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Jun 10, 2025
PhD Spotlight: Narges Yazdani, PhD’24, Bioengineering
Narges Yazdani, PhD’24, bioengineering, focused her research on integrin-mediated mechanotransduction and its effects on neural stem cell behavior. Her work contributed to peer-reviewed publications and presentations at conferences and had a co-op at AbbVie Bioresearch Center.
Jun 09, 2025
Skalak Award Honorable Mention for Paper on Vascular Remodeling During Pregnancy
Ana I. Vargas, PhD’25, bioengineering, BioE Associate Professor Chiara Bellini and MIE Associate Professor Rouzbeh Amini received an Honorable Mention for the 2025 Skalak Award for their paper on “Vascular Remodeling During Late-Gestation Pregnancy: An In-Vitro Assessment of the Murine Ascending Thoracic Aorta.”
Jun 09, 2025
NSF CAREER Award To Develop Models for Human Trafficking Interdiction and Service Provision
MIE Assistant Professor Kayse Lee Maass received a $553,946 NSF CAREER award for “Multi-Agent Network Interdiction and Service Provision Models To Counter Human Trafficking.”
Jun 09, 2025
Levendis Receives ASEE Robert G. Quinn Award
MIE Distinguished Professor Yiannis Levendis is the recipient of the 2025 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Robert G. Quinn Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the promotion of excellence in experimentation and laboratory instruction.
Jun 09, 2025
Hazy Futures
CEE Distinguished Professor Auroop Ganguly was quoted in Science’s article “Hazy Futures” for his research, published in Environmental Research Letters (ERL), which revealed that a widely used climate model downscaling method produced results statistically indistinguishable from random noise, thus having serious implications for adaptation planning.
Jun 09, 2025
Dialogue of Civilizations in Milan on Heritage, Design, Innovation
Tucker Marion, associate professor of entrepreneurship and innovation group, jointly appointed in mechanical and industrial engineering, led a Dialogue of Civilizations in Milan, exploring the connection between heritage, design, and innovation.
Jun 09, 2025
The Marvelous Powers of Mucus
ChE Distinguished Professor Rebecca Carrier was featured in The Week’s article “The Marvelous Powers of Mucus” for explaining how mucus lines various bodily surfaces and adapts its properties for different […]
Jun 05, 2025
Architecture Graduate Finds Sustainable Career Path
Sowdamini Ponnada, MS’25, sustainable building systems, leveraged Northeastern’s experiential learning opportunities and comprehensive curriculum to transform her passion for sustainability into a technical skill she could utilize in her architecture career. Upon graduation, she is joining her co-op employer full time as an early career sustainability consultant.