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Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Photos of the week: Sept. 19-23

by Matthew Modoono and September 24, 2022

Two engineering students work on their computers

Northeastern students go big with energy-efficient housing project in nearby Boston neighborhood

Solar Decathlon team partners with a local developer in a $10.6 million energy-efficient, affordable housing project that could be the biggest real-world entry ever in the national competition.

by Mark Conti September 23, 2022

Northeastern student helps launch new sport for people with disabilities in Boston

Dylan Hogan knew nothing of volt hockey one year ago. Last weekend in Sweden, the Northeastern pre-med student found himself coaching an inspired team of players in wheelchairs at the sport’s inaugural World Cup.

by Ian Thomsen September 22, 2022

Britain's King Charles III leaves the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth?

Why the UK needs the realms and the Commonwealth much more than they need the UK

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has reignited conversations among the United Kingdom's dominions and the Commonwealth members about their colonial past, reparations and the desire of some of the realms to become fully independent. What is at stake for the British monarchy, and will King Charles III manage to preserve his sphere of influence as is?

by Alena Kuzub September 22, 2022

A birds-eye view of homes flooded by Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico

Recovery from Hurricane Fiona cuts to the heart of US-Puerto Rico relations

Hurricane Fiona swept through Puerto Rico last weekend, but the island’s struggles to recover represent a bigger issue and open up questions about its complex, troubled history with the U.S., according to Northeastern University experts.

by Cody Mello-Klein September 22, 2022

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker talks new book, the ‘how’ of government, at Northeastern

The book, entitled “Results: Getting Beyond Politics to Get Important Work Done, was the showpiece of a “civic experience” talk Wednesday evening held at Northeastern.

by Tanner Stening September 22, 2022

A person working outside at Northeastern's Oakland campus farm.

Community farm connects Northeastern’s Oakland campus to neighborhood and nature

OAKLAND, Calif.—The 2.5-acre hillside paradise includes a level area for row crops and several carefully constructed terraces that support over 60 varieties of fruit trees. And it’s all maintained by farm director Julia Dashe and her student workers and volunteers.

by David Nordman September 21, 2022

Left to Right, Ray Harvest and his son Noah Harvest

Son helps guide father at Roux Institute

Ray Haversat, 58, is anguished by his job of harvesting organs for transplants. His son, 25-year-old Noah Haversat, is a field engineer seeking a better work-life balance. Both are studying project management on Northeastern’s campus in Portland, Maine.

by Ian Thomsen September 21, 2022

Illustration by Zach Christensen/Northeastern University

Fall is here... but summer is coming. How to prepare for the next extreme heat wave now

With climatologists saying extreme temperatures may be here to stay, Northeastern experts describe steps you can take to survive the next heat wave and what society needs to do to secure the energy grid.

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert September 21, 2022

Northeastern wins court decision in plan to expand Marine Science Center on its Nahant property

A Superior Court judge rules that Northeastern’s planned expansion of the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts is not on property dedicated for public recreation. The ruling is a step forward in the university’s effort to expand environmental research at the coastal property.

by Mark Conti September 20, 2022