾 🧪
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Northeastern scientists help detect axion quasiparticles, offering new clues to dark matter
Scientists observe axion quasiparticles in a lab for the first time, offering new insights into dark matter.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Naomi Rajput, a fourth year neuroscience student, juggles course work with research, multiple clubs, co-ops, and a social life stating that “I live by this quote: ‘Aggressive growth is a product of imbalance.'" 🐾

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‘Growth is imbalance’: How Naomi Rajput is squeezing everything out of her Northeastern education
The fourth-year pre-med student, startup founder, campus club president and musician has stratospheric career plans.
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May 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Ariana Mechem, third year behavioral neuroscience student, used her two co-op opportunities to help her decide what career pathway to pursue after graduation. 🐾

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Co-ops help neuroscience student compare research and patient care as she aims to shape career studying brain disorders
Northeastern neuroscience student Ariana Mechem worked co-ops as a behavioral therapist with young children who have brain disorders.
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April 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Congratulations to Parker Cole Maivald, Sarah Galatoire and Abigail Wu, Naomi Rajput, and Eva Bennet for winning the COS Pitch Competition sponsored by Science Connects to Innovation and the NextGen Lab! 🧪

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April 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM