Urban Coastal Sustainability Initiative
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Northeastern hosts DC briefing on urban coastal sustainability
The university, in partnership with U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, held a briefing on Capitol Hill last week where experts discussed critical research and policy issues…
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A global network for marine sustainability
In this guest blog post to iNSolution, Jennifer Mocarski, who works in Northeastern’s Urban Coastal Sustainability Initiative, writes about INSHORE, a newly formed…
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What’s wiping out the Caribbean corals?
Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn and Felicia Aronson, two student-researchers at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center, turned to crowdfunding to support their work on examining white-band disease, which has killed…
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A simpler way to test for water pollution
Assistant professor Loretta Fernandez has developed a straightforward method for determining the concentration of contaminants likely to end up in the tissues of organisms living…
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Live from the seafloor, it’s Mission 31!
Last week, Northeastern researchers were joined by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Stephen W. Director to converse with audience members at the…
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Hot and bothered: climate change and the ecology of fear
When animals must balance the fear of being eaten with their own need to feed, their decisions affect the whole ecosystem. New research from Northeastern…
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Take 5: A ‘Nor’Easter’ on Florida’s tropical shores?
Northeastern marine science professors Brian Helmuth and Mark Patterson discuss the decision for Northeastern to join forces with Mission 31, the monthlong underwater expedition off…
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The noisy world of mud crabs
Northeastern researchers are the first to show that marine crabs are capable of hearing and that their auditory ability plays an important role in their…
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An aquatic adventure resurfaces
Northeastern research technician Sara Williams first heard of the underwater research habitat Aquarius as a young member of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Twelve…
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Wherefore art thou, dear zooplankton?
Graduate student Amanda Dwyer will lead a research project in conjunction with Mission 31, a monthlong underwater expedition led by Fabien Cousteau, in which she’ll…
