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And the recipients of the 2026 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards are…

In its 6th year, the Women Who Empower Innovator Awards have invested over $2.3 million in ventures spanning technology, health and more.
2026 Northeastern Convocation Highlights text atop celebratory images of students and confetti, performers, and Paws

Highlights of 2026 global convocation ceremonies

This grad helped send aid to Venezuelan earthquake victim

Northeastern graduate Andrea Munoz helped deliver more than 43,500 humanitarian items to Venezuelans impacted by this summer’s earthquakes.

In a new book, professor lays out a vision for EU grand strategy

In “The European Union’s Grand Strategy: A Planetary-Scale Approach for Safeguarding the Future,” Mai'a Cross lays out a vision for the EU.

This graduate uses baking to cook up conversation about mental health

The founder of “Bake It Till You Make It” was one of eight who received a 2026 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards fellowship.

Entrepreneurship

A close up of shelves full of Green Line Apothecary's new Northeastern ice cream.
Entrepreneurship

We all scream for Northeastern-inspired Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream

Students will be able to sample or buy pints of Green Line Apothecary's new ice cream collaboration with Northeastern on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
A three-panel composite of Cynthia Orofo, Oliver Homberg, and Nicholas Lara, each laughing or smiling while speaking.

How Northeastern prepared these graduates for entrepreneurial success

Alumni discussed ventures, shared experiences as entrepreneurs and imparted wisdom on their journeys through the world of business.
Aoun and Fish laughing mid-conversation, seated in armchairs on stage in front of a large digital screen, with an audience visible in the foreground.

The commonalities between building buildings and shaping minds

Suffolk CEO John Fish joined President Joseph E. Aoun on Monday for a fireside chat about AI's transformational power
A student's face is reflected in the glass of a Prusa Core One 3D printer as it prints, with the print head and extruded red material visible in the foreground.

Summer school robots give future engineers hands-on inspiration

Teenagers test-drive future careers in engineering, psychology, and robotics, during events at the Northeastern London campus maker space.
A hand holds a prototype of the NextTile building block toy.

Student startup develops hands-on learning toy for future engineers

The magnetic squares powered by batteries and filled with circuitry could encourage the next generation of students to pursue STEM.

Artificial intelligence

Joshua Joseph speaks into a microphone to an audience, gesturing as he talks, with an attendee recording on a phone in the foreground.
Artificial intelligence

Robotics helped kick-start this grad's career at Tesla

After switching career dreams amidst years of failure abroad, Northeastern grad hit success at Tesla and the autonomous machine world
Students seated in a row of stools face a large projection screen showing a video call with collaborators, inside a darkened studio space with theater lighting rigs overhead.

How new AI tech is turning two campuses into one classroom

A new AI tool developed by arts and design professors facilitates and synthesizes live discussions across Northeastern’s global campuses.
A person wearing headphones sits at a computer, using an AI mom model.

Should AI labs try to recreate a human mother’s maternal instincts?

Unlike a real mother, AI Mom can be modulated to adjust her strictness, reinforcement style and love philosophy to visitors' liking.
Grace Awuma types on a computer, looking at dual-monitors while standing.

Co-op student’s head is in the cloud with the UN Development Program

Grace Awuma completed a co-op with the cloud infrastructure services team for the United Nations Development Program in Copenhagen.
A student examines the pages of a book that fold out into an intricate diagram.

Artists’ books provide valuable analog learning in a digital age

Professors say the unique art objects help students to tap into their creative selves, immunizing them from an AI-dominated future.

Commencement

Northeastern University graduates in black and gold regalia toss their caps in the air on the steps of a building in Portland.
Commencement

Northeastern’s Portland campus celebrates new graduates

Students represented 10 U.S. states, two Canadian provinces, and 25 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and ranged from ages 23 to 58.
A happy graduate cross the stage at Northeastern Seattle's 2026 commencement while waving both hands.

‘Say yes to the thing that scares you,’ speaker tells Seattle grads

About 280 students received advanced degrees during Northeastern Seattle’s commencement ceremony on Thursday at Benaroya Hall.
Oakland graduates celebrate with confetti.

Oakland, Silicon Valley graduates told degree is ‘not just a credential, it’s a connection’

More than 300 undergraduates and graduate students receive degrees on Holmgren Meadow.
A student speaker dressed in cap and gown addresses graduates from the podium.

Vancouver graduates urged to ‘show up’, shape the future

Northeastern University Vancouver celebrated more than 200 graduates during the 2026 commencement ceremony.
Bradley Peterson in a cap and gown poses with three other family members, two wearing red Northeastern hats and the third in a golden colored cap and gown signifying one of the Northeastern 'Golden Grads'.

It’s a three-peat! One family, three generations of Huskies

The co-op experience and strong STEM program have drawn members of this family to Northeastern ever since the 1960s.

Global University System

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Global University System

355 goats return to the Oakland campus to perform a key ecological job

A herd of hungry goats has returned to the Oakland campus to mitigate wildfire risk by munching on dry brush that can fuel nascent blazes.
Seven high school students in matching black Northeastern sweatshirts pose together outdoors under trees, two seated in colorful chairs and the rest standing or kneeling around them.

Northeastern awards full scholarships to accomplished Oakland students

To qualify, the Oakland high school students demonstrated extensive commitment to public service within their high schools' communities.
Students cheer with arms raised alongside Northeastern's husky mascot at an outdoor welcome event, with a large crowd seated behind them.

Everything to know about convocation 2026 at Northeastern Oakland

The celebratory event brings together students, faculty and university leaders for a formal welcome to the lush, 135-acre campus.
A student folds a pink towel while setting up a bunk-bed dorm room, with bins and belongings still being unpacked around her.

Your 2026 guide to move-in on Northeastern University’s Oakland campus

The largest-ever incoming class at Northeastern University’s campus in Oakland, California, is set to arrive in the Bay Area.
Darhlilove Botchway sitting at a table outside working on a laptop.

This student wowed one of Canada’s top pension funds with automation

Darhlilove Botchway is now an essential IT auditor at one of Canada's largest pension funds, earning a rare 8-month extension on his co-op.

World & National News

President Trump seated at the Resolute Desk, seen through the shoulders of two people in the foreground, mid-speech.

Is there a ‘birth tourism’ boom? Experts weigh in on the issue

Why hostage-taking thrives in an era of great power competition

Many causes for floods, many causes for their devastation

Science & Technology

A stylized graphic of a prompt input field and "Generate" button set against a background of binary code, representing AI text generation.

Are bots changing how people talk? Language in the age of AI

This Northeastern researcher is making 'waves' with magnets

Can you really turn off an AI? The debate over “kill switches”

Entrepreneurship

A student's face is reflected in the glass of a Prusa Core One 3D printer as it prints, with the print head and extruded red material visible in the foreground.

Summer school robots give future engineers hands-on inspiration

We all scream for Northeastern-inspired Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream

Student startup develops hands-on learning toy for future engineers

Arts & Entertainment

Slow down and zoom in: The case for microfilm research

Award-winning Northeastern professor will publish ‘non-linear’ memoir

Sony’s brand new bet on ‘Brand New Day’

Business

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference.

Economists think a rate hike is coming. Here’s what that could mean

Why it matters if a retailer has inaccurate personal data on you

Why is the US buying Japanese yen? Experts explain the rare move

Health

Close-up of a pipette dispensing a purple droplet into a well plate, backlit in violet and blue tones.

This cancer vaccine makes its own oxygen and gives T-cells a boost

This professor is studying how brainwaves can cut crippling joint pain

Can’t quiet your mind? Watching your brain might help you meditate.

Society & Culture

Woman in a blazer smiling and talking with a colleague in a yellow sweater, in an office setting.

Who hears you say “thank you”? It matters more than you might think

Researcher investigates how people get into the urban mix

How sports betting app Novig trolls us with its Sydney Sweeney ads

Sports

Novak Djokovic raises his hand to his head, appearing tired, with the U.S. Open logo shown in the background.

Father Time or something more? What’s bothering Novak Djokovic?

Shelton-Zverev final puts parental coaching dynamics in the spotlight

Northeastern helped launch this World Cup star for Haiti

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Highlights of 2026 global convocation ceremonies

Northeastern University welcomed the Class of 2030 with a high-energy Convocation celebrating the start of their Northeastern journey. From incredible singing and dancing to inspiring words and a confetti-filled finale, the event showcased the talent, spirit, and energy of the Northeastern community. It was a celebration of new beginnings and the excitement of everything the year ahead has to offer.

In the Press

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Rolling Stone

Prediction Markets Are Buying Their Way Onto the Internet’s Front Page

“Kalshi is all over the World Cup, banner ads on the field. You see rather clever advertising for all of [these platforms] throughout streaming and linear TV,” Northeastern University communications technology professor John Wihbey tells Rolling Stone. “They’re absolutely ubiquitous.”
Mashable

https://mashable.com/life/gen-z-wellness-darties-college-party-trend

As Northeastern University historian Malcolm Purinton told the Times Union, “People don’t want to go viral for intoxication, whether in high school or college.”
Boston.com

A government agency placed monitoring devices in their homes. These N.H. residents say it violates their privacy.

Aliza Hochman Bloom, an associate professor of law at Northeastern University who specializes in the Fourth Amendment, told Boston.com she has heard of monitoring in communal spaces or multi-family living, but never inside of a home.
Business Insider

How hard is it to get into the nation’s most selective universities? See the 25 lowest acceptance rates in the US.

Northeastern ranks #9 on Business Insider’s list of the 25 universities in the US that are hardest to get into.

Global Conflicts

Families wade at the shoreline while several large cargo ships sit anchored in the hazy water behind them.

A deal may resolve the Strait of Hormuz, but not the war

An anticipated deal between Iran and Oman would manage shipping in the strait, but has not yet been finalized.

Would the US defend Europe from a Russian attack? Leaders meet at NATO Summit

Kevin Warsh faces first major test as Federal Reserve chair

Would a federal gas tax holiday actually lower gas prices?

Hacks, doxxing and deepfakes: Are we overexposed as a society?

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