Northeastern’s photos of the year 2020 by Matthew Modoono December 22, 2020 by Ruby Wallau Share Facebook LinkedIn Twitter A vibrant sunset followed a violent snow squall and lit up the pedestrian bridge that unites the Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods where the Boston campus is located. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University 2020 was a year unlike any other, and Northeastern’s photographers worked tirelessly to capture it all—including new milestones for Northeastern, life during the COVID-19 pandemic, and cutting-edge research. So, take one last look back before turning toward 2021. Northeastern women’s hockey team won both the Beanpot and the Hockey East Championship before their season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, partners with David and Barbara Roux to announce the official launch of the Roux Institute at Northeastern, an innovation hub of cutting-edge research and lifelong learning in Portland, Maine. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Scenes from Northeastern's Vancouver campus. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University A student crosses the pedestrian bridge that connects the Fenway and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern Graduate Ahmad Zameli works at his company Evergreens on Northeastern's Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Students walk though Northeastern's Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern students Thomas Cava and Evelyn Goroza are caring for COVID-19 patients, many of whom are critically ill, while on co-op at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University 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 A brand-new coronavirus testing facility on Northeastern’s Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts, will help the university’s efforts to keep its community and surrounding neighborhoods safe with extensive testing of students, faculty, and staff. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University A student walks past #ProtectThePackNU signage on the steps outside Ell Hall on Aug. 25, 2020. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Questions about how to make homemade face masks abound. Loretta Fernandez, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is starting to get some answers. Photo illustration by Matthew Modoono/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 Nursing students Alyson Dahlberg, top, and Hannah Terry, bottom, served co-ops at Sturdy Memorial Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are among the 50 Northeastern students who are on co-op at Boston-area hospitals. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Tulips bloom outside Egan Research Center on the Boston campus, as droplets fall from a nearby water fountain. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Alessandro Vespignani, Director of the Network Science Institute and Sternberg Family distinguished university professor of physics, computer sciences, and health science at Northeastern University. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Huskies celebrate their 5-4 double-overtime win over Boston University. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Gohan a six-month-old husky, is seen at Snell Quad. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Frank Cutitta, a lecturer at Northeastern, survived 40 days in a coma. He believes COVID-19 experiences like his could lead to better conditions for patients in future. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University A student walks past a stretch of wall behind Snell Library adorned with splashes of red and gold ivy. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Doctoral students Devyesh Rana and John Biswakarma use fluorescent nanoparticles to simulate droplets carrying the coronavirus while testing protective face mask materials in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Graduate students Suzanne Stasiak and Ryan Jamieson are part of a team of researchers studying how smooth muscle cells in the human airway behave to trigger asthma. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Katrina Makayan, who studies journalism, gives her mother, Vera Makayan, a goodbye hug before moving into West Village. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Technicians from the Starlight Aerial Productions Drone Team prepare for the Convocation drone show on Carter Field. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Domenic Corey teaches Emergency Medical Technician Training at the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, and is also a shift commander at Brewster Ambulance Service. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Underneath a spiral of steps, a student works on the first floor of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University