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New plastics center at Northeastern aims to tackle pollution, policy and innovation

Northeastern’s new Plastics Center will unite science, policy and industry to generate real-world solutions to the plastics problem.
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Art Scene: This abstract sculpture gives a sense of ‘motion to metal’

The “Pharah” sculpture on Northeastern’s Boston campus was created by Cuban-born sculptor and ceramist Rafael Consuegra.
A scope of red-colored gelato.
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Toronto: Bar Ape

Rue Quizon, who works at Northeastern Toronto helping launch academic programs, says this parlor serves “the caviar of ice cream.”
Two burgers on a grill, flames leaping up around them. They have char marks on them.

Are you risking illness with these summer barbecue safety mistakes?

Northeastern food safety expert Darin Detwiler shares how to avoid foodborne illness at your next cookout, from burgers to bagged lettuce.
Portrait of Mike Glavine.

Mike Glavine earns third straight Northeast Regional Coach of the Year honor

The Huskies posted a record 49 wins, a 27-game win streak, and four All-Americans in a banner 2025 season under Glavine’s leadership.

Birds and nature inspired this professor’s upcoming art exhibit

Northeastern professor Julia Hechtman’s work will be on display in the Brookline Arts Center from July 5 through Sept. 30.

Faculty & Staff Seen Around

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Drive the conversation

Jared Auclair, dean of the College of Professional Studies and a professor, speaks during a discussion about the importance of the regional life sciences ecosystem to the Massachusetts economy at Northeastern’s campus in Burlington.

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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Dates to Remember

July
16
Celebrate World Music, Part II, 11:30 a.m. EDT (Virtual)
July
21
Speaking for Success: How to Communicate with Confidence, 2 p.m. EDT (Virtual)
July
22
The Shield & the Spark: Unlocking AI’s Potential, Securing Its Future, 3 p.m. EDT (Boston)
August
01
LEGO Serious Play + Career Development, 9 a.m. EDT (Burlington campus)

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Meet Joseph Cooke, winner of Northeastern’s Innovation Across the Network Award. He makes complex computer research happen 

Joseph Cooke, research computing team member, won Northeastern’s 2025 Staff Excellence Award for “Innovation Across the Network.”
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Art Scene: A ritual at Boston Children’s Hospital inspired part of this mural

“Joy” and “999 Cranes” are two separate but connected pieces outside Ruggles Station on the Boston campus.
A garden outside of a brick building in Portland, Maine.

One (more) place to visit in Portland: Longfellow Garden

The Roux Institute’s marketing manager spotlights a historic hidden gem that some locals don’t even know about.
A person in a safety vest inspects a large, wrapped tree being moved near a campus building during a landscaping project.

Expert advice: Northeastern’s arborist breaks down how to find the right plant for the right place

The difference between a green thumb and a brown thumb is knowing the right conditions and location for your plants, Stephen Schneider says.
A pathway under curved trellises with rose bushes growing on them that leads further into an outdoor rose garden.

Boston: Fenway Victory Gardens

Just waking up after a long winter and spring, this 7.5-acre green space near Northeastern University is one of Boston’s best-kept secrets.
Four people wearing business professional clothing posing in front of a pink and purple styled backdrop at an awards ceremony.

Northeastern’s London campus wins national award for apprenticeship degree provision

Judges at the Apprenticeship Guide Awards recognized the digital and technology solutions professional apprenticeship degree.
The hands of two people sitting at two different laptops typing next to each other.

How a journalism professor got his class to put AI to the test and think like an AI model in the process

In ​​John Wihbey’s class, using AI is part of the syllabus. He wants his students “to understand its strengths, its weaknesses.”
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Half-price Paramount+

The streaming home of ‘Survivor,’ and SpongeBob has a generous discount for faculty and staff at accredited educational institutions.
An outdoor evening scene showing a bustling public plaza with string lights overhead and landscaped areas with trees and greeny, scattered seating, and people gathered socializing.

Charlotte: Optimist Hall

Associate CPS dean Corliss Thompson, an off-and-on Charlotte lifer, recommends a food hall in a former textile mill.
Joe Wilhelm inside of a boat holding the steering wheel with one hand and a megaphone in the other while coaching the team through the megaphone.

Head coach Joe Wilhelm, Northeastern rowing staff earn top regional honors again

For Wilhelm, the recognition isn’t just personal, it’s a reflection of a program built on consistency, camaraderie and collective effort.
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Pieces of two murals, separated by columns. Both have bright vivid colors and stripes, with other graphical elements such as arrows. On the right, a hand holding an origami crane draws focus.

Art Scene: A ritual at Boston Children’s Hospital inspired part of this mural

Art Scene: This abstract sculpture gives a sense of ‘motion to metal’
A sculpture of a girl with a dolphin in front of the Tower Bridge at sunset.

Bronze ‘Girl With A Dolphin’ sculpture in London once held a tennis player’s 50-year-old secret
Large colorful sculptures seen on the Boston campus at dusk.

Can you hear the visual music played by these eccentric and colorful shapes?

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A garden outside of a brick building in Portland, Maine.

One (more) place to visit in Portland: Longfellow Garden

The Roux Institute’s marketing manager spotlights a historic hidden gem that some locals don’t even know about.
A scope of red-colored gelato.

Toronto: Bar Ape

Rue Quizon, who works at Northeastern Toronto helping launch academic programs, says this parlor serves “the caviar of ice cream.”
A pathway under curved trellises with rose bushes growing on them that leads further into an outdoor rose garden.

Boston: Fenway Victory Gardens

Just waking up after a long winter and spring, this 7.5-acre green space near Northeastern University is one of Boston’s best-kept secrets.

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Half-price Paramount+

The streaming home of ‘Survivor,’ and SpongeBob has a generous discount for faculty and staff at accredited educational institutions.

Husky merch sale for charity 

Right now, sales of hoodies, T-shirts and mugs from commencement ceremonies on the Boston campus benefit the We Care student emergency fund.

Bike safety checks

May is National Bike Month, and the nonprofit Bikes Not Bombs will be on the Boston campus to help you get ready for a summer of cycling.