Campus, Community & Events

Left to right: Carla Brodley, dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and Geoff Trussell, director of the Marine Science Center. Photos by Ruby Wallau and Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Two Northeastern leaders receive lifetime fellowships for exceptional contributions to their fields

Carla Brodley, dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, was chosen for her outstanding national service towards diversifying computing combined with broadly impactful research in the field of machine learning. Geoffrey Trussell, director of the Marine Science Center, was selected for his research combining ecology and evolution to understand the functional role of species in ecological communities.

by Emily Arntsen November 25, 2020

Students Emily Bonnet and Terrance Dumoulin enjoy lunch inside the Renaissance themed dining tent on the Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Dining with Michelangelo and Raphael

The Italian Renaissance master painters provide ambience to one of six tents on the Boston campus that have undergone a total makeover. Instead of bland white walls, each tent has been outfitted with a different theme. “The whole idea is to have the tents be very relaxing, very welcoming, and to attract the community to enjoy them,” says Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern.

by Peter Ramjug November 24, 2020

Northeastern honors six trailblazers for their commitment to the university’s global mission

On Monday, Northeastern honored six university-affiliated leaders for their continued service toward furthering the university’s mission at the Networked For Life celebration, the annual volunteer leadership summit that recognizes the movers and shakers of the Northeastern community.

by Emily Arntsen November 23, 2020

Staying on the Boston campus for Thanksgiving? Here’s what’s on the menu at Northeastern.

Dry-brined turkey with caramelized onion gravy, vegetable lasagna, vegan pot pie, and pumpkin pie to top it all off—these are just a few of Northeastern’s…

by Cam Sleeper November 23, 2020

Rachel Domb won the 2020 Demo Day grand prize. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A sustainable solution to the plastic wrappers on snacks

The fall semester’s Husky Startup Challenge attracted a diverse group of student entrepreneurs who presented their pitches. Their companies addressed a wide spectrum of challenges, including the lack of inclusivity in the beauty industry and how to keep women safe when exercising alone.

by Peter Ramjug November 19, 2020

Dee Dee Ricks, left, moderated a discussion with Kimberly Davis, a senior executive in the National Hockey League for Northeastern's Women Who Empower leadership series. Screenshot by Northeastern University

The secret to becoming a brave leader isn’t courage. It’s honesty.

The secret to becoming a brave leader isn’t courage. It’s honesty, according to Kimberly Davis, senior executive vice president of social impact, growth…

by Emily Arntsen November 18, 2020

Reparations ‘essential’ to addressing systemic racial injustice, speakers say

Lurking behind systems from enslavement to segregation, from redlining to police violence, is a “brutal logic” from which the “lives and families of African Americans are subject to the acquisition by people to enrich themselves,” said author Ta-Nehisi Coates during a daylong conference hosted by Northeastern’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project and the Africana Studies Program that also included commentary from noted activist Angela Y. Davis and others, as well as testimony from the descendants of lynching victims.

by Molly Callahan November 17, 2020

Healthy Husky Leaders Erin Cowden and Akosua Boateng, handout protective face masks and hand sanitizer on Centennial Common. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Never fear, the Husky Health Leaders are here (with 5,000 bottles of hand sanitizer)

Clad in yellow hoodies and equipped with face masks and other freebies, Erin Cowden and Akos Boateng greet students with a smile and a friendly reminder to stay spaced apart. They are part of a corps of student health ambassadors who are just doing their part in the midst of a respiratory virus.

by Peter Ramjug November 16, 2020

Press clipping collage by Northeastern University

Let’s talk about reparations for the families of lynching victims

Northeastern will host writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates and civil rights icon Angela Davis for a conference on reparations for the descendants of lynching victims. The historic event will take place at a time when public officials across the country are making a renewed effort to repair past wrongs within their communities, says Margaret Burnham, university distinguished professor of law.

by Khalida Sarwari November 15, 2020

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Adapt and overcome–a lesson from veterans on beating the pandemic

Cal Samara, political science student and president of the university’s Student Veterans Organization, opened Northeastern’s Veterans Day video ceremony on…

by Emily Arntsen November 12, 2020

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