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Here’s what Boston looked like after a deadly wave of molasses swallowed the North End

Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood, which killed 21 people in Boston’s North End when a storage tank ruptured and…

by Gregory Grinnell and Jason Kornwitz January 15, 2019

How to save a life

Raya Kaplan was making the rounds in the emergency room of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center when she spotted a patient whose face was…

by Molly Callahan July 5, 2018

Northeastern University and IBM partnership first to turn digital badges into academic credentials for learners worldwide

Northeastern University and IBM have established a strategic learning collaboration to integrate the company’s in-house education programs with the university’s academic credentials.

by News@Northeastern September 25, 2017

A Q&A with the president

President Aoun sat down with Senior Vice President for Advancement Diane MacGillivray last week for a Q&A with university staff. Here are highlights from their…

by Molly Callahan March 10, 2017

Marijuana in Massachusetts, what happens now that it’s legal?

Massachusetts voters earlier this month overwhelmingly approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. We asked drug policy expert Leo Beletsky what happens next and how the…

by Joe O'Connell November 28, 2016

New student finds possibilities abound at Northeastern

As a top performer on her high school speech team, Mary Abrahamyan had the chance to explore diverse prose and create readings and performances that…

by Joe O'Connell November 18, 2016

Homecoming 2016 had all the thrills

From the Mayor of Huntington Avenue election to a celebrated appearance by Amy Poehler to the sweet joys of victory for the basketball programs, Northeastern’s…

by News@Northeastern November 14, 2016

Basketball season tips off on Friday against rival BU

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will hit the hardwood Friday for a season-opening doubleheader against crosstown rival Boston University. In between the on-court action,…

by Joe O'Connell November 10, 2016

The art of political speechwriting—from a former White House speechwriter

Alan Stone was the architect of many presidential speeches in the early 1990s. As the 2016 campaign enters the home stretch, we asked him to…

by Joe O'Connell October 18, 2016

President Aoun, HUBweek panel discuss the workforce of the future

“We need to build what I call a robot-proof education,” President Aoun said on Wednesday. The comments came during a HUBweek panel discussion about the…

by Joe O'Connell September 29, 2016