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The Class of 2021, having walked the walk, gears up for Commencement

Processional walks around the Boston campus began on Monday for graduating seniors. Some of the interactive experiences were designed to allow for moments to reminisce and take it all in one last time before Commencement ceremonies begin on the weekend.

by Peter Ramjug May 4, 2021

Hand-out photos of Molly Dennie, Pauline Seremitis and Victoria Diaz.

‘We have to treat everybody as though they have it’

Many Northeastern students in healthcare have been working at Boston-area hospitals throughout the pandemic. Here are some of their stories.

by Ian Thomsen May 27, 2020

Third-year nursing students Hannah Terry, Yuchen Zhang, and Susan Dawson are serving co-ops at Massachusetts General Hospital during the pandemic. They are among the 50 Northeastern students who are on co-op at Boston-area hospitals. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

They chose to stay and fight

At a time when many of us are being advised to keep our distance, dozens of Northeastern nursing students are serving co-ops at Boston hospitals during the public health crisis. Here are three of their stories.

by Ian Thomsen May 15, 2020

Full Code, developed by Michael McLinn, a 2003 graduate of Northeastern, is an online application that gives medical professionals access to a simulated emergency room in a virtual hospital. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

The patients are digital. The nursing students are real.

Nursing students had a problem: They needed experiential learning hours, but hospitals couldn’t take on students because of COVID-19. An app created by Northeastern graduate Mike McLinn simulates patient care so that students can stay on track despite the pandemic.

by Sean Deveney - contributor May 6, 2020

A nurse wore rubber gloves for the city's coronavirus testing site to open next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on March 20, 2020. Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

Nurses are taking care of COVID-19 patients. Who’s taking care of the nurses?

Nurses often put their own health on the back burner to care for others, says Maria van Pelt, dean of the School of Nursing. But caring for COVID-19 patients could put them at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and increased substance use disorder, she says.

by Khalida Sarwari May 5, 2020

Nursing student Alyson Dahlberg works as an emergency department technician at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

From the classroom to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

Alyson Dahlberg knew she wanted to be an emergency room nurse—she just didn't expect to find herself in the middle of a pandemic during her final semester at Northeastern.

by Rachael Thatcher - contributor April 16, 2020

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Northeastern senior Julianne Mayville, who studies business administration in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, has been competing as a bodybuilder for two years. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

‘Broscience,’ dehydration, and costly wardrobes: a student bodybuilder’s odyssey

Northeastern senior Julianne Mayville lifts weights six times a week, drinks two gallons of water daily, and weighs her food on a scale. There turned out to be more to competitive bodybuilding than she ever imagined.

by Ian Thomsen July 29, 2019

Karen Giuliano, an associate professor in Northeastern’s school of nursing, has designed a simple device that will prevent IV lines from tangling and help nurses administer medications quickly and accurately. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

A simple fix that could save lives in the intensive care unit

Intravenous smart pumps, which infuse medications into a patient’s bloodstream at a set rate, have helped reduce the number of errors in the intensive care unit. But nurses still need to set up the system and enter the correct dosage information for each medication. Karen Giuliano, an associate professor in Northeastern’s school of nursing, has come up with a device that will cut down on the potential for errors.

by Laura Castañón March 22, 2019

Lilia Bacu, a Northeastern alumna and part-time lecturer in the School of Nursing, has been volunteering practical knowledge in cardiology in Rwanda for three years, with no end in sight. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Lilia Bacu’s mother told her, ‘Listen to your heart.’ Now Bacu does voluntary cardiac care in Rwanda

Bacu, a Northeastern alumna and part-time lecturer in the School of Nursing, has been volunteering practical knowledge in cardiology in Rwanda for three years, with no end in sight. “We’re helping people have another chance at life,” she says. “That’s a personal commitment.”

by Molly Callahan April 26, 2018