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Northeastern undergraduate Commencement: Chobani CEO urges Class of 2022 to challenge things that make them ‘uncomfortable in the world’

As fireworks popped behind Fenway Park, 4,200 of Northeastern University’s newest alumni turned to see their closest friends and family cheer raucously in celebration of their accomplishments. They poured out into the world ready to face head-on its injustices. “I hope you turn toward them, look them square in the eye, and work for the rest of your life to change them,” said Chobani founder and Commencement speaker Hamdi Ulukaya.

by Molly Callahan May 13, 2022

These Northeastern mortarboards are as unique as the students wearing them

For many students in the Class of 2022, the Commencement regalia isn’t complete without some personalization. And perhaps the age-old costumes—the tradition of wearing caps and gowns dates back to the Middle Ages—are due for an upgrade, after all.

by Molly Callahan May 12, 2022

Bridget Smyser gives the Last Lecture to graduating seniors in Northeastern’s Blackman Auditorium. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

What do horror movies have to do with mechanical engineering?

“If you ever walk by my office and hear blood curdling screams, that’s just me grading,” said Bridget Smyser, teaching professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, during Northeastern’s Last Lecture event for graduating students on Wednesday.

by Molly Callahan May 11, 2022

Northeastern’s 2022 Commencement to award trailblazers with honorary degrees

Entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and higher education and civic leaders, who dedicated their careers to making a difference, are among the honorary degree recipients at this year’s Commencement exercises at Fenway Park on May 13.

by Molly Callahan May 11, 2022

Sabrina Bender and Olivia Fahey, graduate students in Northeastern’s Speech-Language Pathology program, go through speech exercises with Rob Jacobson, who has Parkinson’s disease, in the Forsyth Building. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

SPEAK OUT! program helps Parkinson’s patients put their best voices forward

Most people with the central nervous system disorder experience changes in their voices that are noticeable to others. But these changes can be postponed or prevented with early therapeutic intervention, says Elizabeth Martin, assistant clinical professor at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan May 10, 2022

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Do at-home COVID-19 tests expire?

The short answer is yes, says Jared Auclair, director of the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab at Northeastern. Here’s a look at why different tests have different expiration windows, and the best way to store them at home.

by Molly Callahan May 9, 2022

Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A look back at Northeastern, from the Class of 2022

As Northeastern’s newest soon-to-be graduates wrapped up final exams, turned in capstone projects, and picked up their caps and gowns, they recalled the friends they had made, the work they did—the experiences that shaped them.

by Molly Callahan May 5, 2022

Who leaked the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade? Four theories.

The majority opinion offers striking insight into the court’s stance on abortion rights—and perhaps a few clues as to who leaked the document, says Dan Urman, director of the law and public policy minor at Northeastern, who teaches courses on the high court.

by Molly Callahan May 3, 2022

Northeastern celebrated the many accomplishments of its faculty on Thursday during the 12th annual Academic Honors Convocation. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Faculty excellence on display at Academic Honors Convocation

Northeastern celebrated its faculty Thursday during the 12th annual Academic Honors Convocation. With more than 100 awards from the university and external academic institutions there is much to celebrate.

by Molly Callahan April 29, 2022

A Ukrainian soldier speaks on his smartphone outside a residential building damaged by a missile on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Yesterday, Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with Russian troops invading the country from the north, east and south, accompanied by air strikes and shelling. The Ukrainian president said that at least 137 Ukrainian soldiers were killed by the end of the first day. Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images

Are you more likely to believe misinformation about Ukraine or COVID-19?

Researchers with the Covid States Project, a collaboration among Northeastern and partner institutions, found that fewer people believed false claims about Ukraine than false claims about COVID-19 vaccines, but where they landed politically made a difference.

by Molly Callahan April 27, 2022

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