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Hilary Duff poses in the backseat of a car, leaning her head against the window as the sun streaks across her face.

Global superstar Hilary Duff is Northeastern's commencement speaker

The star of Disney’s “Lizzie McGuire” defied the teen idol label to become an actor, singer and entrepreneur with a decades-spanning career.
Emily White and David Herlihy sit across from each other at a wooden desk on a television studio set, engaged in conversation, while crew members and observers watch from a darkened foreground.

This podcast holds the key to succeeding in the music industry

‘The Agentic AI Book’ unfolds the black box surrounding LLMs

Almost anyone today can build an AI agent, but few understand the mechanics of how they work. “The Agentic AI Book” aims to fill that gap.

He sings, he draws, and he rocks the College of Engineering

As an assistant creative director at Northeastern, and as the lead of the displayers rock band, damian shiner both draws and sings.

Photos: Design technology, hockey and signs of spring

An American woodcock explores Northeastern’s Boston campus.
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Artificial Intelligence

AI is running rampant in health care. They want to fix that.

Researchers at Northeastern are creating a universal guide for how to ethically implement AI in health care.
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and Gina Raimondo sit on a stage in front of an audience.

Former commerce secretary says long-term bet on AI is good for the workforce

The U.S. needs to retrain its citizens with “a more modern, effective higher education” system in the age of AI, Gina Raimondo said.
Side profile view of Pete Hegseth standing outside of a building with a plaque on it that says 'Department of War'.

Anthropic supply chain risk designation could chill innovation, experts say

Anthropic was given the supply chain risk designation after failing to come to an agreement with the U.S. Department of War.
A top-down view of urban green space with many trees and buildings rising up around them.

How considering green spaces at multiple scales improves city planning

A deep learning model integrated satellite photography with Street View images to create a city-wide green index of Washington, D.C.
A pair of hands at a laptop that displays a multifunctional user interface.

How AI could speed treatment for patients with this deadly cancer

A new AI tool aims to cut the testing time prior to treatment for a rare form of leukemia from a month down to a single night.
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Commencement 2025

Northeastern celebrates 215 graduates during commencement ceremony in Portland, Maine

The Class of 2025 included master’s degree recipients from 19 countries, nine U.S. states and 41 cities or towns across Maine.
A graduate speaks at a podium during a commencement ceremony.

Graduate from Northeastern's Arlington campus turns successful co-op into dream job at Amazon

Soumya Hukkeri tells fellow grads at Northeastern’s Arlington commencement to “never stop believing in yourself.”
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Degrees in hand, jobs secured, Northeastern grads in London are in high demand

‘I decided to take a leap. I’m so happy I did,” said Maria Abbadi, one of 110 students to graduate with a master’s or apprenticeship degree.
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Northeastern’s 2025 Vancouver graduates urged to embrace creativity and kindness in an AI world

More than 200 graduates celebrated at convocation, where speakers encouraged them to lead with imagination, data-savvy skills and compassion
Graduates wearing black gowns with gold accents sitting in a darkened Meridian Hall for the Toronto graduation.

More than 900 master’s degrees awarded at Northeastern’s Toronto campus

Student speaker Sujata Chandrashekhar Gaimar said Northeastern “empowered, motivated and sometimes pushed me to go beyond my fears.”
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Global University System

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.
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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.
Dylan Kao and Lucy Paolini sit at a table reviewing colorful printed materials, with a laptop open, against a blue background with warm bokeh lighting on the left.

These educators wanted to learn more about AI. Northeastern helped.

Lead by Learning, a center of Northeastern Oakland, offered a professional development program for educators who wanted to learn about AI.
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Northeastern’s co-ops, global network are biggest draws for applicants

Northeastern application numbers surge again, buoyed by student and parent interest in co-op and international opportunities.
Notothenia coriiceps (Bullhead notothen) sitting on rocks and surrounded by soft corals in an aquarium tank.

Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the ‘robust’ rockcod

Black rockcod embryos raised in warmer waters hatched with birth defects that could broadly impact the Antarctic ecosystem.

World & National News

A person filling a plastic jug of water at a desalination plant.

In Mideast, attacks on desalination plants are an existential threat

With war in Iran, experts predict higher gas prices and inflation

Black bear, brown bear: bears are everywhere now. Why?

Society and Culture

Two police officers standing on a street corner with their backs to the camera. On the back of their black uniforms the word 'POLICE' is in all white. They are lit by the glow of the setting sun.

Police learn a lot from field training officers, including use of force

California’s emissions battle depends on cooperation, research shows

Eileen Gu and the rise of the Olympian influencer.

Health

The outside of a stone building with a 'Trader Joe's' sign over the door in New York City.

Why 37 million pounds of frozen food are subject of recall

‘Looksmaxxing’ is all over TikTok. Our experts take a closer look.

Here’s what you need to know about cancer vaccine development

Business

Two options traders wearing headsets fist pump each other on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, surrounded by trading screens displaying market data.

After 50,000 milestone, how quickly can the Dow reach 100,000?

Disney invests in 'the experience' with its new CEO

Tax season: Here’s what you need to know before you file this year

Lifestyle

A group of women perform yoga in a park outdoors, each in the same pose, standing with their left arm extended overhead. The sun shine down from the top of the image.

Feel like your brain is a little sluggish? Try 10 minutes of exercise

How a Victorian-era marketing ploy made chocolate the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift

Cuisines can be broken down into simple 'culinary fingerprints,' research finds

Law

Voters cast their ballots behind confidential booths at an indoor voting station.

SAVE Act: Will you need a photo ID to vote in the 2026 midterms?

Why bitcoin would have allure for Nancy Guthrie’s abductors

Is former Prince Andrew the first domino to fall in the Epstein probe?

Arts and Entertainment

Two Survivor contestants talk to one another while lighting a fire.

After 50 seasons, how is 'Survivor' still the king of reality TV?

Why American Girl is releasing its first novel for adults

Could a servant and a nobleman marry in season four of Bridgerton?

Science and Technology

Brown sewage water coming out of pipes into the Potomac River.

Potomac spill cleanup relies on natural more than manmade processes

The most efficient cargo ships are the ones that take diverse routes

Survey finds skepticism of sign language tech among Deaf community.

Sports

A hockey player wearing a navy jersey with No. 92 on the back shoots the puck as a goaltender in white and red drops to the ice in front of the net during a hockey game.

Double-overtime heartbreak for Northeastern women in Hockey East final

It’s a Husky fight for the Hockey East Championship

Northeastern women’s ice hockey team advances to Frozen Four

Israel-Hamas War

A group of people observing from a distance destroyed buildings in Gaza.

‘Legitimate questions’ loom over Trump’s international stabilization plan in Gaza

President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan stipulates that the international stabilization force will comprise Arab and international partners.

Trump peace plan greeted with ‘optimism’ in Israel, but leaves out a ‘vision for Palestinians,’ experts say

Pro-Palestinian posts on TikTok continue to vastly outnumber pro-Israel posts, research shows

BBC under fire after livestreamed IDF chants by Bob Vylan. Experts weigh in on the broadcasting ‘mistakes’

Northeastern professor uses entrepreneurship to bring Israelis and Palestinians together

In the Press

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Inventor Beulah Louise Henry’s unstoppable rise to becoming ‘Lady Edison’

There were—and still remain today—both implicit and explicit biases against women inventors and some of the types of inventions they created, explains Kara Swanson, professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Hilary Duff joins Charlie Baker, ‘The Fonz’ and more to speak at Mass. college commencements this spring

Multiplatinum musician and actress Hilary Duff will speak at Northeastern University’s graduation on April 29 at Fenway Park. Duff began her career as the titular character of “Lizzie McGuire” on the Disney Channel. 
The B-Side

Europe is a weekend trip

Northeastern’s graduation is what dreams are made of. Translation: Hilary Duff will be its 2026 commencement speaker!
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Northeastern taps Hilary Duff as 2026 commencement speaker

Northeastern University has announced its 2026 commencement speaker and for some students, the news may be “what dreams are made of.”

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