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A student checks a heat and noise sensor installed on a light post in Roxbury.

Sensors grab pollution data in these Boston neighborhoods

These Boston neighborhoods have heat and noise problems. This sensor project is helping address it.
Hilary Duff poses in the backseat of a car, leaning her head against the window as the sun streaks across her face.

Global superstar Hilary Duff is Northeastern's commencement speaker

This former U.S. special agent is writing a new chapter

After decades spent as a special agent, Bryan Tenney published his first book, “The Founders,” a lifelong dream in the making.

A scientist and artist wins Ph.D scholarship at NIH and Oxford

Laurel Walsh will divide her time between the U.K. and U.S. in NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program for an accelerated doctorate.

This co-op student is stepping into a full-time role at AWS upon graduation

Working as a software engineer at Amazon Web Services, Shubh Thorat’s use of artificial intelligence left a lasting impression.
Two students standing at a booth for Journee energy drinks. Nicole Khoury stands behind the booth.
Entrepreneurship

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Nicole Khoury’s own health journey inspired her to create Journée, a healthier alternative to traditional energy drinks
Aerial view of people wading through brown floodwaters carrying their belongings during monsoon flooding in India.

Keeping roads and train lines open during India’s monsoon floods

Northeastern graduate Udit Bhatia uses physics and AI to develop solutions to urban monsoon flooding in India.
Scenes from the 2026 WISE Summit on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

WISE summit inspires female entrepreneurs to rise above challenges 

The summit on Northeastern University’s Boston campus welcomed 200 participants for networking, workshops, inspiring speakers and more.
A delivery driver wearing a red baseball cap hands a plastic bag full of food to a customer. They are standing outside.

Apologies are not always the best policy in customer service

With mistakes like food delivery delays, an apology can backfire, impacting customer trust and revenue for businesses.
A gold-tone heart-shaped locket hangs on a gold-tone chain.

Viral jewelry maker turns college lessons into her next launch

Northeastern student Rebecca Zhao turned a TikTok trend into a jewelry business and now plans to grow it using skills from college.
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and Gina Raimondo sit on a stage in front of an audience.
Artificial Intelligence

Former commerce secretary says long-term bet on AI is good for the workforce

The U.S. needs to retrain its citizens with “a more modern, effective higher education” system in the age of AI, Gina Raimondo said.
Dylan Kao and Lucy Paolini sit at a table reviewing colorful printed materials, with a laptop open, against a blue background with warm bokeh lighting on the left.

These educators wanted to learn more about AI. Northeastern helped.

Lead by Learning, a center of Northeastern Oakland, offered a professional development program for educators who wanted to learn about AI.
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How can you avoid AI sycophancy? Keep it professional, researchers say

New research finds that talking with AI chatbots as peers makes them more likely to tell you what you want to hear.
A woman in a black blouse gestures while teaching with a laptop open in front of her.

Writers find their creative strengths in the age of AI

The debate about artistic agency in the age of AI is playing out in earnest at Northeastern University’s Oakland campus.
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AI governance is not just top-down in China, research finds

Political scientist Xuechen Chen said traditional Chinese values and market driven factors are also at play.
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Commencement 2025

Northeastern celebrates 215 graduates during commencement ceremony in Portland, Maine

The Class of 2025 included master’s degree recipients from 19 countries, nine U.S. states and 41 cities or towns across Maine.
A graduate speaks at a podium during a commencement ceremony.

Graduate from Northeastern's Arlington campus turns successful co-op into dream job at Amazon

Soumya Hukkeri tells fellow grads at Northeastern’s Arlington commencement to “never stop believing in yourself.”
Seven graduates smiling while throwing their caps in the air. The London Eye ferris wheel is visible in the background. It is a bright sunny day.

Degrees in hand, jobs secured, Northeastern grads in London are in high demand

‘I decided to take a leap. I’m so happy I did,” said Maria Abbadi, one of 110 students to graduate with a master’s or apprenticeship degree.
A shot from above of a crowd of graduates throwing their caps into the air.

Northeastern’s 2025 Vancouver graduates urged to embrace creativity and kindness in an AI world

More than 200 graduates celebrated at convocation, where speakers encouraged them to lead with imagination, data-savvy skills and compassion
Graduates wearing black gowns with gold accents sitting in a darkened Meridian Hall for the Toronto graduation.

More than 900 master’s degrees awarded at Northeastern’s Toronto campus

Student speaker Sujata Chandrashekhar Gaimar said Northeastern “empowered, motivated and sometimes pushed me to go beyond my fears.”
Students from Agents of Social Impact pose together in a warehouse while volunteering at a local nonprofit.
Global University System

This Seattle student org explores the world of nonprofits

Agents of Social Impact hosts workshops and volunteer events around Seattle.
A young woman with long dark hair smiles while speaking at a wooden podium on a darkened stage at the Voices of NU event. The podium has a sign that says 'Voices of NU' on it in red and pink lettering on a black background.

Students say Oakland campus changed them for the better

Students recently spoke during Voices of NU Oakland, a storytelling competition on what makes Northeastern's Oakland campus feel like home.
A closeup image of hands putting a registration sticker on the front right corner of a silver Apple laptop on a white table.

The simple habit that prevents campus theft, according to NUPD

NUPD warns students not to leave belongings unattended and offers tips, device registration and free bike locks to prevent theft on campus.
Three people walk along a sunlit, tree-lined campus path, wearing Northeastern branded t-shirts. Academic buildings and other pedestrians are blurred, but visible in the background.

Northeastern’s co-ops, global network are biggest draws for applicants

Northeastern application numbers surge again, buoyed by student and parent interest in co-op and international opportunities.
Notothenia coriiceps (Bullhead notothen) sitting on rocks and surrounded by soft corals in an aquarium tank.

Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the ‘robust’ rockcod

Black rockcod embryos raised in warmer waters hatched with birth defects that could broadly impact the Antarctic ecosystem.

World & National News

People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.

The Iran War is causing market swings. Can it bounce back?

The Iran War may dull Dubai’s glittering image

What would happen if the United States pulled out of NATO?

Science & Technology

rows of pipettes dispensing purple liquid into rows of test tubes

Breakthroughs in solid tumor cancer treatment and immunotherapy

Can Artemis II’s heat shield withstand the force of reentry?

As highways expand, city temperatures intensify, new research finds

Entrepreneurship

Scenes from the 2026 WISE Summit on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

WISE summit inspires female entrepreneurs to rise above challenges 

Keeping roads and train lines open during India’s monsoon floods

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Arts & Entertainment

Celebrity Taylor Frankie Paul

ABC cancels Taylor Frankie Paul's season of The Bachelorette

The 'Super Mario Galaxy' movie is a hit. Why is Mario still relevant?

Why is Angine de Poitrine, a masked, math rock band, going viral?

Business

The TikTok logo featuring an iridescent musical note icon with the word 'TikTok' underneath on a black background.

Why the $10 billion TikTok brokerage fee is ‘highly unusual’

Researchers challenge fossil fuel companies' communications strategy

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Health

An elderly female patient sits in a doctor's office while being monitored by a female doctor.

Science often ignores menopause. These researchers are changing that.

New research investigates cancer survivors’ ‘symptom burden’

What is “sardinemaxxing” and should you try it?

Society & Culture

A student wearing shorts walk across campus in the sunshine.

Why some young people wear shorts, even when it’s cold outside

This collective chronicles Latin American public service design

What an abandoned monkey and his IKEA orangutan tell us about humans

Sports

Northeastern women’s hockey players celebrate on the ice while lifting the NCAA regional trophy.

Northeastern women’s ice hockey team advances to Frozen Four

Northeastern women’s hockey team’s title run ends in semifinals

Will the Mayweather-Pacquiao sequel on Netflix pack a punch?

In the Press

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Experts Warn New Highly Mutated COVID Strain May Be Spreading More Among Children

“The reports do seem to indicate that this variant is more prevalent in children, as opposed to older populations,” said Dr. Neil Maniar, a professor in public health at Northeastern University in Boston.
Outside Magazine

Japan Is Fighting a War Against Bears. The Bears Are Winning.

Daniel Aldrich, a professor of political science and Asian studies at Northeastern University and co-director of the Global Resilience Institute, believes this staggering demographic shift is contributing to the country’s bear crisis. 
The Globe and Mail

As U.S. probes Canada over forced labour, data suggest it faces gaps of its own

“When you’re looking at Chinese economic data, you have to be cognizant that we are seeing what is purposely public, but that doesn’t mean it’s the complete picture of what is happening in Xinjiang,” said Shawn Bhimani, assistant professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University, who leads a project using shipping data and artificial […]
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‘The good old days are gone’: how will US prices stand as war in Iran surges on?

“The political risk premium on the pricing of oil will be with us for some time because you never know when this could flare up again,” said Ravi Ramamurti, a professor of international business strategy at Northeastern University. “This will be a persisting effect.”

Global Conflicts

Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, looking over his right shoulder during a hearing.

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

“Things that used to be ephemeral — conversations, locations, fleeting interactions — simply don’t disappear anymore,” said Ryan Ellis.

The Iran War is causing market swings. Can it bounce back?

The Iran War may dull Dubai’s glittering image

In Mideast, attacks on desalination plants are an existential threat

Inside Northeastern’s efforts to keep students safe in the Middle East

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