Society & Culture

A new Boston landmark arises

The largest piece of the Northeastern University Pedestrian Crossing was put in place Sunday, a key component of the university’s vision to join the Boston…

Laura Castañón October 14, 2018

Falling for science

Students work in a lab in Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex as the fall leaves change colors on October 12, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern…

Adam Glanzman October 12, 2018

Here’s what it takes to build a bridge

Late Friday night, after the final orange line train has passed by the Ruggles Station, Amtrack and the MBTA will turn off power to the…

Lia Petronio, Laura Castañón and Hannah Moore October 12, 2018

Around the world

Northeastern University student Raneem Zaghmout, right, is spending six months on co-op as a full-time employee at World Child Cancer in London. Northeastern students do…

Matthew Modoono October 11, 2018

A conversation about consent and trauma

In the midst of the #MeToo movement and the wake of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court amid allegations of his sexual misconduct, people…

Molly Callahan October 11, 2018

Fighting the flu

Charmy Patel, a second-year student, receives a flu shot from Jaroslav Homola, a sixth-year doctoral candidate, during the 12th annual Bouvé Health Fair and Flu…

Matthew Modoono October 10, 2018

Social Media Co-op

The news@Northeastern team is looking for a creative, driven individual to play an active role in the development of social media communities for Northeastern…

Meghan Donovan October 10, 2018

Crane game

A massive crane is set up to install the new pedestrian bridge at Northeastern, which will connect city neighborhoods and provide a safe route over…

Matthew Modoono October 9, 2018

Shipping up to Boston

Sophia Ainslie, an associate teaching professor at Northeastern, and student Alexander Langrock paint a mural on a big shipping container in City Hall Plaza in…

Matthew Modoono October 5, 2018

Here’s what Canada’s consul general said to Northeastern students about the new NAFTA deal

David Alward, Canada’s consul general to New England, told a group of Northeastern students on Thursday that the new trade agreement between the United States,…

Emily Arntsen October 5, 2018