In Photos

The sun rises over Carter Field. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

March 2021 in photos

Last month, the Northeastern women’s hockey team made it to the NCAA finals, the U.S. ramped up its vaccine distribution, club sports and indoor fitness…

by Matthew Modoono and Ruby Wallau April 1, 2021

Students in the Marine Invertebrate Zoology and Botany course search tidal pools for algae at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

February in photos

February in Boston brought snow and spring-like temperatures, and fostered new research both in- and outside of the classroom. As we turn the page on…

by Ruby Wallau and Matthew Modoono February 28, 2021

A student walks through a snow covered campus. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

We took you through Northeastern’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the first snow of the semester, and showed you how students are getting back into the swing of campus. This and much more, all through the lenses of News@Northeastern’s award-winning photographers.

by Ruby Wallau and Matthew Modoono February 1, 2021

Photo Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Snow brings magic to campus

Trees glistened as snow blew across streets and sidewalks, resting on benches and clinging to the knit hats of students. As they made their way to in-person classes, students stopped to build snowmen and warm their mitten-clad hands by the new fire pits found across the Boston campus.

by Matthew Modoono and Ruby Wallau January 29, 2021

A vibrant sunset followed a violent snow squall and lit up the pedestrian bridge that unites the Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods where the Boston campus is located. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Photos of the year

2020 was a year unlike any other, and Northeastern’s photographers worked tirelessly to capture it all—including new milestones for Northeastern, life during the COVID-19 pandemic,…

by Matthew Modoono and Ruby Wallau December 22, 2020

Students walk past fall foliage on campus. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

October 2020 in photos

A day in the life of two scientists who help the university process thousands of coronavirus tests daily, the radiant shades of autumn on the arboretum of the Boston campus—and much more, all through the lenses of News@Northeastern’s award-winning photographers.

by Ruby Wallau and Matthew Modoono November 4, 2020

Underneath a spiral of steps, a student works on the first floor of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

September 2020 in photos

We watched as students safely returned to the Boston campus. We documented the safety measures that are being employed to promote the health and safety of the Northeastern community. This and much more, all through the lenses of News@Northeastern’s award-winning photographers.

by Matthew Modoono and Ruby Wallau October 6, 2020

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Move-in day, 2020

They came from Miami, Minneapolis, New Jersey, and elsewhere, to mark the time-honored rite of fall semester: moving into student housing. News@Northeastern’s award-winning photographers captured the emotion and the excitement as students return to a campus reconfigured to promote safety on the Boston campus and in the surrounding communities.

by Matthew Modoono and Ruby Wallau August 29, 2020

A sunny Boston morning bathes the William E. Carter Playground in a swathes of gold. The transformation of the park was a 2018 collaboration between Northeastern and the city of Boston. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

July 2020 in photos

The Boston campus came to life as students, faculty, and staff began to return. We showed you how the university plans to test everyone, and clean everything, to support a healthy campus. This and much more, all through the lenses of News@Northeastern’s award-winning photographers.

by Matthew Modoono and Ruby Wallau July 29, 2020

Clouds are reflected in windows of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

June 2020 in Photos

Keeping campus safe and clean. Enjoying the summer weather on the Boston campus. Finding innovative ways to improve masks. This and much more, all through the lenses of News@Northeastern’s award-winning photographers.

by Matthew Modoono and Ruby Wallau July 2, 2020