Photos: Chemical close-ups, Beanpot pot shots and an MBTA co-op
Bryan James, assistant professor of chemical engineering, analyzes plastic bottles contaminated with oil in the Mugar Life Sciences Building. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Huskies around the globe are returning to – or just starting – their routines as the spring semester kicks off. In Boston, chemical engineering researchers study contaminated plastics. Plus, the women’s hockey team fell short of their coveted fourth Beanpot championship in a riveting game against Boston University. A class of 2015 Northeastern graduate, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, hosted a deep discussion with professor Ted Landsmark commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And studious Huskies spend time tinkering with vehicles and snagging the best study spots on campus.
01/08/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Edward Lopes, who studies economics, poses for photos at Ruggles Station on Jan. 8, 2026. Lopes recently completed co-op for the MBTA. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/08/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Edward Lopes, who studies economics, poses for photos at Ruggles Station on Jan. 8, 2026. Lopes recently completed co-op for the MBTA. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/08/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Edward Lopes, who studies economics, poses for photos at Ruggles Station on Jan. 8, 2026. Lopes recently completed co-op for the MBTA. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/08/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Edward Lopes, who studies economics, poses for photos at Ruggles Station on Jan. 8, 2026. Lopes recently completed co-op for the MBTA. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern students, faculty and staff filled the East Village 17th floor event space for the annual A Tribute to the Dream event to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, 2026. The event featured President Joseph E. Aoun, Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, ’15, White House correspondent at The New York Times, and musical performances. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern students, faculty and staff filled the East Village 17th floor event space for the annual A Tribute to the Dream event to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, 2026. The event featured President Joseph E. Aoun, Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, ’15, White House correspondent at The New York Times, and musical performances. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern students, faculty and staff filled the East Village 17th floor event space for the annual A Tribute to the Dream event to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, 2026. The event featured President Joseph E. Aoun, Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, ’15, White House correspondent at The New York Times, and musical performances. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern students, faculty and staff filled the East Village 17th floor event space for the annual A Tribute to the Dream event to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, 2026. The event featured President Joseph E. Aoun, Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, ’15, White House correspondent at The New York Times, and musical performances. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern students, faculty and staff filled the East Village 17th floor event space for the annual A Tribute to the Dream event to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, 2026. The event featured President Joseph E. Aoun, Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, ’15, White House correspondent at The New York Times, and musical performances. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityArtist Nathalie Miebach installs artwork in Gallery 360 for the upcoming exhibition, The Data at Hand: Data Physicalizations of Earth and Space on Jan. 13, 2026. The exhibition is presented as a collaboration between Gallery 360 and the Mills College Art Museum. The exhibition will be on view, in an expanded form, in Oakland in Fall 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Artist Nathalie Miebach installs artwork in Gallery 360 for the upcoming exhibition, The Data at Hand: Data Physicalizations of Earth and Space on Jan. 13, 2026. The exhibition is presented as a collaboration between Gallery 360 and the Mills College Art Museum. The exhibition will be on view, in an expanded form, in Oakland in Fall 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Artist Sophie Weston Chien installs artwork in Gallery 360 for the upcoming exhibition, The Data at Hand: Data Physicalizations of Earth and Space on Jan. 13, 2026. The exhibition is presented as a collaboration between Gallery 360 and the Mills College Art Museum. The exhibition will be on view, in an expanded form, in Oakland in Fall 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lola Van Duzer, a bioengineering major at Northeastern, works on soldering in the EXP Makerspace on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lola Van Duzer, a bioengineering major at Northeastern, works on soldering in the EXP Makerspace on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student walks through campus on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk through campus on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – The best selling books at Lovestruck Books store in Cambridge on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 are the sports romance series by Rachel Reid. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – The best selling books at Lovestruck Books store in Cambridge on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 are the sports romance series by Rachel Reid. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – The best selling books at Lovestruck Books store in Cambridge on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 are the sports romance series by Rachel Reid. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – I heart Sports Romance and other romance themed hats are for sale at Lovestruck Books store in Cambridge on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Riley Mulroy, bookseller and events manager at Lovestruck Books store in Cambridge, organizes the shelves of various romance novels on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – President Joseph E. Aoun greets Eric Paley, Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development, during a visit to Northeastern on Jan. 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Hanumant Singh, professor of electrical and computer engineering demonstrates a quadruped robot to Zenobia Moochhala, Undersecretary of Business Strategies and Eric Paley, Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development during a visit to Northeastern on Jan. 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Bryan James assistant professor of chemical engineering, analyzes plastic bottles contaminated with oil in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Bryan James assistant professor of chemical engineering, analyzes plastic bottles contaminated with oil in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Bryan James assistant professor of chemical engineering, analyzes plastic bottles contaminated with oil in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Bryan James assistant professor of chemical engineering, analyzes plastic bottles contaminated with oil in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Bryan James assistant professor of chemical engineering, analyzes plastic bottles contaminated with oil in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Nicole Contreras, a computer science and business student at Northeaster, works on a sewing project in the EXP Makerspace on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Nicole Contreras, a computer science and business student at Northeaster, works on a sewing project in the EXP Makerspace on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Raymond Zheng teaches fellow Northeastern students about the CNC Mill in the EXP Makerspace on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Raymond Zheng teaches fellow Northeastern students about the CNC Mill in the EXP Makerspace on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Mechanical engineering student Adrian Vanegas, head of vehicle dynamics on the Northeastern Electric Racing Team, works on the vehicle in the basement of Richards Hall on Jan. 15, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Mechanical engineering student Adrian Vanegas, head of vehicle dynamics on the Northeastern Electric Racing Team, works on the vehicle in the basement of Richards Hall on Jan. 15, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Mechanical engineering student Owen Chiu, machines a part on the manual mill for the Baja SAE vehicle in the Capstone Machine Shop on Jan. 15, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityMechanical engineering student Adrian Vanegas, head of vehicle dynamics on the Northeastern Electric Racing Team, works on the vehicle in the basement of Richards Hall. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student works in the Sherman Center for Engineering on Jan. 15, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Student walk though Curry Student Center on Jan. 15, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
