Society & Culture

Do you know the warning signs of human trafficking?

The first step to fighting human trafficking is the ability to spot when it’s happening. But identifying someone who is caught in the web of a trafficking scheme requires an eye for nuanced details, says Amy Farrell, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern who studies human trafficking.

by Molly Callahan April 25, 2019

Founder’s day

Students pose for a photo with Paws as Northeastern celebrates the university’s 120th birthday on Founder’s Day on October 03, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University.

by Adam Glanzman October 3, 2018

You love that dirty water. But how dirty is it really?

In 1965, the water in the Charles River was so dirty that The Standells wrote a song about it. Now the “Dirty Water” Boston sports fans have come to love could soon host its first public swimming site, which is being tested by a Northeastern researcher.

by Lia Petronio August 30, 2018

Researchers work on an MRI machine in Northeastern University's biomedical imaging center in ISEC on August 28, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Magnetic research

Researchers work on an MRI machine in Northeastern’s biomedical imaging center in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex this week. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

by Adam Glanzman August 30, 2018

Time to reflect

A tour group passes by Gallery 360 on July 5, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

by Adam Glanzman July 6, 2018

Harvey Weinstein, second left, is escorted into an unmarked vehicle while leaving the first precinct of the New York City Police Department after turning himself to authorities following allegations of sexual misconduct, Friday, May 25, 2018, in New York. (APPhoto/Andres Kudacki)

What do we do with the work left behind by artists named as #MeToo offenders?

Can we separate our appreciation of an artist's work from our condemnation when we learn that he was abusing his power while he was making his art? Or should we include this new knowledge in our assessment of the work? Northeastern philosophy professors Sheila Winborne and Candice Delmas, who have studied this dilemma in the wake of #MeToo, discuss whether the answer is to boycott, or to educate.

by Molly Callahan May 25, 2018

Throwin’ shade

Students walk by Snell Engineering on Jan. 18, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University…

by Adam Glanzman January 19, 2018

Meet some of Northeastern’s newest faculty for 2016-17

Each year Northeastern hires and promotes world-class faculty members whose leadership in teaching and research enahnce student learning and development. Here, we highlight those faculty and share some of their accomplishments.

by News@Northeastern March 8, 2017

The machinist

Experimental machinist Dan Sierpina works on a piece in the physics machine shop in the Dana Hall basement on Thursday. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

by Adam Glanzman July 1, 2016

Marine Science Center works to protect oceans’ ‘vital role in sustaining life on Earth’

In honor of World Oceans Day, we spoke with Marine Science Center director Geoff Trussell about ocean conservation and what the MSC is doing to help protect our marine ecosystem.

by Joe O'Connell June 8, 2016