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Ilia Malinin on the ice after falling over during a skating program at the Olympics.

When Ilia Malinin and Mikaela Shiffrin met the ‘Olympic Dragon’

Northeastern University experts say the athletes’ different results demonstrate how the mental pressure of the Games can cut both ways

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Extremists are using video games as recruitment tools. The UN fights back

Can a video game combat violent extremism? In a new initiative, the U.N. says the answer is “yes.”

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Aggressive Huskies challenge Red Sox in traditional spring training opener

After taking an early lead, Northeastern fell to Boston, 18-3, in Fort Myers, Florida.

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Supreme Court tariff ruling ‘significant’ but foreseeable

"This is a relatively unsurprising outcome, based on the skeptical reception by the justices,” said Dan Urman of Northeastern School of Law.

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How Black women lead the way in nontraditional tech paths

Black women like Promise Owa and Tammiyoo Desir are breaking into tech through Northeastern’s Align program.

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How WISE helps students build confidence and startups

New research looks at how the way you walk impacts health and the city

Researchers will study how real-world walking can impact the design of walkable cities and have a positive impact on human health.

Can two microbes work together to revolutionize biofuel?

Researchers out of the Woolston Lab have proposed a novel approach that could make biofuel production more efficient

Photos: Lights, lasers and Olympic gold

Northeastern graduate researcher Charles Kissell works on protein analysis in Leigh Plant’s ISEC lab on the Boston campus.

Voters cast their ballots behind confidential booths at an indoor voting station.

SAVE Act: Will you need a photo ID to vote in the 2026 midterms?

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Can two microbes work together to revolutionize biofuel?

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Could a servant and a nobleman marry in season four of Bridgerton?

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Jesse Jackson recalled for empathy, listening and Northeastern visits

Ruth Gove, a 100 year-old woman, sitting on her sofa and smiling.

A crisis in the making: Can America afford the elderly?

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Artificial Intelligence

Writers find their creative strengths in the age of AI

The debate about artistic agency in the age of AI is playing out in earnest at Northeastern University’s Oakland campus.

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AI governance is not just top-down in China, research finds

Political scientist Xuechen Chen said traditional Chinese values and market driven factors are also at play.

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Why the OpenClaw AI agent is a 'privacy nightmare'

OpenClaw can organize files, write emails, and build apps — but giving it full computer access comes with risks, Northeastern experts warn.

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Anthropic’s ‘anonymous’ interviews cracked by professor with an LLM

A Northeastern University professor used a large language model to de-anonymize a subset of interviews conducted by Anthropic Interviewer.

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Transphobia in LLMs is more nuanced than expected, research finds

Researchers asked LLMs questions on trans issues, finding that most answers had pro-trans sentiment but with transphobic thinking baked in.

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Commencement 2025

Northeastern celebrates 215 graduates during commencement ceremony in Portland, Maine

The Class of 2025 included master’s degree recipients from 19 countries, nine U.S. states and 41 cities or towns across Maine.

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Graduate from Northeastern's Arlington campus turns successful co-op into dream job at Amazon

Soumya Hukkeri tells fellow grads at Northeastern’s Arlington commencement to “never stop believing in yourself.”

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Degrees in hand, jobs secured, Northeastern grads in London are in high demand

‘I decided to take a leap. I’m so happy I did,” said Maria Abbadi, one of 110 students to graduate with a master’s or apprenticeship degree.

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Northeastern’s 2025 Vancouver graduates urged to embrace creativity and kindness in an AI world

More than 200 graduates celebrated at convocation, where speakers encouraged them to lead with imagination, data-savvy skills and compassion

Graduates wearing black gowns with gold accents sitting in a darkened Meridian Hall for the Toronto graduation.

More than 900 master’s degrees awarded at Northeastern’s Toronto campus

Student speaker Sujata Chandrashekhar Gaimar said Northeastern “empowered, motivated and sometimes pushed me to go beyond my fears.”

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Global University System

How artists transform data into art

The Data at Hand, is the first curatorial collaboration between Center for the Arts and Mills College Art Museum.

New London tech hub at Northeastern wants to make AI technology faster, more reliable

After the Boston hub’s success, the new London arm of the Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems opens the door to Europe and boosts AI research with new partnerships, according to director Tommaso Melodia of Northeastern University.

How Northeastern is expanding Massachusetts' life sciences industry

Northeastern trains students for entry level jobs through the Pathmaker program.

A woman standing next to a water tank in a marine science lab examines a sea star in her hands.

Starfish are dying from a mysterious disease. She hunts for answers

Northeastern's Angela Jones is leading efforts to research an animal that we shockingly know very little about: sea stars.

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This mental health care startup launched from a chance encounter

Navimental helps parents navigate mental health challenges in the health care system.

A nuclear weapon is launched in a forest.

The START nuclear arms treaty expires. Is nuclear danger rising?

The Arctic: global commons or geopolitical battleground?

As wars in Ukraine and Gaza drag on, counting the dead grows harder

Eileen Gu poses in front of a group of fans at the Olympics with a medal around her neck.

Eileen Gu and the rise of the Olympian influencer.

How to protect yourself and pets from frostbite in Arctic conditions

Meet the new TikTok, same as the old TikTok

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Our preference for certain foods may be impacted by early life stress, research shows

Study reports pharmacy workers are at elevated risk of suicide

How do Olympians get their bodies ready to compete at altitude?

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Bitcoin falls, but crypto is here to stay, Northeastern experts say

Tax season: Here’s what you need to know before you file this year

Are world governments in hock to bond markets?

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Cuisines can be broken down into simple 'culinary fingerprints,' research finds

Feel like your brain is a little sluggish? Try 10 minutes of exercise

How a Victorian-era marketing ploy made chocolate the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift

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Is former Prince Andrew the first domino to fall in the Epstein probe?

Why bitcoin would have allure for Nancy Guthrie’s abductors

What is the problem with an Olympic figure skater’s ‘Minions’ routine?

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With 'Shrinking,' therapy is mainstream. Is that a good thing?

What the new film adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” gets wrong

'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' centers jousting. But is it accurate?

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Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the ‘robust’ rockcod

Connected cars can be hacked, research finds

Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wearing a blue and red ski suit cross country skis across the snow in front of a crowd at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Inspired by skiing in the Winter Olympics? Take it slow.

The shape of skis makes the biggest difference in maneuverability

Four Northeastern hockey graduates lead US to Olympic gold medal game

A group of people observing from a distance destroyed buildings in Gaza.

‘Legitimate questions’ loom over Trump’s international stabilization plan in Gaza

President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan stipulates that the international stabilization force will comprise Arab and international partners.

Trump peace plan greeted with ‘optimism’ in Israel, but leaves out a ‘vision for Palestinians,’ experts say

Pro-Palestinian posts on TikTok continue to vastly outnumber pro-Israel posts, research shows

BBC under fire after livestreamed IDF chants by Bob Vylan. Experts weigh in on the broadcasting ‘mistakes’

Northeastern professor uses entrepreneurship to bring Israelis and Palestinians together

World Cup Crowds Could Be Targeted. This Team Worked to Keep Them Safe.

NY Times’ “Lost Science” series profiles Michael Silevitch, who leads SENTRY, a research center dedicated to protecting busy public spaces, and last April was instructed to “end all work” immediately.

Boston to keep three MBTA bus routes free to ride through June, but long-term plan is unclear

“People ride more when it’s cheaper. … that means improving their mobility, giving them opportunities to go places and do things, participate in life,“ said Peter Furth, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.

‘We May Have a Crisis on Our Hands’: The Unregulated Rise of Emotionally Intelligent AI

Lisa Feldman-Barrett, a psychology professor at Northeastern University, says “social support from a trusted, reliable source can be beneficial.” If an AI can reduce distress in the moment, she says that’s a good thing.

Fortune

Elon Musk is pushing to build data centers in space. But they won’t solve AI’s power problems anytime soon

As a result, orbital data centers would also need large onboard batteries to smooth out power fluctuations, said Josep Miquel Jornet, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University.

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