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Photos: Cell research, what's left of Matthews Arena and the view from London

Emeka Okeke, an immunologist and assistant professor of biology, researches neutrophils, the most abundant type of white blood cell and the first cells to arrive at the site of infection or injury in the Mugar Life Sciences Building.

The takedown of Matthews Arena officially begins

Northeastern’s co-ops, global network are biggest draws for applicants

Northeastern application numbers surge again, buoyed by student and parent interest in co-op and international opportunities.

She swapped TV studios for video storytelling in Panama

A co-op at a small educational nonprofit taught Lilly D’Italia how she can use her videography skills in different settings.

On ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,' he turned junk into a flame-throwing guitar

Michael Ulman poured sweat, blood and steel into ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ an extension of his trash-to-treasure artistic style.
Dylan Kao and Lucy Paolini sit at a table reviewing colorful printed materials, with a laptop open, against a blue background with warm bokeh lighting on the left.
Artificial Intelligence

These educators wanted to learn more about AI. Northeastern helped.

Lead by Learning, a center of Northeastern Oakland, offered a professional development program for educators who wanted to learn about AI.
A woman in a black blouse gestures while teaching with a laptop open in front of her.

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.
A hand holding a smartphone with a blurry screen.

AI governance is not just top-down in China, research finds

Political scientist Xuechen Chen said traditional Chinese values and market driven factors are also at play.
A laptop open on a pedestal to the OpenClaw personal AI assistant screen.

Why the OpenClaw AI agent is a 'privacy nightmare'

OpenClaw can organize files, write emails, and build apps — but giving it full computer access comes with risks, Northeastern experts warn.
A close up photo of a phone screen, displaying a collection of AI apps and their logos.

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

A Northeastern University professor used a large language model to de-anonymize a subset of interviews conducted by Anthropic Interviewer.
Graduates in caps and gowns celebrate on the steps outside a historic building.
Commencement 2025

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.
A graduate speaks at a podium during a commencement ceremony.

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.”
Seven graduates smiling while throwing their caps in the air. The London Eye ferris wheel is visible in the background. It is a bright sunny day.

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.
A shot from above of a crowd of graduates throwing their caps into the air.

Northeastern’s 2025 Vancouver graduates urged to embrace creativity and kindness in an AI world

More than 200 graduates celebrated at convocation, where speakers encouraged them to lead with imagination, data-savvy skills and compassion
Graduates wearing black gowns with gold accents sitting in a darkened Meridian Hall for the Toronto graduation.

More than 900 master’s degrees awarded at Northeastern’s Toronto campus

Student speaker Sujata Chandrashekhar Gaimar said Northeastern “empowered, motivated and sometimes pushed me to go beyond my fears.”
Notothenia coriiceps (Bullhead notothen) sitting on rocks and surrounded by soft corals in an aquarium tank.
Global University System

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.
A blue, suspended data visualization art sculpture displayed in a gallery, with other artwork visible in the background.

How artists transform data into art

The Data at Hand, is the first curatorial collaboration between Center for the Arts and Mills College Art Museum.

New London tech hub at Northeastern wants to make AI technology faster, more reliable

After the Boston hub’s success, the new London arm of the Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems opens the door to Europe and boosts AI research with new partnerships, according to director Tommaso Melodia of Northeastern University.

How Northeastern is expanding Massachusetts' life sciences industry

Northeastern trains students for entry level jobs through the Pathmaker program.
A woman standing next to a water tank in a marine science lab examines a sea star in her hands.

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.

World & National News

Multiple overlays of a white PlayStation 5 controller on a red background.

Extremists are using video games as recruitment tools. The UN fights back

Why a Swiss population cap baffles experts

Supreme Court tariff ruling ‘significant’ but foreseeable

Society and 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.

Meet the new TikTok, same as the old TikTok

Police learn a lot from field training officers, including use of force

Health

A man wearing a red shirt is running on a treadmill indoors.

Mitochondria is all the rage. But can it really help you live longer?

Disordered eating, its causes and why we won't talk about it

‘Looksmaxxing’ is all over TikTok. Our experts take a closer look.

Business

Several park visitors take photos of two kids standing in front of a statue of Walt Disney with a castle in the background.

Disney invests in 'the experience' with its new CEO

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

After 50,000 milestone, how quickly can the Dow reach 100,000?

Lifestyle

A person's hand sprinkling chili flakes over a pan of food cooking on a stove.

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

Feel like your brain is a little sluggish? Try 10 minutes of exercise

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

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

Is former Prince Andrew the first domino to fall in the Epstein probe?

Arts and Entertainment

An armored knight with a red-plumed helmet rides a brown horse at speed while holding a jousting lance, captured in motion past wooden fencing in a medieval tournament arena.

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

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

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

Science and Technology

A pair of gloved hands holds a glass sample that contains thin slices of rat brains.

Pregnant? Researchers discover that it may decrease your ‘fear memory’

How considering green spaces at multiple scales improves city planning

Anthropic supply chain risk designation could chill innovation, experts say

Sports

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’

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

Aggressive Huskies challenge Red Sox in traditional spring training opener

Israel-Hamas War

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.

Trump peace plan greeted with ‘optimism’ in Israel, but leaves out a ‘vision for Palestinians,’ experts say

Pro-Palestinian posts on TikTok continue to vastly outnumber pro-Israel posts, research shows

BBC under fire after livestreamed IDF chants by Bob Vylan. Experts weigh in on the broadcasting ‘mistakes’

Northeastern professor uses entrepreneurship to bring Israelis and Palestinians together

In the Press

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Charlotte Observer

Kroger quiely closes dozens of healthcare clinics

Timothy Hoff, professor of management health care systems at Northeastern University, said in an interview with Northeastern Global News in 2024 that retailers are facing challenges in healthcare.
San Francisco Chronicle

A ‘Southern Ivy’ university is setting up a campus in S.F. What will that look like?

“Location becomes a strategy.” It’s a strategy that Boston’s Northeastern University has employed for about 15 years, perhaps the first selective institution to do so. 
Boston.com

Massachusetts earns a D in new online gambling rankings

For more than a decade, researchers have known that gambling is an addictive substance, “just like heroin, opioids, tobacco, alcohol, and cocaine,” said Harry Levant, director of gambling policy with the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University to Boston.com on Wednesday. 
STAT News

RFK Jr. has wide discretion to choose evidence to support vaccine decisions, DOJ argues

“That might have been an example of a particularly stupid, dangerous, unfounded, statement but it’s still, I think, less subject to review than what’s at issue here,” said Wendy Parmet, a law professor at Northeastern University who was involved in submitting an amicus brief in the case. 

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