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A crisis in the making: Can America afford the elderly?

Americans are living longer, but these extended twilight years puts a strain on systems already bursting at the seams.
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AI governance is not just top-down in China, research finds

Political scientist Xuechen Chen said traditional Chinese values and market driven factors are also at play.
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Can two microbes work together to revolutionize biofuel?

Researchers out of the Woolston Lab have proposed a novel approach that could make biofuel production more efficient
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With ‘Shrinking,’ therapy is mainstream. Is that a good thing?

Normalizing therapy opens the doors to get more people help, but there are potentially dangerous tradeoffs, therapists say.

University News

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Writers find their creative strengths in the age of AI

The debate about artistic agency in the age of AI is playing out in earnest at Northeastern University’s Oakland campus.
Northeastern University student Ryan Sewell wearing headlamp and gloves removes tracking collar from sedated lioness at night during African wildlife conservation fieldwork in Malawi.

Co-op brings student up close and personal with a lioness

Ryan Sewell completed a co-op at Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, which works to protect Malawi’s wildlife.

The Thames gives up centuries of history to Northeastern mudlarkers

The immersive experience was part of the London: Literature, Culture, Identity course.

He’s a ‘Monster Hunter’ superfan. Now he’s working on the next game

On co-op, dedicated “Monster Hunter” fan Bryan Wu got the chance to work on the latest entry in the long-running franchise.

FinTech Society provides AI-proofed skills and job opportunities

It boasts 750 members across Northeastern’s global network of campuses and is helping establish careers in the sector.

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Popular Posts

What is the problem with an Olympic figure skater’s ‘Minions’ routine?

In a celebration of partnerships, Mayor Wu joined President Aoun to mark the beginning of a new 23-story residence hall taking shape

Olympic dreams outweigh knee injury for Lindsey Vonn. Is she crazy?

Anthropic’s ‘anonymous’ interviews cracked by professor with an LLM

This Patriots cheerleader and student heads to the Super Bowl

Artificial intelligence

Government funding for AI jobs did not produce more jobs, research finds

Northeastern study finds that AI skills are more in demand in the job market, but don't always lead to more jobs.

New London tech hub at Northeastern wants to make AI technology faster, more reliable

After the Boston hub’s success, the new London arm of the Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems opens the door to Europe and boosts AI research with new partnerships, according to director Tommaso Melodia of Northeastern University.
A laptop open on a pedestal to the OpenClaw personal AI assistant screen.

Why the OpenClaw AI agent is a ‘privacy nightmare’

OpenClaw can organize files, write emails, and build apps — but giving it full computer access comes with risks, Northeastern experts warn.

2025 Commencement

Graduate from Northeastern’s Arlington campus turns successful co-op into dream job at Amazon

Soumya Hukkeri tells fellow grads at Northeastern’s Arlington commencement to “never stop believing in yourself.”

Degrees in hand, jobs secured, Northeastern grads in London are in high demand

‘I decided to take a leap. I’m so happy I did,” said Maria Abbadi, one of 110 students to graduate with a master’s or apprenticeship degree.
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Northeastern celebrates 215 graduates during commencement ceremony in Portland, Maine

The Class of 2025 included master’s degree recipients from 19 countries, nine U.S. states and 41 cities or towns across Maine.

Global University System

Starfish are dying from a mysterious disease. She hunts for answers

Northeastern's Angela Jones is leading efforts to research an animal that we shockingly know very little about: sea stars.

This mental health care startup launched from a chance encounter

Navimental helps parents navigate mental health challenges in the health care system.

How Northeastern is expanding Massachusetts’ life sciences industry

Northeastern trains students for entry level jobs through the Pathmaker program.

Research

New research looks at how the way you walk impacts health and the city

Researchers will study how real-world walking can impact the design of walkable cities and have a positive impact on human health.

Study reports pharmacy workers are at elevated risk of suicide

Northeastern researcher on healthcare provider suicide calls pharmacists and pharmacy technicians “the forgotten” frontline workers.
A hand holding a smartphone with a blurry screen.

AI governance is not just top-down in China, research finds

Political scientist Xuechen Chen said traditional Chinese values and market driven factors are also at play.

World & National News

An icebreaker making a route in a large ice field, the sun casting it's shadow onto the ice next to it.

The Arctic: global commons or geopolitical battleground?

The EU’s ‘trade bazooka’ sounds imposing. Here’s what it could do

How Iran cut the internet at the flip of a switch

Society & Culture

A person in a snow suit, gloves and protective gear runs in a snowy environment.

How to protect yourself and pets from frostbite in Arctic conditions

What the Beckham family feud tells us about parent-child estrangement

Carnival traditions are ‘remixing race’ in post-apartheid South Africa

Health

A man in a blue Olympics suit skies on the snow.

How do Olympians get their bodies ready to compete at altitude?

Study reports pharmacy workers are at elevated risk of suicide

US may lose its elimination status if measles is reestablished

Business

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Bitcoin falls, but crypto is here to stay, Northeastern experts say

Are world governments in hock to bond markets?

After Google and Meta antitrust cases, experts say the courtroom may be the wrong venue for challenging Big Tech

Lifestyle

A group of women perform yoga in a park outdoors, each in the same pose, standing with their left arm extended overhead. The sun shine down from the top of the image.

Feel like your brain is a little sluggish? Try 10 minutes of exercise

Cuisines can be broken down into simple ‘culinary fingerprints,’ research finds

How a Victorian-era marketing ploy made chocolate the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift

Law

A Pima County Sheriff's deputy talks with a private security guard at Nancy Guthrie's home.

Why bitcoin would have allure for Nancy Guthrie’s abductors

Can ICE agents search homes with only an administrative warrant?

Reiner killings an ‘unusual form’ of family violence

Arts & Entertainment

An armored knight with a red-plumed helmet rides a brown horse at speed while holding a jousting lance, captured in motion past wooden fencing in a medieval tournament arena.

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ centers jousting. But is it accurate?

What the new film adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” gets wrong

Her work got a 112-year-old film into the National Film Registry

Science & Technology

A person in black and glasses sits next to someone with long dark hair, both look at insole sensors on a table. A laptop is open nearby.

New research looks at how the way you walk impacts health and the city

Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?

How artists transform data into art

Sports

A U.S. skier plunges down a snowfield, knees bent and together, wearing thick snow clothing.

The shape of skis makes the biggest difference in maneuverability

First-year student Alessia Baechler takes to Olympic ice

Huskies fall to BU in overtime Beanpot shootout

Israel-Hamas War

Trump peace plan greeted with ‘optimism’ in Israel, but leaves out a ‘vision for Palestinians,’ experts say

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a broad “peace deal” brokered by the Trump administration.

Pro-Palestinian posts on TikTok continue to vastly outnumber pro-Israel posts, research shows

For every pro-Israel post that appeared on TikTok in September there were roughly 17 posts supporting Palestinians, research finds.

BBC under fire after livestreamed IDF chants by Bob Vylan. Experts weigh in on the broadcasting ‘mistakes’

BBC and authorities' response to chants led by punk-rap band Bob Vylan show the regulatory system is working, says Northeastern professor.
A group of people observing from a distance destroyed buildings in Gaza.

‘Legitimate questions’ loom over Trump’s international stabilization plan in Gaza

President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan stipulates that the international stabilization force will comprise Arab and international partners.

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