Posts by Benjamin Bertsch

Embrace all 76 colors of the newest art on the Boston campus

Artist Tomislav Topić used more than 70 different colors to paint mesh banners that now hang from two steel structures located on Richardson Plaza. The…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   September 19, 2019

The science of movement

Northeastern professor Dagmar Sternad is studying ballet dancers to understand how to help people regain their balance in old age. Her findings could help us…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   July 30, 2019

Drummer for hire

It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock ‘n’ roll. Jonathan Ulman has made it to the top, in a way.…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   June 19, 2019

A newly discovered clam eats rock, and no one knows why

Researchers from Northeastern’s Ocean Genome Legacy Center have discovered a new genus and species of shipworm burrowing into the bedrock of a river in the…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   June 18, 2019

Everything you need to know about Northeastern's Beanpot win in 60 seconds

Relive the nail-biting drama of the Huskies victory in the 67th annual Beanpot championship.

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   February 12, 2019

VIDEO: Watch as President Aoun is knighted by French foreign minister

President Joseph E. Aoun was decorated on Friday with the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, which is conferred on those who have made outstanding…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   October 1, 2018

Watch: Northeastern and Boston unite to celebrate reopening of historic Carter Playground

The historic William E. Carter Playground was officially re-opened by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun. Northeastern committed $108 million…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   September 19, 2018

Watch Northeastern's newest mural take shape

Parisian graffiti artist Greg Astro has painted a pair of perspective-bending murals on Burstein Hall. “I think it’s good that students have access to art…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   August 24, 2018

Here’s what happened when we tried to live on Bitcoin for a day.

Bitcoin is currency without banks, without paper, and without limits. It’s also seen by some as the currency of the future. But can you live…

• by Benjamin Bertsch, Adam Fischer and Molly Callahan   July 9, 2018

Watch Northeastern’s newest public art mural unfold

Local artist Silvia López Chavez has transformed a wall outside the Ruggles MBTA Station into her largest piece of public art to date. The 5,000-square-foot…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   June 18, 2018