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Ambika Bajpayee is an assistant professor of bioengineering at Northeastern.

The electricity in your body could be the key to curing a debilitating disease

Ambika Bajpayee, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Northeastern, wants to use the body’s own electricity to deliver medications to cartilage that could stop osteoarthritis from developing and restore function to joints in the knees, hips, and spine.

by Danny McCarthy - contributor August 26, 2019

Design Northeastern’s 2019 Undergraduate Commencement Snapchat Geofilter

Want your Snapchat filter design featured for 22,000 people at this year's undergraduate Commencement? Enter this contest.

by Meghan Donovan April 11, 2019

Northeastern University's Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts. Photo by Benjamin Bertsch/Northeastern University

This resource is an ocean science teacher’s dream come true

The Marine Science Center’s new educational resources website includes more lessons and activities for students of all ages on the wildlife and ecosystems in Boston.

by David Harbeck April 10, 2019

Shawn Occeus, a junior guard on the Northeastern men’s basketball team, returns to the university’s Boston campus Wednesday hoisting the team’s Colonial Athletic Association trophy. The Huskies defeated Hofstra for a shot at the NCAA Tournament. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Welcome home, Huskies!

The Northeastern men’s basketball team, fresh off Tuesday night’s March-Madness-clinching win over Hofstra in North Charleston, South Carolina, was welcomed back to the Boston campus Wednesday by a cheering, chanting, cowbell-ringing crowd.

by Molly Callahan March 13, 2019

Hugh Shirley, a fourth-year student at Northeastern, is planning to participate in the social impact-athon. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

These students have $50,000 to help the environment. How can they do the most good?

Imagine you have $50,000 to donate to nonprofit organizations that would help them carry out their missions. How would you split it up? How would you ensure you’re doing the most good with the money you have? For Northeastern students participating in an upcoming conference called the Social Impact-athon, this isn’t a hypothetical situation.

by Molly Callahan January 10, 2019

The Swiss Army knife of Northeastern administrators

Doreen Hodgkin planned to be a gym teacher. She ends her career this summer, after 35 years at Northeastern, as associate dean of the College of Computer and Information Science.

by Bill Ibelle July 5, 2018

Can you spot the differences between these photos?

Put your powers of observation to the test! There are 10 differences in each set of photos from Northeastern’s campus below. Can you find them…

by Hannah Moore June 1, 2018

Photo by Jim Pierce for Northeastern University

Northeastern’s baseball team posted a record-breaking season. They’re just getting started.

After posting its best regular season record ever, Northeastern’s baseball team is competing in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003. On Friday, the Huskies will take on the Auburn Tigers in Raleigh, North Carolina.

by Molly Callahan June 1, 2018

Hungry Huskies: Spin the wheel to choose your meal

Hungry? Spin the wheel to choose your meal

Hungry near a Northeastern campus but not quite sure where to grab a bite? We’ve got you covered! Spin our wheel to let us make a recommendation for you. Sort your possible results by distance from your campus, category, price, and how long it will take to get your food.

by YoungHee Jang and Hannah Moore May 23, 2018

<i>Photo courtesy of Cole W. Camplese</i>

The new CIO: Northeastern appoints VP for information technology

Cole W. Camplese, who begins on July 2, comes to Northeastern with a wealth of experience in information technology leadership in higher education. “I’ve built my career on envisioning how using technology can change and shape the way we teach, the way students learn, and how work can get done,” he said.

by Greg St. Martin May 9, 2018