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Here’s your guide to resources for Northeastern’s LGBTQA community

Northeastern prides itself on the commitment and engagement of its LGBTQA communities, including its student groups and LGBTQA Resource Center. Pride Month stands for the uplifting of LGBTQA voices—the progress made and the progress still to come. See below for a listing of some of the many resources available for the university’s LGBTQA communities.

by Hannah Moore June 2, 2021

How is COVID-19 affecting people’s mental health?

There hasn’t been a noticeable improvement in mental health struggles since the pandemic started, according to a new survey of U.S. residents published by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers. Even as COVID-19 numbers decrease, sleepless nights, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts are on the rise.

by Peter Ramjug May 21, 2021

A close up of bees landing on beekeeper hat

The not-so secret life of bees

Elena Getsios’s beekeeping co-op might have led to her first ever sting at the age of 20, but she’s still sweet on her experience working with bee colonies for Best Bees in Boston’s South End.

by Hillary Chabot May 19, 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

05/08/21 - BOSTON, MA: Northeastern University celebrates its undergraduate and graduate 2021 Commencement ceremonies at Boston's Historic Fenway Park on May 8th & 9th. Speakers included Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, a distinguished group of influential figures as well as student speakers. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Here’s a close-up look at Fenway Park

Explore the history and lore of Major League Baseball’s oldest stadium, the 2021 site of Northeastern’s Commencement ceremonies.

by Gregory Grinnell May 5, 2021

Commencement 2021

Full coverage of Northeastern University’s 119th Commencement exercises and the 2021 graduates.

by News@Northeastern May 5, 2021

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Your Guide to Class of 2021 Campus Processionals

Each weekday through Friday, May 7, a new experiential Northeastern event will honor graduates. Explore the route that students will take…

by Eunice Esomonu May 4, 2021

Sculpture meets science when Albert-László Barabási makes art from network patterns

Albert-László Barabási wanted to be a sculptor. Then he discovered physics and pioneered a new field of network science. Now, the Northeastern professor has art exhibits displaying his work in both Hungary and Germany.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki April 29, 2021

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Parents are more skeptical about vaccines than those without kids, new study finds

Young moms in particular are hesitant about inoculating themselves and their children, according to new findings by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers. The reluctance could come to a head in the fall if schools mandate vaccinations for in-person learning, a Northeastern faculty expert says.

by Peter Ramjug March 26, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House on March 11, 2021, in Washington. AP Photo by Andrew Harnik

Biden outpaces Trump by double digits in handling the pandemic, new survey shows

Biden’s COVID-19 approval numbers stood at 53 percent early in his presidency, while Trump ended December—his last full month in office—at 32 percent. The numbers for a pair of embattled governors—California’s Gavin Newsom and New York’s Andrew Cuomo—have plummeted but remain within the national average, researchers found.

by Peter Ramjug March 23, 2021