The Wall Street Journal: John Kerry tells Northeastern grads they are Trump’s ‘worst nightmare’ With commencement season in full swing, Secretary of State John Kerry couldn’t resist the opportunity to use a speech at Northeastern University on Friday morning to take a swipe at presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. He said Northeastern’s class of […]

Boston​.com: John Kerry gives shout-​​out to Boston sports fans in commencement speech Before congratulating the Northeastern class of 2016 during his commencement address Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry took a moment to talk sports. “Boston is the best sports town anywhere,” he said. “At the moment, for the Red Sox, ‘anywhere’ just happens to be […]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry criticized presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday, warning that isolationist policies would take a toll on the country’s well-being. “You are the most diverse class in Northeastern history. In other words, you are Donald Trump’s worst nightmare,” he jokingly told the 2016 graduates of Northeastern University in […]

AP: Kerry: Diverse graduating class is ‘Trump’s worst nightmare’ U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told college graduates on Friday that their diversity is “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare” and that it’s their job to confront global issues ranging from terrorism to climate change. Speaking to an estimated audience of 25,000 at Northeastern University’s commencement, Kerry […]

Boston Globe: ‘You are Donald Trump’s worst nightmare,’ Kerry tells NU grads US Secretary of State John F. Kerry encouraged Northeastern University graduating students on Friday morning to strive to become global leaders and address what he called the most pressing issues facing our world: climate change, poverty, and terrorism. “I am honored this morning […]

Yet experts still tend to note spikes in general and specifically gun violence alike beginning in the spring. Some tend to claim that the increase is simply a result of warm weather drawing people out of winter hibernation in their homes, bringing more potential shooters into contact with more potential victims. This doesn’t change the […]

The new heroes of American healthcare do not have medical degrees. Many have only high school diplomas and perform their jobs with an additional year or two of formal training. On average, they earn $30,000 to $40,000 annually. A large number have never worked in healthcare before. They work as employees, and almost all are […]

The most promising new antibiotics may, counterintuitively, come from the bacterial domain itself. Though nature’s bacterial library could hold a multitude of undiscovered antibiotic recipes, sifting through its diversity is a daunting task: Most bacteria found in the environment—99%—will not grow on a petri dish in traditional cell culture. We may soon be able to […]

Northeastern University Friday, TD Garden Speaker: US Secretary of State John F. Kerry Honorary degrees: Charles Elachi of NASA (graduate commencement speaker); Thomas McCarthy, director and screenwriter of “Spotlight”; Charles F. Bolden Jr., administrator of NASA; Susan Hockfield, MIT president emerita

Richard Wamai, assistant professor of public health at Northeastern University, said the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa are ill equipped for this challenge. “Detection will require expanding the health service system, which requires investments in infrastructure,” Wamai said. “That calls for prioritization which is difficult to do because of competing health demands. Cancer in general is, […]

Thanks to a group of students from Northeastern University, you can now locate all your favorite food trucks in Boston using an interactive map. Boston Feed is a real-time graphic that tracks nearly 60 food trucks around the city. It was created by Jenn Kappel and Karen Doyle, two graduating seniors at Northeastern University. Their […]

The fatal crash between a duck boat and a woman on a scooter near Boston Common Saturday has raised concerns about the safety of the large, amphibious vehicles, particularly of the sightlines for drivers who tower above traffic on busy city streets. “Anybody can see that the duck boat has a blind spot,” said Peter […]