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Looking for something to do in August?

Increase learning comprehension. Explore the basics of Python. Go on a virtual scavenger hunt of Northeastern. These events and many more await you in August.

by Ian Thomsen August 1, 2021

The Canadian rowing team in the women's eight celebrates its gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Here’s how Northeastern rower Madison Mailey won an Olympic gold medal

Mailey, an All-American rower at Northeastern who graduated in 2018, won an Olympic gold medal while rowing in the women’s eight for Canada on Thursday in Tokyo. In this final installment of her Olympic diary, she explains how it feels to win the biggest race of her life.

by Madison Mailey - contributor July 30, 2021

Khushal Safi, associate director of public safety and security at Northeastern, studies a map in the university’s Emergency Operations Center that shows the locations of students, faculty, and staff across the globe—as well as potential safety risks they might face. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Better call Khushal, the man who provides vital intel for Northeastern's global network

Khushal Safi, who heads the international safety office at Northeastern, ensures that students, faculty, and staff who are planning to travel understand the risks associated with their destinations. Safi is not there to keep them from traveling where there’s risk; his job is to make sure that they can do what they set out to do by preparing for potential disruptions, and by leading the response when situations arise.

by David Filipov - contributor July 29, 2021

Sahana Simonetti, Helmuth lab manager and a recent marine biology graduate of Northeastern, carries a Trimble GPS gingerly over the rocks on the shore of the Nahant campus. The device helps Simonetti locate the team’s “robomussels” and other temperature loggers dispersed along the shoreline. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

July 2021 in photos, including the heat, the ocean, and the summer BBQ

The hot, hazy days this July left plenty of time for cutting-edge research and crowded campus tours at Northeastern’s verdant campus. The seasonable…

by Matthew Modoono and Alyssa Stone July 29, 2021

Beach handball players compete in the 2018 summer Olympics.

Olympic men compete in shorts, women in bikinis–but the Tokyo Games could change all that

From Norway’s women’s handball team to Germany’s women’s gymnastics team, the Olympic Games in Tokyo feature the rumblings of a movement among athletes to take back control of their uniforms and their perception on the world stage, say two Northeastern scholars.

by Molly Callahan July 28, 2021

Businesses can track your purchases and share that information if you scan their QR code, a privacy issue for cyber security experts.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

QR codes may bring up more than just a menu–here’s how to protect your privacy

The popularity of QR codes—those pixelated, black and white squares that allow for virtual, touchless transactions—has skyrocketed in the wake of COVID-19. But the ease of scanning those codes to order food or drinks comes with a price, says David Choffnes, executive director of Northeastern’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute.

by Hillary Chabot July 28, 2021

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Looking for a good book for summer? Try these recommendations.

Want to curl up with a good book and let the world fade away around you? Here are some suggestions from Northeastern students, faculty, and staff.

by Eunice Esomonu and Eva Botkin-Kowacki July 28, 2021

She was a three-time novelist in high school, then helped a CEO write a book

Aisha Samake is a gaming arts major and novelist who appreciates the storytelling in “The Walking Dead,” “The Last of Us,” and other video games.

by Peter Ramjug July 27, 2021

She saw a niche for an arts magazine. Now it’s been embraced by the Boston arts community.

Jameson Johnson created Boston Art Review, which will be publishing its seventh edition this fall. In support of her startup, Johnson has received an inaugural $5,000 Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower inclusion and entrepreneurship initiative.

by Ian Thomsen July 27, 2021

Typeface decisions grow in importance as a political branding tool, new research shows

Republicans are more likely to use serif typefaces than Democrats, particularly as races get more competitive. Female candidates are likelier to use script or handwriting, while men are likelier to use slab serifs, according to an analysis of 2018 congressional campaigns by a Northeastern faculty expert.

by Peter Ramjug July 27, 2021