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A student examines the pages of a book that fold out into an intricate diagram.
University News

Artists’ books provide valuable analog learning in a digital age

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by Peter Rubinstein
A hand holds a prototype of the NextTile building block toy.
University News

Student startup develops hands-on learning toy for future engineers

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by Peter Rubinstein
Andrew Gonzales stands in a forest with the sun shining brightly behind him.
University News

This project aims to rescue Oakland’s namesake tree species

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by Peter Rubinstein
A person in a yellow fire-resistant jacket and hard hat digs into the ground with a shovel on a wooded section of a Northeastern campus, wearing a backpack that appears to be firefighting or wildland-response gear.
University News

Rising high schoolers study wildfires amid historic dry season

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by Peter Rubinstein
University News

The Ming Dynasty lion-dogs guarding the Oakland art museum

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by Peter Rubinstein
Exterior of a Hall of Justice building, viewed from below against a clear blue sky.
University News

Who gets a clean slate? Northeastern research reveals gaps in California’s expungement system

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by Peter Rubinstein
Oakland graduates celebrate with confetti.
University News

Oakland, Silicon Valley graduates told degree is ‘not just a credential, it’s a connection’

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by Vickie Jean DeHamer - Contributor
Class of 2026 Commencement 16 May 2026 Oakland and Silicon Valley

Commencement 2026 – Northeastern Oakland & Silicon Valley Commencement 2026

by Court Smith
Maria Catrina Jaime speaks at a podium during the Global Health Consortium at the Oakland campus.
University News

They found a lifeline to global health in their own backyard

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by Vickie Jean DeHamer - Contributor
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.
University News

Students say Oakland campus changed them for the better

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by Vickie Jean DeHamer - Contributor
Cars stuck in gridlock traffic on a bridge.
Society & Culture

California’s emissions battle depends on cooperation, research shows

by Noah Lloyd
El Campanil Bell Tower on the Oakland campus. It is a 72-foot Spanish Mission-style bell tower with a clock between the second and third levels. There are trees on either side. The sky is gray.

Who designed the Northeastern Oakland’s bell tower, El Campanil?

by Court Smith