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Adrianna Robinson, a mechanical engineering student, works on her capstone project in the Forsyth Building capstone lab on the Boston campus. Robinson was developing a device designed to safely and easily move turtles off the road. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Adrianna Robinson, a mechanical engineering student, works on her capstone project in the Forsyth Building capstone lab on the Boston campus. Robinson is developing a device designed to safely and easily move turtles off the road. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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