Northeastern researchers unleash ultrasound waves on the brain in bid to battle tumors
Professor Tao Sun is using macrophages to find tumors and diseased cells in the brain to alert other immune cells to the fight.
On the busiest moving day of the year, Northeastern helps hundreds of students settle into off-campus housing
Northeastern students and their parents don’t have to go it alone as they move into housing in the Mission Hill and Fenway neighborhoods.
How Serena Williams’ admission of using a GLP-1 drug could impact the stigma of obesity
Serena Williams’ GLP-1 disclosure may shift obesity conversations, though treatment requires a holistic approach, Northeastern experts say.
Why are video games getting more expensive? Spoiler: It’s not just tariffs
Tariffs are playing a role, but there are larger factors at play in the games industry driving up prices, experts say.
University News
Navigating a New Political Landscape: Frequently Asked Questions
University leaders are working to assess and mitigate the impacts of executive actions and other federal funding and policy changes on our teaching and research enterprise. Here we share real-time information about these impacts and the university’s response.
Back to School 2025
This back-to-school guide includes move-in resources, Welcome Week information and the livestream of the Boston Convocation ceremony.
Northeastern grads launch health care startup to reduce post-surgical infections and optimize clinical workflows
The Northeastern graduates connected through campus events. Now they are working together to launch an AI-driven startup.
Northeastern research finds aerobic fitness and lower body fat are associated with better mental health outcomes in children
Northeastern researchers studied children ages 8 to 11 in one of the first studies looking at these relationships in this population.
From finding friends to finding a major, Northeastern students share advice for first-year students to ease their transition
Back to school is exciting and, for many, nerve wracking. Here’s advice on making the best of the Northeastern experience.
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Northeastern researchers unleash ultrasound waves on the brain in bid to battle tumors
On the busiest moving day of the year, Northeastern helps hundreds of students settle into off-campus housing
New Huskies excited to move into housing on Northeastern’s Oakland campus
Northeastern co-op student appears on Netflix hit ‘Somebody Feed Phil’
Excited for the school year, students move ‘smoothly’ onto the Boston campus
Artificial intelligence
AI-powered airline pricing raises red flags over fairness and transparency, Northeastern experts say
The “black box” nature of AI models can undermine transparency and consumer awareness and enable price discrimination.
Northeastern researchers develop AI-powered storytime tool to support children’s literacy
StoryMate adapts to each child's age, interests and reading level to encourage meaningful conversations and engagement during storytime.
2025 Commencement
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.”
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.
Global University System
Northeastern researcher says teachers improve instruction with more feedback from peers
Professor Jaci Urbani found that educators benefit from meeting regularly to ask probing questions about their teaching techniques.
How Northeastern scientists are using Antarctic sea spiders to study life on the edge
Northeastern students are helping a biologist extract spider guts — from their legs — to study how life survives in Earth’s coldest waters.
Research
Archive of racial homicides expands, exposing history that’s ‘not easy to grapple with’
The Burnham-Nobles Digital Archive is one of the most comprehensive digital records of racial homicides in the Jim Crow South collected.
Meet Neptune, the rare blue lobster donated to Northeastern’s Marine Science Center in Nahant
Only one in 2 million lobsters are blue, so Neptune is a star attraction in Nahant. But why is the crustacean the color blue?
Health
Parasitic diseases researcher talks ‘flesh-eating’ screwworm infection after first confirmed human case in US
Millions of people have macular degeneration. Could this training model help restore their sight?
What is the potentially deadly flesh-eating bacteria and why can infections be so hard to treat?
Business
White House deal with NVIDIA and AMD continues to move U.S. away from free market capitalism, according to Northeastern expert
Northeastern experts say a lack of trust in government data could imperil businesses and the economy
What happens if the Fed cuts interest rates — and what does it mean for you?
Arts & Entertainment
Who is Jane Boleyn? The real story behind the protagonist of Philippa Gregory’s new book, ‘The Boleyn Traitor’
Taylor Swift’s new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ is being sold on cassette. Who’s buying?
‘Pluribus’ is the next show from the creator of ‘Breaking Bad.’ No one knows what it’s about. Here’s why that’s good marketing
Israel-Hamas War
Northeastern professor uses entrepreneurship to bring Israelis and Palestinians together
In and outside the classroom, Amir Grinstein wants to foster connection through business and entrepreneurship.
After ceasefire deal, how can mediators create a lasting peace in Gaza? Experts unravel the task
The panel at Northeastern’s Boston campus tackled the prospect for peace in the region.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal suggests Biden administration ‘did not push as hard as they could have’ for an end to hostilities, expert says
Should both parties sign on the dotted line and ratify the deal, questions about the future of the region still loom large, experts say.
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