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Ilia Malinin on the ice after falling over during a skating program at the Olympics.

When Ilia Malinin and Mikaela Shiffrin met the ‘Olympic Dragon’

Northeastern University experts say the athletes’ different results demonstrate how the mental pressure of the Games can cut both ways
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Extremists are using video games as recruitment tools. The UN fights back

Can a video game combat violent extremism? In a new initiative, the U.N. says the answer is “yes.”
A baseball pitcher in a gray uniform with the number 18 on his back delivers a pitch from the mound with “jetBlue Park” signage visible behind him and spectators watching from the stands.

Aggressive Huskies challenge Red Sox in traditional spring training opener

After taking an early lead, Northeastern fell to Boston, 18-3, in Fort Myers, Florida.
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Supreme Court tariff ruling ‘significant’ but foreseeable

"This is a relatively unsurprising outcome, based on the skeptical reception by the justices,” said Dan Urman of Northeastern School of Law.

University News

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How Black women lead the way in nontraditional tech paths

Black women like Promise Owa and Tammiyoo Desir are breaking into tech through Northeastern’s Align program.
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How WISE helps students build confidence and startups

From first idea to funded startup, WISE empowers Northeastern students to build ventures, confidence and community through entrepreneurship.

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.

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

Photos: Lights, lasers and Olympic gold

Northeastern graduate researcher Charles Kissell works on protein analysis in Leigh Plant’s ISEC lab on the Boston campus.

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

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

SAVE Act: Will you need a photo ID to vote in the 2026 midterms?

Husky pride shines as four Northeastern grads on Team USA win Olympic gold

The START nuclear arms treaty expires. Is nuclear danger rising?

Artificial intelligence

Transphobia in LLMs is more nuanced than expected, research finds

Researchers asked LLMs questions on trans issues, finding that most answers had pro-trans sentiment but with transphobic thinking baked in.

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.
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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.

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

Our preference for certain foods may be impacted by early life stress, research shows

Northeastern research finds a correlation between acute stress in infancy and an increased preference for inflammatory foods in late teens.

Connected cars can be hacked, research finds

Northeastern researchers have uncovered security vulnerabilities in Tesla's, showing that hackers could intercept the wireless system.
Notothenia coriiceps (Bullhead notothen) sitting on rocks and surrounded by soft corals in an aquarium tank.

Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the ‘robust’ rockcod

Black rockcod embryos raised in warmer waters hatched with birth defects that could broadly impact the Antarctic ecosystem.

World & National News

A soldier kneels by a burial site, with blue and yellow flags waving in the background.

As wars in Ukraine and Gaza drag on, counting the dead grows harder

The Arctic: global commons or geopolitical battleground?

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

Society & Culture

Eileen Gu poses in front of a group of fans at the Olympics with a medal around her neck.

Eileen Gu and the rise of the Olympian influencer.

How to protect yourself and pets from frostbite in Arctic conditions

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

Health

Someone in a red jacket shares a to-go container with someone in a green jacket. Each holds a plastic fork above a fish and chips meal.

Our preference for certain foods may be impacted by early life stress, research shows

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

Study reports pharmacy workers are at elevated risk of suicide

Business

A W-2 tax form.

Tax season: Here’s what you need to know before you file this year

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

Are world governments in hock to bond markets?

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

Digital deception could complicate efforts to reach Nancy Guthrie

Northeastern law collaboration rights a 70-year-old wrong

Arts & Entertainment

Two men sit side by side on a beige couch in a bright, modern interior with white cabinetry visible in the background, one wearing a dark button-up shirt and the other in a gray patterned jacket over a gray shirt.

With ‘Shrinking,’ therapy is mainstream. Is that a good thing?

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

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

Science & Technology

Notothenia coriiceps (Bullhead notothen) sitting on rocks and surrounded by soft corals in an aquarium tank.

Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the ‘robust’ rockcod

Connected cars can be hacked, research finds

This class guides students through the mystery of the circadian rhythm

Sports

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wearing a blue and red ski suit cross country skis across the snow in front of a crowd at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Inspired by skiing in the Winter Olympics? Take it slow.

The shape of skis makes the biggest difference in maneuverability

Northeastern physician set to tackle Super Bowl role on Sunday

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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