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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Apr 1

Congratulations to Professor Randall Hughes for being recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science as a 2024 lifetime fellow!
news.northeastern.edu/2025/03/31/l... @randallhughes.bsky.social @aaas.org

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Mar 21

Coastal Sustainability Postdoc Dr Jessica Griffin (Northeastern CSI & TNC-MA) wove together #eelgrass and #climatechange at tonight’s powerful Catalyst Conversations exploration of art & science. @randallhughes.bsky.social @northeasterncos.bsky.social @nature.org @northeasternu.bsky.social

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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · Jan 24

Updated with full open access. Please read & share.

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Alison Bowden @alisonbowden.bsky.social · Nov 4

From bird watching to blue carbon,, salt marshes provide incredible benefits. But with sea-level rise, many of these services are at risk. Find out more in our new study in Journal of Environmental Management.
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Evaluating ecosystem services in urban salt marshes: Assessing vulnerability to sea-level rise and implications for coastal management

This study presents a spatio-temporal framework that integrates ecosystem services into ecological risk assessment to evaluate the ecosystem service v…

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Mar 17

Congratulations to our community member Gabriela Garcia!

Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · Feb 13

ESA is pleased to announce the 2025 cohort of ESA Excellence in Ecology Scholars!🎉 Congratulations to:

- Gabriela Garcia
- Elvira D'Bastiani @elviradbastiani.bsky.social
- Camille Griffith
- Estelí Jiménez-Soto

Learn more about them: esa.org/blog/2025/02...

A collage of headshots of our 2025 Excellence in Ecology Scholars. Clockwise from top left: Gabriela Garcia, Elvira D'Bastiani, Camille Griffith, Esteli Jimenez-Soto

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · Feb 13

ESA is pleased to announce the 2025 cohort of ESA Excellence in Ecology Scholars!🎉 Congratulations to:

- Gabriela Garcia
- Elvira D'Bastiani @elviradbastiani.bsky.social
- Camille Griffith
- Estelí Jiménez-Soto

Learn more about them: esa.org/blog/2025/02...

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Jan 16

Our Outreach Program welcomed 3 new folks to the team this week; recent graduate Lee and MES undergrads Charlee and Celia will help connect thousands of people to our lab’s science and spaces this Spring through field trips, events, and tours! #coop #STEM @northeasternu.bsky.social

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Dec 6

Some rocky intertidal zen for your Friday

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Dec 6

Great feature highlighting teaching professor Mariana Valencia Mestre’s work! What Starts in the Garden Can Heal the World quarterly.mills.edu/what-starts-... via @millsquarterly.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social

What Starts in the Garden Can Heal the World

As these alums show, the future of agriculture is small Words by Rachel Leibrock, MFA ’04 | Photos by Ruby Wallau and Greer Rivera Olive Simon ’22 had never thought about growing flowers or ve…

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Nov 22

Congratulations to Helen Cheng who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday! Helen’s research on the impacts of range-expanding species on the American Lobster fishery provides critical and timely knowledge about this system. Congratulations, Dr. Cheng! @northeasternu.bsky.social

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Madeline Eppley @madeline-eppley.bsky.social · Nov 19

hey, it's me! thanks to the northeastern college of science and my department @northeasternmes.bsky.social for this short feature. 🏳️‍⚧️

actively listening to queer and trans perspectives in STEM remains important, especially after celebrations like #LGBTInSTEM day and pride month pass.

Celebrating LGBTQ+ STEM Day: A Conversation on STEM, Identity, and Community - Northeastern University College of Science

Today, Monday November 18th, marks the fifth year of celebrating LGBTQ+ STEM Day. With the first two years being celebrated in July, this holiday moved to November 18th as an internationally recognize...

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Nov 20

Congratulations to Aubrey Foulk who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday! Aubrey’s work assessing climate change impacts on individual organisms in coastal habitats around the world adds critical understanding of these systems. Congratulations, Dr. Foulk! @northeasternu.bsky.social

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Madeline Eppley @madeline-eppley.bsky.social · Nov 19

#LGBTQInSTEM day isn’t over yet! Here’s a starter pack of LGBTQIA+ graduate students (PhD & MS) in marine science! 🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨

It’s so important to build microcommunities! They can provide support from others at the same career stage who hold similar identities.

Comment if you’d like to be added! 🧪🧬

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Nov 19

What is La Niña? A Northeastern expert explains how the weather pattern may impact your winter plans news.northeastern.edu/2024/10/23/w... via @northeasternu.bsky.social Global News

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Nov 15

Congratulations to Johanna L’Heureux who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday! Johanna’s work in the Bowen Lab on salt marsh social-ecological and microbial systems will help us better protect and manage these critical ecosystems. Congratulations, Dr. L’Heureux! @bowenlab.bsky.social

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Nov 15

What’s killing corals? Northeastern professor uses machine learning to identify a suspected pathogen news.northeastern.edu/2024/10/25/c... via Northeastern Global News

What’s killing corals? Northeastern professor uses machine learning to identify a suspected pathogen

Steven Vollmer says a berry-shaped bacterium is the likely cause of white band disease pushing some coral nearly to the brink of extinction.

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Nov 14

Congratulations to Savannah Swinea who successfully defended her dissertation yesterday! Savannah’s coastal social-ecological systems research has already been published in Estuaries and Coasts, Ecosphere, and Global Change Biology. Congratulations, Dr. Swinea!

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Kylea Garces, PhD @ellewoodsofmyco.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hi yall! I’m Kylea Garces an NSF postdoc excited about all things fungi, community assembly, & coasts! Passionate about inclusive ed, grading for equity & mentorship.
#MicrobialEcology #DBER #mycology #SciCom #FirstGenInSTEM #WOCEEB
Outside of science I enjoy sunbathing, sports & sparkles 🍄🌊🌤️🏈🏀💅🏻✨

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Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Mar 13

DEADLINE 3.22.24 - APPLY NOW! Want to go to grad school in #MarineScience #EnvironmentalScience #Socioecology #Sustainability? Unsure how? Join our all-expenses-paid June workshop. Priority #firstgen and applicants from marginalized groups. cos.northeastern.edu/beaches/

Northeastern MES/CSI/MSC @northeasternmes.bsky.social · Feb 21

DEADLINE 3.15.24 - APPLY NOW! Want to go to grad school in #MarineScience #EnvironmentalScience #Socioecology #Sustainability? Unsure how? Join our all-expenses-paid June workshop. Priority #firstgen and applicants from marginalized groups. cos.northeastern.edu/beaches/

Flyer for workshop June 2-5 ‘24, with students smiling on a rocky coastline

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