Murray Forman stands among campus greenery, wearing a “BEYOND THE STREETS” sweatshirt and holding a book

Hip-hop historian explores aging within the genre in its sixth decade

How does a culture that was once thought to be exclusively created by and for the youth grapple with the fact of its aging? 
Yulia Pinkusevich standing with arms crossed in her paint-spattered studio, between a large pink and gray abstract canvas on the left and a dark, smoky painting on the right, with a cart of paints and supplies nearby.

Art made with GIS data and CIA spy images captures human impact of war

Daniel Draper standing outside at the Peabody Essex Museum in front of a garden with concrete structures in it.

Northeastern grad now steers the finances at the Peabody Essex Museum

A student in a black hoodie studies a row of framed works on a gallery wall, seen past blurred objects in the foreground, with a tall multicolored hanging piece and small sculptures on a pedestal behind him.

For most, El Niño’s wrath conjures fear. For some, it inspires art

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A person looks at a large art piece on a wall.

Imagination of Boston’s youth on view through grad’s MFA exhibit

Kelly Chen, CAMD’23, asked over 150 Boston youth to convey life in their neighborhoods through mosaic and sound.
Bronze sculpture of a long-eared hare holding a round drum up in one hand and a drumstick out in the other, against a glass building facade with vertical metal fins.

A 16-foot, drum-playing hare joins Northeastern’s Boston campus

The 2006 bronze sculpture by Welsh-born artist Barry Flanagan is a temporary addition to the university’s public art display.
A close up of hands using a tool to carve a bar of soap.

Soap Carving Club at Northeastern surprises leaders with popularity

An obscure club that started with a dozen Northeastern pre-dental students last year has grown to scores of soap crafters
A person is seen in silhouette from behind, facing a computer monitor that displays a video game interface with a task list, a countdown timer, and a status bar.

Research-based game design shields students from an industry in flux

Northeastern experts say making video games remains one of the best ways to stand out in creative, technical or research-focused fields.
A work of art displayed, surreal in nature.

Inside Northeastern – NYC, a sea of color, collage and creativity

Outside of Northeastern University – New York City, a typical slice of city life unfolds. But inside appears a world of art.
Two people holding crafted data textiles smile while sitting on a couch.

The secret knitting society designing blankets and clothing with data

Data textiles have the potential to unlock entirely new ideas about how to represent data in a way that taps into people’s emotions.

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