April 2017 in Photos

April 22, 2017 – BOSTON, MA. – Students celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, on Centennial Common at Northeastern University on April 22, 2017. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Check out the amazing people, places, and events at Northeastern during the month of April as documented through the lenses of university photographers.

Henry Edson, who is pursuing both his bachelor's and master's degrees in international affairs, is the top-ranked fighter in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s white belt heavyweight division. Edson trains at Kimura Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu in Watertown, Massachusetts. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Pankhuri Singhal, S’17, a behavioral neuroscience major, has been named the student speaker at the undergraduate Commencement ceremony. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Left: Hannah Tam, S'19, works on co-op at Editas Medicine in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 10, 2017. Tam was recently named a Goldwater Scholar, a prestigious national award based on academic merit and provided to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Top Right: Marine science major Benjamin Moran, S'18, received a Goldwater Scholarship as well as a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant. Moran is seen working at the Marine Science Center on April 19, 2017. Bottom Right: Kuphus Polythalamia at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center on April 19, 2017. Research led by Northeastern's Daniel Distel found the first living giant shipworm. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Students celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, on Centennial Common on April 22, 2017. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
President Aoun presented Roger Marino, E’61, H’96, with the Presidential Medallion during the seventh annual Academic Honors Convocation on April 20, 2017. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
State Rep. Byron Rushing delivers remarks during the Lower Roxbury Black History Project event in the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute on April 18, 2017. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
The Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex is seen prior to the Grand Opening on April 3, 2017. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Students enjoy warm weather on Centennial Common on April 11, 2017. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University