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He created his own global co-op during the pandemic

The coronavirus initially threw a wrench into Saul Blain’s dreams of a co-op abroad, so the electrical engineering major with a desire to work in a Spanish-speaking country cold-emailed 30 renewable energy companies in Latin America until he found one that said yes. “Throw a bunch of feelers out there until you find something,” he recommends.

by Peter Ramjug May 12, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis in India could cause a global economic chain reaction

Counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines and fragile global supply chains could make a bad situation worse in India, where the pace of vaccinations in India continues to drop as cases of COVID-19 in the country soar—a humanitarian crisis that could also have wide-reaching supply-chain consequences around the world, say Northeastern scholars of supply chain management and criminology.

by Molly Callahan May 12, 2021

She’s building better bones while encouraging diversity in science

Bone is the second-most commonly transplanted tissue, and yet current bone graft procedures come with significant drawbacks. One option is to take bone…

by Allie Nicodemo - contributor May 11, 2021

Vial of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine

After the Johnson & Johnson pause, enthusiasm for COVID-19 vaccines remains steady, U.S. survey shows

Despite high awareness of the temporary halt on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, U.S. respondents remained eager to get vaccinated, according to a survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers. But daily vaccination rates are declining nationally as those who most wanted the shots got them. A “hard core” group of respondents remain resistant.

by Peter Ramjug May 11, 2021

Help us name our new campus puppy

NUPD are training a 6-month-old golden retriever puppy to serve as a comforting community resource animal on the Boston campus, but he still needs a name. Officers are asking for suggestions. Will your suggestion be best in show?

by Hillary Chabot May 10, 2021

Northeastern students Eva Kuruvilla, Debby Nguyen, Sohum Sheth and Sophia Tan work on a laptop on their Snapchat-like nutrition app for senior citizens, called EatRight.

They designed a Snapchat-like nutrition app with their grandparents’ diet in mind

With their grandparents’ health in mind, a team of Northeastern students issued a challenge to undergraduates across the city to come up with innovations to improve geriatric nutrition. Teams of students rose to the challenge, proposing solutions that harnessed the telehealth revolution.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki May 10, 2021

She wants to make more efficient batteries without exploiting cobalt miners

Sydney Morris, a fourth-year chemical engineering major at Northeastern, studies how to make batteries last longer, perform better, and cause less harm to the environment, as well as the people who mine the materials needed to make them.

by Emily Arntsen - contributor May 10, 2021

The Northeastern Class of 2021 celebrated Commencement across five ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday in the unique setting of Fenway Park in Boston.

Northeastern celebrates 2021 Commencement

Graduates from the Northeastern University Class of 2021 celebrated their hard-earned achievements at Commencement ceremonies Saturday and Sunday at Fenway Park, the beloved stadium near the Boston campus, where the open-air setting enabled them to gather once more, to cheer and be cheered, and to imagine brighter days to come.

by Ian Thomsen and Molly Callahan May 9, 2021

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

The joy of an in-person Commencement

It was a celebration of persevering through a once-in-a-generation challenge. The happiness, pride, and purpose of the Commencement is captured by our award-winning photographers.

by Matthew Modoono and Ruby Wallau May 9, 2021

Watch the highlights of Northeastern’s 2021 Commencement weekend

Relive these celebrations of achievement at Fenway Park in Boston, which capture the excitement, real-life lessons about overcoming obstacles, and the pride of accomplishment.

by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer May 9, 2021