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A child holds a Cuban flag marking the 59th anniversary of the arrival of Fidel Castro and his rebel army in Regla, on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Castro and his rebels arrived in Havana via caravan on Jan. 8, 1959, after toppling dictator Fulgencio Batista. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Northeastern students went where other journalists can’t. Now a Boston TV station will tell their stories from Cuba.

Journalists are rare in Cuba, so 18 Northeastern students went to Havana this spring to report the island’s untold stories. One of Boston’s local TV stations will share what they uncovered in a special screening of their work on Friday.

by Emily Arntsen September 14, 2018

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

The wheels on this bus go round and round, but only some make you go

Northeastern law graduate Seema Brodie co-owns BikeBus, a company that brings cycling classes to the open road. We tried out a class and can say with certainty that biking the Pike is made easier with a little motivation and some pump-up jams.

by Emily Arntsen September 11, 2018

James Bean, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Carla Brodley, dean of the College of Computer and Information Science, cut the ribbon to mark the opening of a new computer lab in West Village H on Sept. 6, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

How do you make room for 110 students in a space designed for 75? Redesign it.

The computer science lab in 102 West Village H got a makeover recently. Now students can rearrange the furniture and get more done.

by Emily Arntsen September 10, 2018

Scenes from Fall Fest 2018 at Northeastern University on Sept. 4, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Ten can’t-miss events on campus this September

September is full of campus events, including a bike safety workshop, a fake news seminar, and a lecture on how social media has transformed the relationship between artists and their fans.

by Emily Arntsen September 6, 2018

Are these humpback whales too close for comfort?

As many as six humpback whales were spotted in Boston Harbor on Wednesday in search of food. Northeastern professor Joseph Ayers said they were probably just looking for a snack. “It’s their ocean, and they feed where they find food. It’s a very opportunistic lifestyle,” he said.

by Emily Arntsen August 31, 2018

In this file photo, Michael O'Brien and Tim Duchenseau move in to off-campus housing on Gainsborough Street on Sept. 1, 2016. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Seven tips for moving off campus

If you are one of the thousands of Northeastern students who will move in or out of off-campus apartments on Sept. 1, here’s what you need to know to stay sane.

by Emily Arntsen August 30, 2018

A bicycle is hung from a tree branch to avoid being washed away in flood waters as a man rows with his dog in a country boat at Kuttanad in Alappuzha in the southern state of Kerala, India, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours since Aug. 8, with floods and landslides killing at least 250 people. About 800,000 people now living in some 4,000 relief camps. (AP Photo/Tibin Augustine)

Severe floods devastated southwestern India. And it’s not just because of the monsoons.

Floods in southwestern India have killed more than 350 people and stranded thousands since monsoon season arrived earlier this summer. Northeastern civil and environmental engineering professor Auroop Ganguly says the destruction is as much a consequence of irresponsible construction and harmful environmental practices as the result of a natural disaster.

by Emily Arntsen August 28, 2018

Northeastern graduate Chris Denaro, the co-founder and chief tech officer of STEM Cultivation, works on a STEM Box on August 15, 2018 in Salem, Massachusetts. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Cultivating cannabis is complex and expensive. This engineer has a solution—get higher.

Northeastern graduate Chris Denaro studied engineering, not botany. But now he’s creating high-tech, data-driven cannabis farms. “Going to Northeastern for engineering made me a good problem solver, and that translates to a lot of different pieces of the business,” he said.

by Emily Arntsen August 27, 2018

Harry Brodsky spent most of the 30 days at sea aboard a multi-story research vessel off the coast of Brazil. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A voyage to the bottom of the sea in search of exploding rocks

Harry Brodsky studies popping rocks. But not the kind you eat. These are deep-sea volcanic rocks that explode when they reach the surface. And his co-op at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute sent him to the bottom of the ocean to find them.

by Emily Arntsen August 24, 2018

Jennifer Morales, left, and Jaclyn Lock recently earned their PhD's at Northeastern. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

These PhD students credit female mentors for their success. Now they’re paying it forward.

Jennifer Morales and Jaclyn Lock recently received their PhDs in bioengineering, a feat they say they could not have accomplished without the help of their female mentors. “Sometimes it takes strong women to tell other women that they’re strong too,” Lock said. Now they’re paying it forward and inspiring young girls to do the same.

by Emily Arntsen August 14, 2018

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