Campus, Community & Events

She’s a healthcare leader in the age of artificial intelligence

"We need to understand better—with our trainees, with our students, and in workforce opportunities—how we use technology in a way that enhances care and does not substitute for the human provider," says Carmen Sceppa, the newly appointed dean of Northeastern’s Bouvé College of Health Science.

by Ian Thomsen August 20, 2019

Meg Heckman, assistant professor of journalism, and Catherine McGloin, the editor of The Scope, work on a story for the digital magazine. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

This student-run magazine tells the stories other media overlook

The Scope, a digital magazine at Northeastern, produces stories written by students who cover pressing issues in the Greater Boston area, including gentrification, gender inequality in science, and a lack of access to healthy food.

by Irvin Zhang August 16, 2019

Eight ways to get involved on Northeastern’s Boston campus

Perform for the Pep Band. Put your strength to the test for the indoor rock climbing club. Build an off-road vehicle.

by Cam Sleeper August 14, 2019

Students showed us where they worked, studied, and conducted research this summer. Here are some of the best photos.

Northeastern students tweeted and instagrammed photos of their #NUexperience for a global photo contest this summer. We compiled some of the coolest photos from the contest and randomly chose two students to receive a pair of Apple Airpods.

by Meghan Donovan August 13, 2019

Remembering LaRue Gilleland, a respected journalist who helped build Northeastern University’s School of Journalism

Gilleland, who directed Northeastern’s School of Journalism from 1981 to 1992, is credited with growing a fledgling program into a full-fledged journalism school.

by Khalida Sarwari August 7, 2019

Can’t-miss events on the Boston campus in August

Play some soccer. Cheer on the Huskies. Learn about the chemistry behind drug abuse.

by Irvin Zhang July 30, 2019

Word Detectives is helping more than 20 elementary school children from Greater Boston improve their literacy skills with intensive phonics lessons and reading workshops this summer. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

These schoolchildren wanted to improve their reading skills. So they became detectives.

Elementary school students from Greater Boston are learning to read by breaking down words one sound at a time as part of a Northeastern program called Word Detectives.

by Irvin Zhang July 25, 2019

This salamander can regenerate limbs like Deadpool. Can it teach us to do the same?

Scientists are studying how the axolotl can regrow injured or lost body parts flawlessly, and without scarring, to see if humans could develop the same regenerative ability.

by Laura Castañón July 22, 2019

A Shark Tank-style showcase for new drone technologies

The U.S. Air Force is looking for companies with ideas for detecting and defeating drones that pose a security threat, and doing it through a competition in which developers will make their pitches at Northeastern’s state-of-the-art drone-testing facility on Wednesday.

by Khalida Sarwari July 22, 2019

You gave away the rights to your face. The one you use to unlock your phone.

“The obvious privacy concern is it’s your face that is now in the hands of a company that can go and use that face however they want, according to their terms and conditions,” says David Choffnes, an assistant professor at Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences who designs solutions to internet security and privacy.

by Khalida Sarwari July 19, 2019

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