The Beach Sisters program teens have spent the past year learning about marine and environmental science, and earlier this month, they were able to connect that science to community impacts and environmental justice.  The youth hosted an Environmental Justice 101 panel for their peers at Girls Inc of Lynn featuring three dynamic individuals in the field: Marcus Holmes, New England Regional EPA Coordinator, Taylor Morton, … Continue reading Lynn Teens and Industry Innovators talk Environmental Justice

by Nicole Peckham, PhD Candidate, Marine Science Center This past Tuesday, the Marine Science Center hosted the first science café of the spring semester with a discussion of the national and international politics surrounding climate change. Featuring panelists Dr. Laura Kuhl from the College of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Dr. Brian Helmuth from the College of Science and College of Public Policy and … Continue reading A New Day for Climate Policy

The Marine Science Center’s graduate Student community will host its next virtual Science Cafe on Tuesday, February 9th at 7 pm.  This month features a conversation about the politics of global climate change with two Northeastern University faculty: Dr. Laura Kuhl, College of Public Policy/Urban Affairs associate professor, and Dr. Brian Helmuth, College of Science and College of Public Policy/Urban Affairs professor.  The cafe will … Continue reading Science Cafe series returns with a look at the politics of global climate change

By Emily Melsky, MSC Outreach Fall 2020 Co-op Despite the fall semester looking considerably different than the norm, science prevailed for four undergraduate co-op students at the Marine Science Center over the past six months. Last week, Olivia Burek, Julia Holtzer, Emily Melsky, and Elena Turner participated in a symposium hosted by the MSC and OGL to share their work.  Julia Holtzer presented first, detailing … Continue reading Fall 2020 Symposium: MSC undergraduates highlight research successes despite an unusual semester

Marine and Environmental Sciences Professor H. William Detrich has been appointed to The National Academy of Sciences Polar Research Board Committee on Mid-Term Assessment of NSF Progress on the 2015 Strategic Vision for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research, effective Sept. 2, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021. The committee will assess progress in addressing research goals outlined in the 2015 report: 1) The changing Antarctic ice … Continue reading MSC Professor Detrich appointed to assess vision and goals of polar research

by Emily Melsky Last month, the Marine Science Center played host to its first completely virtual Science Cafe! Although these discussions have traditionally been held in person, meeting virtually via Microsoft Teams posed no obstacle to a myriad of fascinating conversations surrounding this week’s theme of “Disaster.” This overarching theme encompassed the work of several MSC researchers who each had a different take on how … Continue reading Disasters and How We Respond: NUMSC Science Cafe re-cap