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‘I found home here at Northeastern, and I believe many of us did’

Gagan Dep Prabhu, who received a master’s in engineering, described arriving at the Boston campus during Sunday morning’s ceremony. But completing his degree during the…

by Gregory Grinnell and Benjamin Bertsch May 9, 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

Foliage is seen on the Boston campus on Oct. 2, 2020. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

The best leaf-peeping spots in Boston? Start with Northeastern’s campus Arboretum

Autumn is a special time of the year in New England when leaf-peepers travel from all over the world to take in the natural fireworks that happen every fall. But, if you’re close to Northeastern’s Boston campus, you don’t have to travel very far at all—the campus, which was officially recognized as an arboretum in 2019, features a stunning autumnal display all its own.

by Gregory Grinnell and Molly Callahan October 9, 2020

She was Northeastern's first ‘Woman of the Year’

A member of Northeastern’s inaugural class of women in 1943, Grace McKinlay Mattern was an academic trailblazer, winning the very first women’s scholarship and earning the university's Woman of the Year award—not once, but twice. “Northeastern was good to me,” recalls Mattern, who studied math, physics, and German at the university.

by Noelle Shough - contributor and Gregory Grinnell July 9, 2020

Illustration by Gregory Grinnell/Northeastern University

Perfect your video-conferencing skills with these simple tips

Adjust your lighting. Change out of those pajamas. Just a few tweaks can improve your on-screen presence.

by Gregory Grinnell April 8, 2020

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Photo courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus disease COVID-19

Here are some simple Dos and Don’ts that will help protect you from any respiratory virus, including this one.

by Gregory Grinnell and Laura Castañón February 13, 2020

A rescue worker searches the scene where an Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

The Iran crisis: How we got here

The killing of a prominent Iranian commander, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in a drone strike by the United States has unfolded into a crisis in Iran and escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. Here’s a look at how we got here.

by Gregory Grinnell and Khalida Sarwari January 13, 2020

Do you know your way around the Boston campus? Test your skills with this photo hunt.

Northeastern is dotted with well-known statues, murals, and architectural markers. Let’s see how many you can identify—and if you know where they’re located.

by Gregory Grinnell and Irvin Zhang September 12, 2019

Space Week: Remembering the moon landing 50 years later

Saturday, July 20, marked the 50th anniversary of the first landing on the moon. News@Northeastern took a look back at the technological breakthroughs, the political decisions, and the feats of daring that made the landing possible; the lunar landing itself; and what the future might hold for space exploration. Northeastern’s Archives and Special Collections is the exclusive home of The Boston Globe’s Library Collection, and we used those images to highlight the space program and the university’s role in space exploration.

by Gregory Grinnell July 19, 2019

Northeastern University looks back at the moon landing 50 years later: July 20, 1969

On July 20, 1969, just after 8:15 p.m. on the east coast, the American lunar module “Eagle” landed on the surface of the moon. Six hours later, Neil Armstrong was the first human being to set foot on a celestial body other than Earth.

by Gregory Grinnell, Laura Castañón and Hannah Moore July 18, 2019

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