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Campus walk

A person walks past blooming tulips outside Curry Student Center on a sunny day in May. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

by Matthew Modoono May 5, 2020

He tried to retire at 48. It didn’t stick.

Stephen Lynch’s retirement lasted three weeks. The Northeastern graduate had spent nearly 20 years growing a small energy company into a multimillion dollar business, but he still had more to do.

by Linda Matchan - contributor May 4, 2020

An Allegheny serviceberry blooms on Northeastern’s Boston campus, which was recognized as an arboretum last year, making Northeastern the only university in the city with an arboretum on its campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

by Matthew Modoono May 4, 2020

‘We’re the youngest people out there fighting this.’

From hunting down protective gowns to comforting those too weak to speak, Northeastern students Evelyn Goroza and Thomas Cava are becoming quickly initiated into critical care medicine.

by Jenna Pelletier - contributor April 25, 2020

Azaleas in bloom

Compact Korean azalea’s are blooming on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Last year Northeastern’s Boston campus was recognized as an arboretum making it the only university in Boston with an arboretum on its campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

by Matthew Modoono April 24, 2020

A former Northeastern hockey star shifts his line to shielding healthcare workers

Nearly four decades after playing his last hockey game for the Huskies and graduating with a degree in business, Glen Giovanucci is repurposing his company, G-Form, to produce protective face shields.

by Joe Halpern - contributor April 22, 2020

She’s providing security in the COVID-19 pandemic

Annie Glass is planning a career as a homicide detective. A third-year criminal justice major at Northeastern, Glass knows she will be expected to handle unprecedented, uncomfortable situations, and she is building those skills now.

by Clevis Murray - contributor April 18, 2020

Delivery workers step up during the COVID-19 pandemic

We shouldn’t forget letter carriers and package handlers who remain on the job during a worldwide health crisis to deliver an essential service, says Ryan Ellis, an assistant professor of communications and the author of a new book about the infrastructure challenges the U.S. faced following the terrorist attacks of 2001.

by Joe Halpern - contributor April 9, 2020

This family business shifted gears to protect people on the front lines of COVID-19

To address the shortage of protective equipment caused by the pandemic, Lacerta, a Massachusetts-based packaging company founded by three Iranian immigrants who attended Northeastern, is producing plastic face shields.

by Linda Matchan - contributor April 8, 2020

Paws pave the way

The mark of a Husky. A paw print paves the way on the Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

by Matthew Modoono March 24, 2020

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