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4,058 Northeastern seniors just earned their degrees. Here’s what they studied.

4,058 students graduated Friday at Northeastern’s 116th Commencement. See what the graduating class studied with this interactive visualization.Each college is represented as a colored circle.

by Lia Petronio May 4, 2018

Students raise flags at Northeastern's Commencement 2018

Here are the 150 flags you’ll see at Commencement – and the stories that they tell

On Friday, students will raise waive flags from more than 150 different nations during Commencement. Take a look at our interactive map below. Flags are positioned quasi-geographically and scaled to reflect the breakdown of flags chosen by students. As you scroll down, click the illuminated nation to check out the Northeastern graduate’s story behind their banner.

by Lia Petronio May 3, 2018

Where to go for Northeastern's 2018 Commencement

UNDERGRADUATE MAY 4 – 10:30 AM (GRADUATES 7:30 AM) – TD GARDEN Undergraduate degree candidates must report to TD Garden by 7:30 a.m. on Friday.

by Lia Petronio May 2, 2018

Interactive map highlights campus construction, upgrades

From classroom renovations to large-scale construction, there are a number of ongoing and recently completed projects across campus designed to enhance student life, teaching, research, campus recreation, and more. Explore this interactive map to learn more about these projects.

by Lia Petronio March 15, 2018

All you need to know about the 2018 Oscars

Explore the 2018 Oscar nominations by film and nominee history since 1927. Each outer circle represents an award nomination. The inner circles represent the individuals…

by Lia Petronio March 2, 2018

Schools are safer than they were in the 90s, and school shootings are not more common than they used to be, researchers say

The recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, took 17 innocent lives. Although this tragedy was one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, researchers who study serial and mass murder say mass shootings are incredibly rare, and shooting incidents involving students have been declining since the 1990s.

by Allie Nicodemo February 26, 2018

Beantown: Winter events in Boston

Neighborhood All Cost All Category All Time of Day AllDayNight Click an event for more information ❄ ❅ ❆ ❄ ❅ ❆ ❄ ❅ ❆…

by YoungHee Jang January 26, 2018

The Many Worlds of Star Wars

With the release of The Last Jedi on Friday, we just couldn’t get enough Star Wars. So, in addition to our…

by Lia Petronio December 15, 2017

Study finds 3M Americans carry a loaded handgun daily

The study was the first of its kind in more than 20 years to assess why and how often gun owners carry their loaded firearms.

by Allie Nicodemo October 19, 2017

Your guide to the historic solar eclipse

Your guide to the historic solar Eclipse For the first time in nearly 100 years, a total solar eclipse will…

by Lia Petronio August 18, 2017

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