Northeastern COS

Warming Antarctic waters are putting black rockcod at risk. Researcher H. William Detrich found that fish raised in warmer conditions hatched smaller and with birth defects—a troubling sign for future populations. Read more: bit.ly/4rRRXWR #COSConnects #MarineScience

Can early childhood stress affect what we eat later in life? Research from assistant professor Brie Reid finds acute stress in infancy is linked to a higher preference for inflammatory foods in teens and young adults. Read more: bit.ly/4bao39f #COSConnects #Psychology

One month until Giving Day‼️ On April 14, we come together to support the students, research, and discoveries that define the College of Science. 🔬 Save the date. 🗓️ #NUGivingDay #LikeAHusky #COSConnects

Mental health conversations are everywhere now — from TV to TikTok. But William Sharp, teaching professor and psychologist, warns: a diagnosis should be a starting point, not your whole identity. Read more: bit.ly/3PglH0V #COSConnects #Psychology

Pro soccer passing is getting harder, shorter, and sharper. Research led by assistant teaching professor Brennan Klein analyzed 13,067 matches, showing faster gameplay and major shifts in women’s competitions. Read more: bit.ly/3MG8ZrK #COSConnects #NetworkScience

What keeps our bodies on a 24-hour schedule? Associate Teaching Professor Matthias Schlichting’s Biological Clocks course challenges students to uncover the science of circadian rhythms through experiments and critical analysis. Read more: bit.ly/3N3Tf1N #COSConnects

Ashwagandha is one of the most popular herbal supplements in the U.S. Professor Jing-Ke Weng and graduate student Erin Reynolds engineered yeast to produce its key compounds. The discovery could open new paths for medicine. Read more: bit.ly/3MTXuNn #COSConnects

Different ski events require different designs — and physics explains why. “The shape determines stability and the maneuverability of the ski,” says Teaching Professor Stefan Kautsch. Read more: bit.ly/3OYmFyQ #COSConnects #Physics

Astronauts experience the “overview effect” in space. 🌍 Aquanauts experience something similar underwater. Marine Science Center researchers call it the “underview effect”—a shift that could inspire ocean conservation. Read more: bit.ly/4uakj00 #COSConnects

A giant cube + a helium balloon + Antarctica = a new way to hunt for dark matter. Assistant Professor Tsuguo Aramaki helped send a detector into the stratosphere to search for deep-space particles, following 20+ years of work. Read more: bit.ly/4rQ7JkP #COSConnects

Congratulations to Assistant Prof. Yizhi You, named a 2026 Cottrell Scholar! 🎉 The award recognizes her innovative research program and supports her project on open quantum systems and mixed states. A well-deserved honor! #Physics #COSConnects

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Sijia Dong on winning the 2026 I-APS Young Investigator Award from Inter-American Photochemical Society! 🎉 This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to photoscience and dedication to academic excellence. #Chemistry #COSConnects

Dr. Olga Vitek, director of the Barnett Institute and Raymond Bradford Bradstreet Professor, will present “Statistics, Machine Learning and AI for Interpreting Mass Spectrometry Imaging experiments.”

Dr. James Monaghan, professor and director of the Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems at Northeastern, will present “Deciphering the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Axolotl Limb Regeneration Using Multimodal Imaging and Omics.”

Join us on March 12 for the 2026 Barry L. Karger Medal in Analytical Chemistry Celebration! Hear from peers and industry leaders about research in separation science, protein analysis, DNAs sequencing, and proteomics. Register today: bit.ly/4qgWfWe

New research led by Zhenyu Tian, Assistant Professor of chemistry and chemical biology, shows crumb rubber in synthetic turf can degrade under sunlight and weather, generating hundreds of previously untracked chemicals. Read more: bit.ly/4kEdyiA #COSConnects #Chemistry

Dark matter makes up much of the universe, yet remains invisible. Jacqueline McCleary, an assistant professor, used data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to help create the most detailed dark matter map to date. Read more: bit.ly/4aXe1co #COSConnects #Astrophysics

Dark energy remains one of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Jonathan Blazek, an assistant professor of physics, contributed to the Dark Energy Survey’s final results, offering new insight into how the universe expands and evolves. Read more: bit.ly/3OngnbS #COSConnects