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This soup kitchen needed help. The Marine Science Center faculty delivered.

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced My Brother’s Table, the largest soup kitchen on Massachusetts’ North Shore, to change how it serves guests, the community at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center took note, and stepped up.

by Kaitlyn Budion June 1, 2020

Can’t-miss events in June

Learn about the impact of COVID-19 around the globe. Explore the Northeastern archives. Discover different ways to make coffee. These and other virtual events are on tap in June across the university’s global network.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang May 29, 2020

Long-term care facilities need staff, fast. An algorithm could provide a solution.

Convalescent homes, nursing homes, and other places where people receive prolonged care were struggling to hire staff before the pandemic, and are even more shorthanded now. So, engineering professor Ozlem Ergun and her doctoral students created an algorithm that matches qualified applicants in Massachusetts with the facilities that need them.

by Kaitlyn Budion May 27, 2020

You won’t want to miss these events happening through the end of May

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to prevent in-person events, the Northeastern community has adapted to the new normal. Here are a few of the virtual events being held in the second half of May.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang May 14, 2020

When theater moves online, actors get creative

Any other semester, students would wrap up their Movement for the Actor class by filming their performances in a studio on campus. This spring, the scenes were shot in backyards, empty living rooms, and wherever else they could find space.

by Kaitlyn Budion May 5, 2020

Can’t-miss events in May

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to prevent in-person events, the Northeastern community has adapted to the new normal. Here are a few of the virtual events being held in May.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang April 29, 2020

Ready for a nature walk in Boston? Northeastern’s arboretum is blooming.

Life may seem bleak in isolation, but visiting the Boston campus arboretum is a good way spot to get out of the house and enjoy nature, all while maintaining a safe physical distance from other people.

by Kaitlyn Budion April 29, 2020

You won’t want to miss these virtual events during the rest of April

While the COVID-19 pandemic prevents in-person events, the Northeastern community is finding new ways to stay social. Here are a few of the virtual events being held in the second half of April.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang April 14, 2020

Attend RISE from the comfort of your own home

Physical distancing won’t slow this year’s Research, Innovation, and Scholarship Expo, or RISE. The event is going online for the first time in its 18-year history and will provide the same chance for participants to see how Northeastern students are changing the world around them.

by Kaitlyn Budion April 8, 2020

Here’s why COVID-19 panic makes you want to stock up on toilet paper

Does being fully stocked on groceries make you feel better about the state of the world? You aren’t alone, says Alexander DePaoli, an associate professor of marketing. Amid the anxiety from COVID-19, stockpiling supplies might make us feel more in control, he says.

by Kaitlyn Budion April 7, 2020

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