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Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

You won’t want to miss these events in the second half of June

Get advice from a life coach. Learn about the dangers of deepfake technology. Donate blood. These and other events are what’s on tap in June.

by Kaitlyn Budion June 12, 2020

Can’t-miss events in June

Learn about the impact of COVID-19 around the globe. Explore the Northeastern archives. Discover different ways to make coffee. These and other virtual events are on tap in June across the university’s global network.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang May 29, 2020

A Red Cross staff member prepares the vials to collect blood from donors at the second blood drive in less than a month at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘This need is not going to be going away.’ Neither are Northeastern’s blood drives.

On Monday, Matthews Arena hosted its second blood drive in less than a month as part of a continuing collaboration with the American Red Cross.

by Laura Castañón May 4, 2020

Staff from the American Red Cross collect blood from donors in Matthews Arena. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

COVID-19 has shut down many blood drives. Northeastern came to rescue this one.

Many locations that would typically host the drive have shut down, in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. Northeastern stepped up to fill the gap.

by Laura Castañón April 15, 2020

Massachusetts State Trooper Chris Dumont, CJ'00, in suit and tie, helped to save the life of Transit Officer Richard Donohue on April 19, 2013, when he was gravely injured during a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombers in Watertown, Massachusetts. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

In aftermath of marathon bombings, two men turn tragedy into triumph

In April 2013, transit officer Richard Donohue was shot in the leg during a shootout in Watertown, Massachusetts, and lost 90 percent of his blood. Northeastern alumnus and Massachusetts State Trooper Chris Dumont helped to save his life. This is their story.

by Jason Kornwitz March 14, 2018

Nursing volunteers ‘ready when the time comes’

Northeastern’s School of Nursing and the American Red Cross have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership to equip students, faculty, and alumni with disaster-relief training.

by Joe O'Connell November 19, 2013