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Photos: Lab work, tulips and grad photos

Photos: Lab work, tulips and grad photos Graduation season is still upon us, Huskies! This week, the sun was shining, the birds were flying - and grads snapped photos, posing...
Two graduates wearing caps and gowns looking at each other and smiling in Fenway Park.

You’re hired: Northeastern students graduate with jobs lined up

Proud parents of grads say Northeastern delivered on co-ops and jobs

Thousands of moms, dads, sisters and brothers, spouses, children and best friends came to celebrate their graduates’ academic milestone

 It’s a three-peat! One family, three generations of Huskies

The co-op experience and strong STEM program have drawn members of this family to Northeastern ever since the 1960s

Juliana Spahr wins Pulitzer for her latest poetry collection

A poet and scholar of contemporary American literature, Spahr won the prize for poetry for her 2025 collection “Ars Poeticas.”
Two students standing at a booth for Journee energy drinks. Nicole Khoury stands behind the booth.
Entrepreneurship

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Nicole Khoury’s own health journey inspired her to create Journée, a healthier alternative to traditional energy drinks
Aerial view of people wading through brown floodwaters carrying their belongings during monsoon flooding in India.

Keeping roads and train lines open during India’s monsoon floods

Northeastern graduate Udit Bhatia uses physics and AI to develop solutions to urban monsoon flooding in India.
Scenes from the 2026 WISE Summit on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

WISE summit inspires female entrepreneurs to rise above challenges 

The summit on Northeastern University’s Boston campus welcomed 200 participants for networking, workshops, inspiring speakers and more.
A delivery driver wearing a red baseball cap hands a plastic bag full of food to a customer. They are standing outside.

Apologies are not always the best policy in customer service

With mistakes like food delivery delays, an apology can backfire, impacting customer trust and revenue for businesses.
A gold-tone heart-shaped locket hangs on a gold-tone chain.

Viral jewelry maker turns college lessons into her next launch

Northeastern student Rebecca Zhao turned a TikTok trend into a jewelry business and now plans to grow it using skills from college.
Artificial Intelligence

Students from 12 global campuses team up to develop solutions for an international company in Maine

Northeastern’s first Global Innovation Challenge unites students across the global network in the name of entrepreneurship.
Alan McKim standing at a Northeastern branded podium at the graduate Commencement ceremony.

Alan McKim of Clean Harbors says Northeastern changed his life

Alan McKim of Clean Harbors tells graduate students to embrace AI and remember ‘your character will matter more than your code.’
An illustration of a student practicing Spanish on a laptop using an AI chatbot

Want to practice your Spanish? This Claude-powered chatbot can help

Monica Canavan used Claude Premium to create AI chatbot characters that can help students with their conversational Spanish.
A man with thick black hair is wearing a suit and standing against a wall of ivy. He is looking past the camera into the distance.

Northeastern professor awarded Fulbright for AI health care plan

As part of the semester abroad, Anand Nair plans to develop and test an AI-enabled remote patient monitoring system.
Shubh Thorat, a Northeastern University computer science student, works on a laptop at a small table in a red chair, photographed through glass with colorful light refractions in the foreground.

This co-op student is stepping into a full-time role at AWS upon graduation

Working as a software engineer at Amazon Web Services, Shubh Thorat’s use of artificial intelligence left a lasting impression.
Bradley Peterson in a cap and gown poses with three other family members, two wearing red Northeastern hats and the third in a golden colored cap and gown signifying one of the Northeastern 'Golden Grads'.
Commencement 2025

 It’s a three-peat! One family, three generations of Huskies

The co-op experience and strong STEM program have drawn members of this family to Northeastern ever since the 1960s

Northeastern cadets commissioned as officers

Early morning workouts and ROTC leadership training give way to new futures in Army as nurses, helicopter pilots and infantry officers

Photos: Celebrations, selfies and fireworks at Fenway

Photos: Celebrations, selfies and fireworks at Fenway Northeastern kicked off its 2026 Commencement at Fenway Park this week. Graduating students and their families and friends cheered on accomplished speakers Alan...
President Aoun gesturing while speaking into a microphone at a podium in Fenway Park for the Northeastern 2026 undergraduate commencement ceremony.

The 10 most powerful quotes from Northeastern commencement speakers

Here are some messages that commencement speakers offered this year’s graduates.
Evan Kenny smiles and points at the audience from the podium of Commencement 2026 at Fenway Park.

Undergraduate student speakers encourage bravery, open-mindedness 

Four students share their experiences at Northeastern’s undergraduate commencement.
Portrait of Amanda Perofsky.
Global University System

From lemur gut health to COVID-19, Amanda Perofsky studies diseases

Amanda Perofsky’s path to becoming an infectious disease expert has been far from straightforward.
Students from Agents of Social Impact pose together in a warehouse while volunteering at a local nonprofit.

This Seattle student org explores the world of nonprofits

Agents of Social Impact hosts workshops and volunteer events around Seattle.
Maria Catrina Jaime speaks at a podium during the Global Health Consortium at the Oakland campus.

They found a lifeline to global health in their own backyard

Global health strategies take center stage at the first Global Health Consortium on Northeastern's Oakland campus.
A young woman with long dark hair smiles while speaking at a wooden podium on a darkened stage at the Voices of NU event. The podium has a sign that says 'Voices of NU' on it in red and pink lettering on a black background.

Students say Oakland campus changed them for the better

Students recently spoke during Voices of NU Oakland, a storytelling competition on what makes Northeastern's Oakland campus feel like home.
A closeup image of hands putting a registration sticker on the front right corner of a silver Apple laptop on a white table.

The simple habit that prevents campus theft, according to NUPD

NUPD warns students not to leave belongings unattended and offers tips, device registration and free bike locks to prevent theft on campus.

World & National News

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaking at a podium during a pre-election rally in Budapest, Hungary, with his supporters seated behind him lit in a dark blue light.

Viktor Orbán’s defeat ‘a defining moment’ in Europe. What comes next?

Do the papacy and politics mix?

Are more and more politicians embracing profanity?

Science & Technology

A computer screen displaying two AI-generated goblin images in the ChatGPT interface.

ChatGPT has a goblin problem. It’s bigger than an AI quirk.

What if you could hear how a limb grows? With this project you can

Network science research expands to four cities on two continents across Northeastern's global network

Entrepreneurship

Aerial view of people wading through brown floodwaters carrying their belongings during monsoon flooding in India.

Keeping roads and train lines open during India’s monsoon floods

WISE summit inspires female entrepreneurs to rise above challenges 

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Arts & Entertainment

A group of a capella performers dressed in black stand on a dimly lit stage in an indoor event, arms raised and gesturing while they sing into microphones.

A capella group hits the right notes in international festival

Separated by death and decades, two artists reforge their relationship

The 'Super Mario Galaxy' movie is a hit. Why is Mario still relevant?

Business

Two fast food workers in grey polos and black pants filling a Wendy's bag with food at a Wendy's location.

What happened after the fast-food pay raise in California? Data explains

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Researchers challenge fossil fuel companies' communications strategy

Health

A colorful illustration depicts a person in a yoga post on the top of a mountain, with different religions symbols on the face of the mountain.

Does mindfulness miss the point without religion?

Hantavirus on small ship may have spread by human contact

The CDC warns tick season is off to a strong start this spring

Society & Culture

A pair of large hands cradle smaller hands that are holding a plant in soil.

Researchers find children are good at making parents more eco-friendly

Northeastern journalists capture the heart of Spain, bring home Emmys

What the collapse of Spirit Airlines could mean for consumers

Sports

The Huskies clash with the Ohio State Buckeyes on the ice at the Frozen Four.

Northeastern women’s hockey team’s title run ends in semifinals

A marathon under two hours has been achieved. What’s next?

Will the Mayweather-Pacquiao sequel on Netflix pack a punch?

In the Press

Media Inquiries See All

New England’s Unsolved: Is a serial killer responsible for deaths of several central Mass. women?

James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist and co-author of “Extreme Killing, Understanding Serial and Mass Murder,” has studied serial killers for more than 45 years.
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AI, Confidence And The Female Entrepreneur: Why Hesitation Now Carries A Competitive Cost

A survey published by Northeastern University in January 2026 found that women often expressed higher levels of concern about the risks and broader societal implications of AI than men. 
CBS Boston

Is the “work from home” era over in Boston? Here’s why companies want employees back in the office.

One other financial incentive? Avoiding layoffs, according to Northeastern Management & Organizational Development Professor Jayanth Narayanan. A forced return to work might inspire some employees to quit and look for work elsewhere. “Then you say, ‘Oh, you know what? That’s fewer number of people that I have to lay off, right?'” he said. “Maybe 5-10% of […]
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Term Limits for Congress Are Overwhelmingly Popular—What’s Stopping Them?

Daniel Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek on Thursday that the ruling means neither Congress nor state legislatures can “add qualifications for being in Congress beyond those already in the Constitution.”

Global Conflicts

Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, looking over his right shoulder during a hearing.

Hacks, doxxing and deepfakes: Are we overexposed as a society?

“Things that used to be ephemeral — conversations, locations, fleeting interactions — simply don’t disappear anymore,” said Ryan Ellis.

The Iran War is causing market swings. Can it bounce back?

The Iran War may dull Dubai’s glittering image

In Mideast, attacks on desalination plants are an existential threat

Inside Northeastern’s efforts to keep students safe in the Middle East

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