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How Iran cut the internet at the flip of a switch

As Iran’s internet blackout continues, experts explain how the government has the power to shut down the internet countrywide.
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Northeastern University recognized nationally for community impact

Northeastern University has received the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, recognizing its partnerships and local impact.
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Tracking glucose is hard This app makes it easier with gamification.

When a Northeastern professor’s son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, she and her Ph.D. student built an app to help him and others manage.
A Northeastern hockey player takes a shot on net at the Beanpot game.

Northeastern falls to BU in bid for Beanpot championship

The Huskies will play Boston College for third place at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at TD Garden.

University News

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Ted Landsmark: portrait of a leader

Landsmark directs the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. He is also a consummate Renaissance man.
Grace Benavidez sitting on top of a twin bunk bed with her parents standing in her dorm next to the bed.

The ABCs of Boston campus housing for continuing students

Northeastern has opened Boston campus housing applications for summer, fall and spring 2027, urging continuing students to apply early.

This world-class rower bounced from the boathouse to working the rails

Ed Lopas’ journey has taken him from his hometown in New Zealand to Northeastern’s Boston campus.

Americans are rare on “Ninja Warrior.” He landed in the top three

Josh Levin made it further than any other international competitor on Japan’s “Ninja Warrior” in its 43rd season.

Will local TV news survive? This guide could be a lifeline

The Reinventing Local TV News Project offers a survival guide with an urgent message: embrace social media.

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Officials capture Nicolás Maduro, strike Caracas: Is the U.S. at war?

Tire rubber decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail

How string theory helped solve a mystery of the brain’s architecture

Was the death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet inspiration for Hamlet?

The FDA unveils a new food pyramid that promotes red meat and protein

Artificial intelligence

He tinkered with toys as a child. Now he’s revolutionizing with AI.

Working with a leading recycling manufacturer, Ajith Srikanth used AI to do what he’s always done: fix things.

Meet CRAIG, Northeastern’s groundbreaking responsible AI center

The first NSF-funded responsible AI center tackles some of the biggest questions around AI.
Trump sign's an executive order in the oval office with a group of men of suits standing around him.

Does Trump’s executive order hurt responsible AI innovation in states?

The executive order establishes a new AI Litigation Task Force to be directed by the attorney general.

2025 Commencement

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.”

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 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.

Global University System

Students capture the spirit of cities across Northeastern’s network

Northeastern students across global campuses captured the spirit of their cities in a photo contest held by Global Learner Support.

How lobstermen could help save our coastal habitats

As fisheries struggle to adapt to warming waters, the insights of lobstermen provide an invaluable understanding of changing dynamics.
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A graduate student played pollution detective off Nahant Beach.

Northeastern University graduate student Hannah Bray helped locate possible sources of pollution off Nahant Beach.

Research

Want to get better at using ChatGPT? Try empathy, research finds

New research from Northeastern reveals that social skills like empathy are extremely valuable when collaborating with AI.

Tire rubber decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail

Research examines the complex, potentially dangerous miasma of chemicals released by crumb rubber, a fill material used in artificial turf.
A group of people sit around a wooden table.

Scientists break down the tape to predict players’ next moves

The NetSI Sport research group uses network science to treat sports and games like conversations with regular — and predictable — patterns.

World & National News

Icy mountains overlooking a frozen lake in a village in Greenland.

Does the US actually need Greenland for national security?

Do federal funding cuts spell the end for Big Bird and Cookie Monster?

How Edward Tirtanata became the coffee king of Indonesia

Society & Culture

Two people embrace in front of flowers that had been laid for victims of a mass shooting.

Father-son mass killings are ‘very rare’ — but not unheard of, criminologist says of Bondi Beach massacre

Is Australia’s youth social media ban the ‘first domino?’

Mass killings in the US fall to lowest levels in 20 years, data shows

Health

A hand wearing a latex glove selects a flu shot inside a refrigerator.

This ‘super flu’ could cause widespread serious illness, experts say

Did Nick Reiner’s drug use mask longstanding mental health problems?

Why we get — and how to beat — the ‘holiday blues’

Business

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Bitcoin falls, but crypto is here to stay, Northeastern experts say

Are world governments in hock to bond markets?

After Google and Meta antitrust cases, experts say the courtroom may be the wrong venue for challenging Big Tech

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

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

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

Law

A closeup of Demi Engemann wearing makeup, a necklace, and a strappy dress. Behind her is a pink photo background that says All's Fair.

Why was a ‘Mormon Wives’ star sued over sexual assault claims?

The mass shooting playbook guiding leaders in the aftermath of tragedy

What to know about the Brian Walshe trial as it comes to an end

Arts & Entertainment

A screen capture from a scene of 'The Pitt' showing a group of medical professionals standing around a patient on a stretcher, some looking at the patient and some looking at something off camera.

It’s July Fourth on ‘The Pitt.’ Why is it one of the deadliest days?

Everyone sees the ‘Avatar’ movies. Why does no one talk about them?

Can Timothée Chalamet make pingpong sexy? For many, it already is

Science & Technology

A robot hand touching one finger to the finger of a human hand. The photo is overlaid with orange lighting.

Want to get better at using ChatGPT? Try empathy, research finds

10-inch folding phones are coming. Is their market ready to expand?

You’ve heard of climate change. What is the climate debt doom loop?

Sports

A group of people sit around a wooden table.

Scientists break down the tape to predict players’ next moves

Women’s hockey team begins quest for fourth consecutive Beanpot title

Huskies bid farewell to Northeastern’s historic Matthews Arena

Israel-Hamas War

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

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a broad “peace deal” brokered by the Trump administration.

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

For every pro-Israel post that appeared on TikTok in September there were roughly 17 posts supporting Palestinians, research finds.

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

BBC and authorities' response to chants led by punk-rap band Bob Vylan show the regulatory system is working, says Northeastern professor.
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.

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