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Students work on assignments inside the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University…

by Matthew Modoono January 15, 2019

Here’s what Boston looked like after a deadly wave of molasses swallowed the North End

Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood, which killed 21 people in Boston’s North End when a storage tank ruptured and…

by Gregory Grinnell and Jason Kornwitz January 15, 2019

Saddam Hussein destroyed the biblical Eden. This cross-cultural partnership could restore it.

Researchers at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center are working with the University of Basrah in Iraq to restore the marshlands of southern Iraq and reconnect the…

by Laura Castañón January 15, 2019

The US may be giving up on the Paris accord on climate change, but these students aren’t

At a climate summit in Poland in December, a group of Northeastern students had an opportunity to observe negotiations on the rules to govern the…

by Khalida Sarwari January 15, 2019

What made this TED talk one of the most watched of 2018?

A talk by Northeastern psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett about how our brains control emotions amassed more than 3 million views last year.

by Khalida Sarwari January 15, 2019

Sunset walk

Students walk along the pathway outside the Egan Research Center on January 14, 2019. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University…

by Adam Glanzman January 14, 2019

Give these researchers a second—they’re reshaping the future of engineering

Two Northeastern researchers have shown that it’s possible to transform an origami structure in less than one second. Their work could inform new origami-based designs,…

by Laura Castañón January 14, 2019

Five study tips to help students ace their courses this semester

Here are some helpful hints and tricks to help students excel in the classroom, with insight from two Northeastern faculty members.

by David Harbeck January 14, 2019

Let the light shine down

Sunlight shines down on two students as they walk through the Snell Quad on Jan. 11, 2019. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University…

by Matthew Modoono January 11, 2019

Here’s why two law professors believe a new jury should decide the fate of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Northeastern law professors Michael Meltsner and Daniel Medwed are among eight Boston-area lawyers who say that a new jury outside of the city should decide…

by Molly Callahan January 11, 2019