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Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun speaks during the BC High Class of 2022 graduation ceremony held at McCoy Practice Field in Boston, Mass.

‘The world needs you,’ Northeastern president tells BC High graduates

Joseph E. Aoun delivered the commencement address at Boston College High School on Saturday, urging the graduates to embrace flexibility while exploring their futures in unexpected ways.

by Ian Thomsen May 21, 2022

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Photos of the week: May 16-20

Two Commencement ceremonies were held this week at Northeastern: College of Professional Studies and School of Law. Graduates were decked out in their caps, gowns,…

by Matthew Modoono and Alyssa Stone May 21, 2022

Northeastern University celebrates its 2020 School of Law Commencement at Matthews Arena. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

‘Stay in the race:’ Judge, alum inspires Northeastern University School of Law graduates to pursue justice

On Friday, United States District Judge Victoria A. Roberts, who graduated from Northeastern School of Law in 1976, was the keynote speaker at the law school's Commencement at Matthews Arena.

by Cody Mello-Klein May 20, 2022

Northeastern biology major Dillon Nishigaya, conducts cancer research in a Mugar lab. Nishigaya was inspired to student science after overcoming scoliosis.

These identical twins launched research careers – as freshmen

“It was a revelation” that he and his brother were able to participate in research in their first year at Northeastern, says Dillon Nishigaya. Dillon aims to become a doctor, based in part on his personal experiences with medicine.

by Ian Thomsen May 20, 2022

How architects can make buildings aware

Latrobe Prize-winning team of Northeastern experts are working to change how infrastructure affects its immediate surroundings and impacts inhabitants of a neighborhood.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki May 20, 2022

Parents who forego COVID-19 vaccine for their children are less likely to seek information on it, study shows

Researchers at the Covid States Project sought to tease out where parents of both vaccinated and unvaccinated children get their information about the COVID-19 vaccine and matters affecting their children’s health. Northeastern experts explain their findings in a new survey.

by Tanner Stening May 20, 2022

Biden steps in to fix the baby formula crisis, but how did we get to this point?

The pandemic, along with the war in Ukraine, caused supply chain issues that led to some ingredients and packaging materials becoming less available. How do we prevent it from happening again? Northeastern faculty weigh in.

by Jessica Taylor Price May 20, 2022

computer display of various parts of the brain lit up in red

How do you know not to laugh at a funeral? This region of the brain is key.

The ability to evaluate your feelings can be an important tool for regulating your emotions. Northeastern researchers uncovered where this process happens in the brain in a new study.

by Jessica Taylor Price May 20, 2022

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days.

Experts weigh in: Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here's what we know.

The virus has unexpectedly spread to Europe, Australia, and North America, with the first U.S. patient undergoing treatment in Boston. “But it’s not something to panic about at this point,” says Brandon Dionne, an associate clinical professor in Northeastern’s department of pharmacy and health systems sciences.

by Ian Thomsen May 20, 2022

A woman chalks a message at a makeshift memorial outside of Tops market on May 15, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. A gunman opened fire at the store killing ten people and wounding another three. The attack was believed to be motivated by racial hatred. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

As America mourns the victims of the Buffalo shooting, many are left wondering, ‘Where do we go from here?’

The Northeastern community reflects on the recent racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo and what needs to be done to move forward in the aftermath.

by Cody Mello-Klein May 19, 2022