Data visualization

Here’s one way to make data tangible and exciting

When most of us hear “data,” we think of facts and figures confined to charts and reports. For Northeastern professor Dietmar Offenhuber, it’s not so…

by Khalida Sarwari December 18, 2018

The United States isn’t quite a melting pot, this data visualization artist says. It’s more like a tree.

Pedro Cruz thinks of the United States as a tree. Specifically, as a tree trunk, with its concentric rings demarking growth throughout the years. As…

by Molly Callahan December 12, 2018

You love that dirty water. But how dirty is it really?

In 1965, the water in the Charles River was so dirty that The Standells wrote a song about it. Now the “Dirty Water” Boston sports…

by Lia Petronio August 30, 2018

Recent graduate’s data visualizations transform the magic of Harry Potter into something Muggles can understand

Olivia Rouse created a data-driven guide to the Harry Potter franchise, whose books she’s read more than 10 times.

by Greg St. Martin June 21, 2018

Avengers, Jurassic World, and Star Wars: A road map to the top 100 grossing movies of all time

Jurassic World: Lost Kingdom, the fifth installment of the Jurassic Park franchise, hits theaters in the United States this weekend—and it’s expected to make hundreds…

by Lia Petronio June 20, 2018

Listen up! Faculty share their favorite podcasts

If you’re looking for the next great podcast, check out what these Northeastern faculty are listening to. Road-tripping through Italy, the backstories of Supreme Court…

by Molly Callahan June 6, 2018

What’s your carbon footprint? You probably have no idea

Most Americans who want to diet can guess how many calories there are in a hamburger. But do people who want to reduce their impact…

by Lia Petronio June 6, 2018

How prevalent is Lyme disease where you live? Find out with this interactive map.

Rashes. Fatigue. Swollen joints. These are not the ingredients for a happy summer day. But they are the most common symptoms of Lyme disease, a…

by Lia Petronio May 23, 2018

4,058 Northeastern seniors just earned their degrees. Here’s what they studied.

4,058 students graduated Friday at Northeastern’s 116th Commencement. See what the graduating class studied with this interactive visualization.Each college is represented as a colored circle.

by Lia Petronio May 4, 2018

Northeastern University collection preserves thousands of ocean species that may go extinct

The Ocean Genome Legacy Center at Northeastern University maintains a collection of marine DNA and tissue samples that is unlike anything else in the world.

by Lia Petronio April 16, 2018