Society & Culture
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Gallery viewing
A student walks by a new Gallery 360 exhibit featuring work by artist Jeff Hull on Wednesday. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University…
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What’s next for healthcare reform?
A panel of health, law, and public policy experts from Northeastern and beyond convened on campus on Wednesday for a town hall on the future…
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Chatbots aren’t Terminators—they’re just trying to ‘optimize outcomes’
Yes, Facebook’s chatbots have created their own, non-human language to communicate with each other. No, this doesn’t mean they’re planning to take over the world.
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Higher education
A student walks by the Curry Student Center on Tuesday. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University…
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Major League Baseball selects Northeastern as its preferred education provider
Major League Baseball and Northeastern have established the sport’s first partnership to provide professional baseball players with access to higher education programs and degrees both…
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Prime real estate: Why Amazon bought Whole Foods
Late last week, Amazon announced its plan to purchase Whole Foods for a staggering $13.7 billion—the largest acquisition ever for the e-commerce company. But why…
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Social justice advocate examines how to change ‘a broken system’
“There are some things we need to do to change the world, and there’s a great need for it. This country is in a challenging…
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Professor: Trump’s new Cuba policy will hurt island nation’s growing middle class
President Trump unveiled new restrictions on trade and travel with Cuba on Friday, saying that he was “canceling” the Obama administration’s “completely one-sided deal” with…
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How to bring 3-D printing into your teaching, research
At TEXPO, Information Technology Services’ third annual Teaching and Technology Expo, faculty members shared how they and their colleagues are incorporating 3-D printing into teaching…
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London fire: How structures, and people, can withstand trauma
Early Wednesday morning, a deadly fire erupted in a high-rise apartment building in London—one of the worst in the city’s history. The blaze came on…
