Staff Stories Archives

Go the West Village Quad at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, grab some ice cream, and spend time getting to know faculty, staff, and students in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences who will be on campus this summer. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Can’t-miss events on the Boston campus in July

Write poetry. Volunteer in the community. Enjoy some ice cream in the sun.

by Irvin Zhang June 28, 2019

Fewer than 10 percent respondents in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom said their undergraduate education will provide the skills they will need when artificial intelligence displaces millions of people from their jobs. Graphic by iStock.

People want to keep up in the artificial intelligence age. Employers, educators, and governments are letting them down.

A first-of-its-kind international poll conducted by Northeastern and Gallup finds that majorities of people in the U.S., U.K., and Canada are optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. They also fear that institutions are failing to provide lifelong learning in the new era of automation.

by Ian Thomsen June 27, 2019

Emma Towlson, an associate research scientist at Northeastern, is among 100 women scientists and researchers who will travel to Antarctica to learn valuable skills that will help them to become leaders in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields. iStock photo.

Here’s why she’ll gladly plunge into the coldest waters on Earth

Emma Towlson, an associate research scientist at Northeastern, plans to dive into polar waters to support her upcoming voyage to Antarctica, where she’ll have the opportunity to develop skills needed to become a leader in her field of network neuroscience.

by Khalida Sarwari June 24, 2019

Murder in Mobile tells the story of Rayfield Davis, a black man who was murdered in 1948 in Mobile, Alabama, by a white man who was never prosecuted.

Murder In Mobile hits the red carpets

The documentary by Northeastern Films will be shown at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on Saturday as part of the Roxbury International Film Festival—one of many screenings for this story of reclaimed justice.

by Ian Thomsen June 18, 2019

News at Northeastern's multiplatform digital newsroom. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Are you a great science reporter? Come join our team!

Northeastern’s award-winning digital newsroom is looking for a science reporter to bring audiences into the world of research and discovery at the university.

by News@Northeastern June 13, 2019

Northeastern plans to construct an eight-story, 350,000-square-foot research center on Columbus Avenue. This preliminary rendering shows a facility that will include state-of-the-art labs, dedicated space to support the university’s innovative work in autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robots, and a makerspace to promote collaboration between students across disciplines.

‘This is how we want the world to see us’

A new state-of-the-art research building, to be named EXP, will be built along Columbus Avenue. In the context of the neighboring Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, it will deepen Northeastern’s commitment to research and integration across disciplines, said Provost James C. Bean.

by Ian Thomsen and Khalida Sarwari June 11, 2019

Even therapy dogs need to study for exams

On a recent morning at Snell Quad, many Northeastern students were needing to relax. They ran into a small black Moyen poodle that was seeking to earn her therapy license. Everyone got along beautifully.

by Ian Thomsen June 10, 2019

More than 4,000 students received degrees at Northeastern’s 117th Commencement exercises. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

May 2019 in photos

We captured the pomp and circumstance of Commencement, learned about the rover that Northeastern students are building to help astronauts on Mars, and got an up-close look at the new campus mural that swirls and dives along the entrance to Ruggles Station.

by Matthew Modoono June 3, 2019

Stop by the sacred space in Ell Hall at noon on any Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday in June to meditate. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Can’t-miss events on the Boston campus in June

Play golf. Practice your Chinese calligraphy. Enhance your networking skills.

by David Harbeck May 31, 2019

Northeastern University and the city of Cambridge host a Police Academy training session at Cabot Cage on the Boston campus on May 15, 2019. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

This police academy is leading an ‘evolution of the profession’ of law enforcement

Northeastern has formed a groundbreaking joint venture with the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a first-of-its-kind academy designed to help reform American law enforcement, says Northeastern University Chief of Police Michael Davis. The inaugural class of 28 police recruits will be training on the Boston campus through September.

by Ian Thomsen May 29, 2019