Photos: Robotics, Global Leadership Summit and big swings in baseball
Northeastern graduate robotics students James Tukpah and Ben Cometto work on the SICK-IgniScan sensor for robotics in the EXP high bay lab on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Tukpah and Cometto recently won first place in the SICK$10K Challenge for their work. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
It was a busy week for Northeastern’s global network! In London, the 2026 Global Leadership Summit kicked off for a two-day extravaganza of events focused on business, technology, innovation and community. University President Joseph. E. Aoun headlined with a speech focused on humanity’s strength in the age of AI, and how universities can redefine their missions. Across the pond, students in Boston hit new breakthroughs in robotics development. Plus, the men’s baseball team were in a league of their own, scoring their first-ever back-to-back Coastal Athletic Association Championships.
Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Jim Pierce/Northeastern AthleticsPhoto by Jim Pierce/Northeastern AthleticsPhoto by Jim Pierce/Northeastern AthleticsPhoto by Jim Pierce/Northeastern AthleticsPhotos by Jim Pierce/Northeastern Athletics01/01/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Flowers begin to bloom next to Curry Student Center on June 1, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/01/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Flowers begin to bloom next to Curry Student Center on June 1, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University05/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Maria Chiu, Northeastern PhD researcher at the OASIIS Lab, Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation and Interactive Systems Lab, at MGH demonstrates the use of a VR headset and wearable sensors for injury analysis on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University05/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Nathan Miner, a Northeastern graduate, Northeastern professor Casper Harteveld and Caleb Myers, a Northeastern graduate, discuss slides in the OASIIS Lab, Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation and Interactive Systems Lab, at MGH on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University05/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Maria Chiu, Northeastern PhD researcher at the OASIIS Lab, Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation and Interactive Systems Lab, at MGH demonstrates the use of a VR headset and wearable sensors for injury analysis on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University05/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Maria Chiu, Northeastern PhD researcher at the OASIIS Lab, Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation and Interactive Systems Lab, at MGH demonstrates the use of a VR headset and wearable sensors for injury analysis on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University05/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Maria Chiu, Northeastern PhD researcher at the OASIIS Lab, Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation and Interactive Systems Lab, at MGH demonstrates the use of a VR headset for injury analysis on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University01/01/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk though campus on June 1, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityComputer science students Ahan Jain, Jasdeep Singh and Shuyan Ke, work on a project in West Village. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/01/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk though campus on June 1, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/01/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student works on a project in Krentzman Quad on June 1, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University01/01/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk though campus on June 1, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/04/26 – London, UK – Scenes from the Northeastern Global Leadership Summit in London on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University06/04/26 – London, UK – Scenes from the Northeastern Global Leadership Summit in London on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern University06/04/26 – London, UK – Scenes from the Northeastern Global Leadership Summit in London on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Photo by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Carmen Valino for Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University05/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Nathan Miner, a Northeastern graduate and full time researcher at the OASIIS Lab, Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation and Interactive Systems Lab, demonstrates the use of VR headsets and wearables to study relaxation at MGH demonstrates the use of a VR headset for injury analysis on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University05/28/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Nathan Miner, a Northeastern graduate and full time researcher at the OASIIS Lab, Orthopaedic Augmentation, Surgical Innovation and Interactive Systems Lab, demonstrates the use of VR headsets and wearables to study relaxation at MGH demonstrates the use of a VR headset for injury analysis on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/0326 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern distinguished professor and director of the Center for Complex Network Research at the Network Science Institute László Barabási gives a joint keynote address with Réka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology at The Pennsylvania State University, titled Before It Had a Name: From Random Graphs to Real Networks at the NetSci Boston Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 hosted by Northeastern at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/0326 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern distinguished professor and director of the Center for Complex Network Research at the Network Science Institute László Barabási gives a joint keynote address with Réka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology at The Pennsylvania State University, titled Before It Had a Name: From Random Graphs to Real Networks at the NetSci Boston Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 hosted by Northeastern at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/0326 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern distinguished professor and director of the Center for Complex Network Research at the Network Science Institute László Barabási gives a joint keynote address with Réka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology at The Pennsylvania State University, titled Before It Had a Name: From Random Graphs to Real Networks at the NetSci Boston Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 hosted by Northeastern at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/0326 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern distinguished professor and director of the Center for Complex Network Research at the Network Science Institute László Barabási gives a joint keynote address with Réka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology at The Pennsylvania State University, titled Before It Had a Name: From Random Graphs to Real Networks at the NetSci Boston Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 hosted by Northeastern at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/0326 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern distinguished professor and director of the Center for Complex Network Research at the Network Science Institute László Barabási gives a joint keynote address with Réka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology at The Pennsylvania State University, titled Before It Had a Name: From Random Graphs to Real Networks at the NetSci Boston Conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 hosted by Northeastern at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk toward Centennial Common on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – The elevator shaft of the 23-story residence hall at 840 Columbus Avenue rises above the EXP building on Northeastern University’s Boston campus on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student studies at Centennial Common on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student studies outside Snell Library on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student relaxes during class break at Centennial Common on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/04/26 – BOSTON, MA. – James Tukpah, Northeastern graduate research assistant in the RIVeR Lab, works on the SICK-IgniScan sensor camera in the EXP high bay lab on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Tukpah and his partner Ben Cometto recently won first place in the SICK$10K Challenge for their work. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/04/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern robotics students James Tukpah and Ben Cometto work on the SICK-IgniScan sensor for robotics in the EXP high bay lab on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Tukpah and Cometto recently won first place in the SICK$10K Challenge for their work. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/04/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern robotics student Ben Cometto works on the SICK-IgniScan sensor for robotics in the EXP high bay lab on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Tukpah and Cometto recently won first place in the SICK$10K Challenge for their work. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/04/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern robotics students James Tukpah and Ben Cometto work on the SICK-IgniScan sensor for robotics in the EXP high bay lab on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Tukpah and Cometto recently won first place in the SICK$10K Challenge for their work. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/04/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern robotics students James Tukpah and Ben Cometto work on the SICK-IgniScan sensor for robotics in the EXP high bay lab on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Tukpah and Cometto recently won first place in the SICK$10K Challenge for their work. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhoto by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/048/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A flower blooms in the arboretum on the Boston campus on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/048/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community walks through the Boston campus on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/048/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community studies by the koi pond on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Construction continues on Northeastern’s Boston campus arena on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Construction continues on Northeastern’s Boston campus arena on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Construction continues on Northeastern’s Boston campus arena on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Construction continues on Northeastern’s Boston campus arena on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/03/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Framed by pile-driven steel beams from arena construction, the elevator shaft of the 23-story residence hall at 840 Columbus Avenue rises above the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Northeastern University’s Boston campus on June 3, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/04/26 – BURLINGTON, MA. – Nursing students attend class at the Bouve College of Health Sciences School of Nursing at 67 South Bedford Street, Suite 300 in Burlington, Massachusetts on June 4, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/04/26 – BURLINGTON, MA. – Jillian Costa, Director of Clinical Affairs, poses for a portrait at the Bouve College of Health Sciences School of Nursing at 67 South Bedford Street, Suite 300 in Burlington, Massachusetts on June 4, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University06/04/26 – BURLINGTON, MA. – Nursing students attend class at the Bouve College of Health Sciences School of Nursing at 67 South Bedford Street, Suite 300 in Burlington, Massachusetts on June 4, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityPhotos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
