Geoff Trussell Professor and Chair of the Department of Marine and Environmental Science, Director of Marine Science Center and the Coastal Sustainability Institute g.trussell@neu.edu 781.581.7370 x300 Expertise evolutionary and community and ecosystem ecology Geoff Trussell in the Press Article Researchers in Nahant collecting samples to map DNA from creatures of the deep Steven Vollmer studies coral. One of the species on his radar is staghorn coral, which has long branches resembling male deer antlers. Found mostly off the Florida Keys and in the Caribbean, the coral is on the endangered species list because of white band disease, a condition involving a deadly ring of peeling that starts […] Article The Daily Item Northeastern’s Nahant facilities receive facelift Geoff Trussell had just hired six new faculty, and the 50-year-old facilities at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center just weren’t going to cut it. So the university built its Nahant campus some brand new ones. Over the last year, walls have been knocked down and built up to turn obsolete and rundown classroom space into laboratories […] Geoff Trussell for Northeastern Global News Students squish seaweed, dissect squids, and find each other as whales do at Northeastern’s High School Marine Science Symposium Students squish seaweed, dissect squids, and find each other as whales do at Northeastern’s High School Marine Science Symposium Northeastern, Nature Conservancy team up to tackle climate change, save coastal cities Northeastern, Nature Conservancy team up to tackle climate change, save coastal cities Collaboration: ‘Where the magic starts happening’ Collaboration: ‘Where the magic starts happening’ Northeastern’s research partnerships in Cuba open the doors to scientific exchange Northeastern’s research partnerships in Cuba open the doors to scientific exchange 3Qs: Why better infrastructure could solve Rio’s water problems 3Qs: Why better infrastructure could solve Rio’s water problems Marine Science Center works to protect oceans’ ‘vital role in sustaining life on Earth’ Marine Science Center works to protect oceans’ ‘vital role in sustaining life on Earth’ The rules of the water The rules of the water Northeastern hosts DC briefing on urban coastal sustainability Northeastern hosts DC briefing on urban coastal sustainability Looking ahead: Coastal sustainability in 2015 Looking ahead: Coastal sustainability in 2015 Hot and bothered: climate change and the ecology of fear Hot and bothered: climate change and the ecology of fear
Article Researchers in Nahant collecting samples to map DNA from creatures of the deep Steven Vollmer studies coral. One of the species on his radar is staghorn coral, which has long branches resembling male deer antlers. Found mostly off the Florida Keys and in the Caribbean, the coral is on the endangered species list because of white band disease, a condition involving a deadly ring of peeling that starts […]
Article The Daily Item Northeastern’s Nahant facilities receive facelift Geoff Trussell had just hired six new faculty, and the 50-year-old facilities at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center just weren’t going to cut it. So the university built its Nahant campus some brand new ones. Over the last year, walls have been knocked down and built up to turn obsolete and rundown classroom space into laboratories […]