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Try summer the hammock way. ‘It’s a laid-back life.’

Ah, summer. The days are longer, the weather is warmer, and the living is easy (just ask George Gershwin). There’s no better time to unfold a hammock and relax in the shade in the arboretum on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

by Molly Callahan May 28, 2021

How does blockchain work? A new, student-led group wants to show you.

David Hsu, a computer science graduate student, and Bennett Thompson, a second-year computer science and business major, have formed the Northeastern Blockchain Club to answer questions about the innovative technology.

by Peter Ramjug May 27, 2021

They came for the snacks. They stayed for the cat.

For 22 years, Tigger, an unassuming tabby who reigned over Giovanni’s Market near Northeastern’s Boston campus, assisted his warm, welcoming owner, John Nehme, in charming generations of Northeastern students, staff, faculty, and members of the surrounding community.

by Hillary Chabot May 26, 2021

You may have already met Northeastern’s new vice chancellor and dean of students

Chong Kim-Wong, the newly-appointed vice chancellor and dean of students, has been helping students since 2007, when she first arrived at Northeastern as a residence director. “I want students to just see me as a person that's here to help and make their experience better,” says Kim-Wong.

by Ian Thomsen May 25, 2021

A close up of bees landing on beekeeper hat

The not-so secret life of bees

Elena Getsios’s beekeeping co-op might have led to her first ever sting at the age of 20, but she’s still sweet on her experience working with bee colonies for Best Bees in Boston’s South End.

by Hillary Chabot May 19, 2021

Laura Dudley, assistant clinical professor of applied psychology, teaches yoga during an Introduction to Mindfulness class.

What are the benefits of mindfulness? Take this interdisciplinary minor and find out.

The minor weaves in religious studies, psychology courses, and health sciences, says Laura Dudley, assistant clinical professor of applied psychology at Northeastern who teaches a course titled Introduction to Mindfulness. Students will consider how to be mindful consumers of social media, how to use money mindfully, and also consider in what situations they are mindless.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki May 13, 2021

Northeastern students Eva Kuruvilla, Debby Nguyen, Sohum Sheth and Sophia Tan work on a laptop on their Snapchat-like nutrition app for senior citizens, called EatRight.

They designed a Snapchat-like nutrition app with their grandparents’ diet in mind

With their grandparents’ health in mind, a team of Northeastern students issued a challenge to undergraduates across the city to come up with innovations to improve geriatric nutrition. Teams of students rose to the challenge, proposing solutions that harnessed the telehealth revolution.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki May 10, 2021

Ethan Derikito, left, and Arun Chundru, who both study mechanical engineering, work on a rocket engine in the Forsyth building capstone lab for AerospaceNU. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

It’s Giving Day! Here’s how fundraising challenges have rocketed students to success

Today is Northeastern’s fourth annual Giving Day, a philanthropic effort that strengthens ties in the broader university community and raises funds for student groups and organizations on campus.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki April 8, 2021

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students this fall

As part of the university’s return to in-person learning, students on all Northeastern campuses will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the Fall 2021 semester.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki April 6, 2021

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Northeastern University announces Fall 2021 plan

Northeastern community members said they look forward to in-person classes and other activities following Northeastern Provost David Madigan’s announcement that campus will be fully open in the fall of 2021.

by Hillary Chabot March 10, 2021