Campus, Community & Events

‘A lot of buying habits have changed forever’

COVID-19 has accelerated the transformation of businesses around the world, says Spencer Fung, a member of Northeastern’s Board of Trustees and group chief executive officer of the global supply chain manager Li & Fung.

by Ian Thomsen June 30, 2020

Can’t-miss events in July

Hear about recent LGBTQ+ legal victories and look ahead with the School of Law. Learn about the intersection of race and economics. Share your favorite summer reads. These and other virtual events are what’s on tap in July.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang June 29, 2020

‘The world has never had to vaccinate the entire population’

The likelihood of developing a vaccine by January for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is high, but complex manufacturing processes could hinder efforts to immunize every person on the planet in a short time, Christophe Weber, president and chief executive of Takeda Pharmaceuticals, told Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari June 27, 2020

Public art installation on Boston campus

Here’s how artists are creating–and surviving–during the COVID-19 pandemic

Artists are among the workers that have been hardest hit by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, with more than 60 percent now fully unemployed. “We have to adapt,” muralist Silvia López Chavez says.

by Irvin Zhang June 24, 2020

A new way to keep track of all those job applications

Harmandeep Sidhu was having trouble keeping track of his numerous co-op and internship applications. So, the Northeastern student built an app to do it for him.

by Khalida Sarwari June 23, 2020

“Murder in Mobile” honored with a Regional Emmy Award for best documentary

“Our goal was to tell a story that would honor this man who had died needlessly and unjustly,” says Adam Fischer, who directed the 23-minute documentary in collaboration with his partner at Northeastern Films, Benjamin Bertsch. “Sadly, the story of Rayfield Davis is more relevant than ever.”

by Ian Thomsen June 22, 2020

Will we see a cashless society emerge from the pandemic?

Bill Winters, chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank, believes that, not long from now, banknotes and coins will be obsolete. And it couldn’t happen quickly enough, he told Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari June 22, 2020

‘These burdens shouldn’t be laid just at our doorstep’

The hard work of confronting systemic racism and effecting meaningful change requires universal support, as Black Northeastern professors noted at a panel discussion in recognition of Juneteenth, the holiday of the emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

by Ian Thomsen June 19, 2020

Here’s how Afro Flow Yoga is providing exercise and dialogue in a pandemic

For years, Northeastern Crossing has provided Boston residents with space to innovate, exercise, and learn. Since remote work and virtual events have become the new normal, the organization has provided a digital space to meditate and talk out anxieties through Afro Flow Yoga, a combination of West African dance and traditional yoga.

by Irvin Zhang June 17, 2020

She’s helping Black and other under-represented law students move from the classroom to the courtroom

Lisa Brathwaite organizes co-op check-ins, works with affinity groups, and runs a program to help students of color secure judicial clerkships. She has been awarded NU DREAM’s 2020 Dr. Delia Cheung Hom Award for her leadership contributions and the impact she has on students of color across the university.

by Kaitlyn Budion June 16, 2020

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