A light at the end of the tunnel

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Tara Sheth sits cross-legged on a window ledge in Northeastern's tunnel system, working on a laptop with a backpack beside her, framed by a bright red wall.
Tara Sheth, who studies behavioral neuroscience, works on a project in the tunnel system on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Tara Sheth, who studies behavioral neuroscience, works on a project in the tunnel system on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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