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How this Northeastern student is given a voice to the voiceless

Anwita Chaudhry, a third year computer science student, is developing an app to help nonverbal students better communicate.
Silhouettes of two children running across a grassy hilltop at sunset.

Fight, flight, focus: A pathway from exercise to cognition

Nouf Alawadhi sits on a woven blanket outdoors, smiling as she talks with a group of children and adults gathered around a pile of children’s backpacks.

How a gift of earrings created opportunities in Latin America

Aoun, left, smiles as McKim gestures with both hands while speaking from armchairs on a stage, with a white orchid and water glasses on a small table between them and an audience seated in the foreground.

New entrepreneur-in-residence Alan McKim on building his business from one truck to a multi-billion-dollar global enterprise

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Harvard Business School takes up Northeastern’s case for higher education

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Here’s when and where Northeastern’s class of 2027 will graduate

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How Northeastern prepared these graduates for entrepreneurial success

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The bioinformatics escape room where guests become genetic detectives

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Northeastern class of 2027 stage-crossing events in Boston announced

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This grad’s company helps drugs get developed faster and cheaper

Hannah Sheehan Sauve helps biotech and pharmaceutical startups validate their treatments by offering flow cytometry services and analysis.
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Students inspire Dragons’ Den company with ideas for US expansion

Northeastern students got more than they were even hoping for when advising an eyewear brand looking to expand stateside.
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Loved ones reunite with students during Family & Friends Weekend

Students’ family and friends descended upon the Northeastern University campus in Boston for a fun-filled Family & Friends Weekend.
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This student’s co-op in Greece provided lessons in modern slavery

Slavery is often thought of as one of history’s worst chapters. But in many other parts of the world, the practice persists to this day.

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Photos: Family & Friends Weekend, Roderick Ireland and a Japanese lilac memorial Don’t you love fall, Huskies? In Boston, fall brings vibrant colors to campus — red, oranges, and yellows…
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Northeastern graduate makes eco-friendly flower arrangements that last

Northeastern graduate started an eco-business of long-lasting flowers, reducing the need for fertilizers and packaging of fresh flowers. 

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Global network

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Seattle students research on the road with sensor-filled Ford Mustang

Police in riot gear caay shields that say "Policia" in a European city.

Affordability, corruption, debt? What’s fueling Europe’s protests

A close up shows a person holding mallets with bowls set up to conduct a sound bath.

Students and NGN take a sound bath for Mental Health Week

Protesters run through clouds of tear gas as police and armored vehicles stand in the background on a tree-lined street in France.

France’s student protests have spiraled into a broader crisis

Campus life

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Northeastern students bond by riding unicycles around campus

Sitting at the head of a table, Casper Smith points an orange toy sword at miniature figures on a hand-drawn battle map on a table while flour players lean in to look at it. Books, notes, and dice lie on the table in front of them.

Old games built on imagination and dice rolls thrive at Northeastern

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A 16-foot, drum-playing hare joins Northeastern’s Boston campus

Photos: Rainy days, DND sessions and birthday pups

Experiential learning

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Kayla Ruggiero, a Northeastern University student studying political science and international affairs, works on a laptop at a table beside large windows inside a campus building.

A visit to a cow farm led her to the top of Scottish politics

A person on the deck of a large ship lowers a robotic device over the side by a cable, beside an orange life ring on the railing.

How do you clean a giant ship? This student builds robots for the job

Katie Karmelek, smiling and looking off to one side, photographed through a window with reflections of trees and warm lights layered over her face and dark blazer.

This grad helps run the Amazon of the medical device world

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Northeastern invests a record $525m in financial aid, welcomes talented class to multiple campuses

Awards & honors

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From lab to startup: This professor wins prestigious engineering award

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This professor is making AI systems more aware of their ignorance

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Northeastern awards full scholarships to accomplished Oakland students

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Northeastern professor wins big for work on tiny electronic parts