July 2020 in photos by Matthew Modoono July 29, 2020 by Ruby Wallau Share Facebook LinkedIn Twitter A sunny Boston morning bathes the William E. Carter Playground in a swathes of gold. The transformation of the park was a 2018 collaboration between Northeastern and the city of Boston. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University The Boston campus came to life as students, faculty, and staff began to return. We showed you how the university plans to test everyone, and clean everything, to support a healthy campus. This and much more, all through the lenses of News@Northeastern’s award-winning photographers. Debra Roberts, who received her MBA from Northeastern in 2001, is the first Black person to be elected as a selectperson in Stoughton, Massachusetts, a town 20 miles south of Boston. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Incoming freshman Christopher Suplice has Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, a condition that has left him mostly blind. His experience has motivated him to use computer science to create technology for people with visual impairments, like himself. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University A sunrise run around William E. Carter Field is the best way to start the day. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Cory Porter and Caroline Roche, who are graduate students in the doctor of nursing practice nurse anesthesia program, learn basic anesthesia skills from preceptor Michael Butera during a clinical teaching lab in the Behrakis Center. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Olivia Mitchell, who works for the facilities department at Northeastern, installs new signs with COVID-19 guidelines at Shillman Hall. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University To test for the coronavirus, Northeastern is using the anterior nasal swab method, which is more comfortable than using an elongated swab to sample the upper part of the throat. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Hector Plaza, co-owner of Red City Fitness, sanitizes equipment in the fitness studio. The law students at Northeastern’s Community Business Clinic helped him create a plan to reopen safely. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Yuan Jia, who studies finance, works outside Churchill Hall. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Left: Pink flowers frame a cyclist biking through Krentzman Quad. Right: Kristin Ader, a business student, and Elizabeth Liu, who studies mathematics, work by the koi pond during a hot summer day on the Boston campus. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University. A person is silhouetted while crossing the pedestrian bridge on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Vyshnavi Karra, a graduate student studying chemical engineering, has published a book that examines the intersection of science and government, and how that relationship has evolved over the years. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University A member of the Northeastern facilities team sanitizes and cleans Snell Library. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Students enjoy summer on campus while complying with public health guidelines. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University A national coin shortage is the latest consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Makaila Cerrone, who recently graduated with degrees in political science and psychology, will start at MissionSafe, a Boston-based nonprofit organization, in August to help prepare Black and Hispanic children for high school and college. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Students enjoy summer on campus while complying with public health guidelines. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University A person walks past the Curry Student Center. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Students enjoy summer on campus while complying with public health guidelines. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Morning views on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Daniel Donnelly, who is a graduate student of chemistry, takes a break from lab work by juggling outside Curry Student Center. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Left: Graduate student Mark Diaz works outside the Curry Student Center. Right: Grace McKennon, who studies environmental science, turns a hammock strung up on Centennial Common into a cozy study space. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University A person walks through campus during a light rain storm. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Iterate Labs co-ops Yiqiang Wang, left, and Jignesh Jadhav developed a smart wearable that is helping many factories, research labs, and universities to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Cleaning crews sanitize and clean Marino Recreation Center. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Elizabeth Kokoti Madison, who studies chemical engineering, plays with her eight-week-old kitten, Amstel, on Centennial Common. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Flowers bloom on the Boston campus. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University A Northeastern student reads a book on Centennial Common. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University