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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

A group of jovial Northeastern University graduates in cap and gowns stand together on the baseball diamond at Fenway Park.

Commencement 2026: dates, tickets and what families should know

Portrait of Alan McKim.

Alan McKim, graduate, trustee and entrepreneur, is Northeastern’s 2026 graduate commencement speaker

University News

Portrait of Amanda Perofsky.

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.
John F. Kennedy leans forward as an older academic administrator presents him with the Doctor of Laws hood.

From the Atomic Age to AI, JFK’s words resonate 70 years later

While finals keep students busy, others are wrapping up capstones

The last push at the end of the semester at Northeastern often brings a sense of excitement and an opportunity for reflection.

Three Northeastern students named Goldwater Scholars

The highly prestigious scholarship supports students with promise for great careers in science, engineering and mathematics research.

Researcher explains why climate models and observational data disagree

The findings are reported in the journal Nature Communications.
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.
An illustration of a student practicing Spanish on a laptop using an AI chatbot
Artificial Intelligence

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.
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.
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.
A group photo of the Moakley Scholars posing together with John Tobin and Mike Armini.
Commencement 2025

Northeastern celebrates 15 Moakley Scholars getting graduate degrees

For more than 20 years, Northeastern has awarded graduate scholarships named after Congressman Joe Moakley to Boston city employees
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As new graduates, Torch scholars look to set the world on fire

This year’s cohort of Torch Scholar graduates were celebrated at a brunch on Northeastern University's Boston campus.
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Everything you need to know about Northeastern's 2026 commencement

For students and families, NGN has a detailed breakdown of what to expect at Fenway Park this year.
A graduate celebrates as she walks across the stage.

 CSSH graduates are ready to enter ‘the world as we know it’

Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities presented bachelor’s and master’s degrees to about 800 students on Monday.
A student in a black cap and gown embraces someone after Northeastern University's 2026 law school graduation

Northeastern professors offer advice for new graduates

Faculty members from London to Boston to Oakland share their wisdom for students entering the professional world.
Students from Agents of Social Impact pose together in a warehouse while volunteering at a local nonprofit.
Global University System

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.
Three people walk along a sunlit, tree-lined campus path, wearing Northeastern branded t-shirts. Academic buildings and other pedestrians are blurred, but visible in the background.

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.

World & National News

Pope Leo XIV, dressed in gold and white papal vestments and mitre, carries a ceremonial staff while walking in a procession flanked by two priests in matching robes.

Do the papacy and politics mix?

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

Are more and more politicians embracing profanity?

Science & Technology

An illustration using soft purples and other pastel shades depicts plant roots connected to the cardiovascular system of a person.

This flower's toxic traits hold clues for safer drugs

Researcher explains why climate models and observational data disagree

Colorful lobsters take over Northeastern's 'touch pools' in Nahant

Entrepreneurship

Scenes from the 2026 WISE Summit on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

WISE summit inspires female entrepreneurs to rise above challenges 

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

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

Arts & Entertainment

A movie poster for "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" shows Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser and other characters from the film leaping into the air.

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

A capella group hits the right notes in international festival

Separated by death and decades, two artists reforge their relationship

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

Researchers challenge fossil fuel companies' communications strategy

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

Health

An elderly female patient sits in a doctor's office while being monitored by a female doctor.

Science often ignores menopause. These researchers are changing that.

If you feel cranky and tired, you may have spring allergy fatigue

Do you have a rotator cuff injury and what to do about it

Society & Culture

An urban setting where the photographer stands on a median between two streets. The sky is blue and the trees have lost their leaves, suggesting winter or early spring. Cars and a bus drive on the streets.

Hazy, hot and…shady? Street trees, air pollution and heat

This collective chronicles Latin American public service design

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

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

Northeastern women’s ice hockey team advances to Frozen Four

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

In the Press

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Your Mindfulness Practice May Be Working Against You. Here’s Why.

Liz Bucar, PhD, a religion professor at Northeastern University and author of Beyond Wellness, has a theory about why. The version of mindfulness most of us are practicing has been carefully, deliberately, and strategically emptied of the very elements that made it work in the first place.
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Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year

Rebecca Shansky, a neuroscientist at Northeastern University who studies sex differences in behavior and brain function, submitted a grant at the end of 2024 that got a score that was likely, though not certain, to be funded.
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Just Discovered How an Infamous Organism Is Creating Brand New DNA

“This is not a protein ‘reading’ itself to create a complex message; rather, it is a highly specialized structural constraint,” Northeastern University’s Nikolai Slavov, a chemical biologist who is unaffiliated with the study, wrote.
New Hampshire Public Radio

With national PFAS standards in flux, New Hampshire regulators try to move forward

“It’s kind of giving industry a way out,” said Julia Varshavsky, a public health and engineering professor at Northeastern University.

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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