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3Qs: High time for an AIDS ‘wake-up call’
The United States will host the International AIDS Conference for the first time in 22 years from July 22–27 in Washington, D.C., where some 25,000 delegates from around the world will meet to evaluate...
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3Qs: Why a mosquito is more than just a summertime pest
You know that mosquito bite you’re scratching like crazy on that hot, summer night? According to Rebeca Rosengaus, associate professor of biology in the College of Science, it may be a vector, or...
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3Qs: Life after the Olympics
For some Olympic athletes, many years of dedication and hard work is rewarded in the form of a shiny gold medal. But most Olympians fall short and, in some cases, never compete again. We asked Justine...
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3Qs: The business of the Olympics
The Olympics is not just another athletic competition on the international stage — it‘s also a business that has become increasingly commercialized over the last several years. We got a first-hand...
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3Qs: Bitter taste for an American treat?
Last week Hostess Brands — which makes iconic foods such as Twinkies and Wonder Bread — announced that it is going out of business and filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking permission...
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3Qs: What to know about this year’s flu season
Health officials say this year’s flu outbreak is the worst in a decade, and Boston on Wednesday declared a public health emergency as the flu epidemic worsened. Forty-one states are currently...
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Spring break, with a humanitarian twist
Florida-bound Lindsay Weigel and David Barra will spend a lot of time in the sun over spring break next week, but they’re not heading south for the tan. Instead, they will be removing invasive plant...
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Alternative Spring Break: A firsthand account
I’ve just returned from a week-long Alternative Spring Break service project in the Florida Everglades, where I volunteered alongside a group of amazing Northeastern students as they worked hard...
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Ebola tracking visualizations
Alessandro Vespignani's Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-technical Systems (MoBS Lab) has been following the ongoing development of Ebola and have created infographics and...
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Gordon Engineering Leadership Program earns national recognition
The National Academy of Engineering is honoring Northeastern’s Simon Pitts and professor Michael B. Silevitch for their leadership and impact on the university’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program....
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Liveblog: Northeastern basketball goes to NCAA tournament
Our news@Northeastern team is traveling with the Northeastern men's basketball players and staff to capture the best behind-the-scenes moments from the road. Check out our new blog dedicated to the Big...
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Send off to Pittsburgh
Northeastern men’s basketball players Kwesi Abakah and Devon Begley give high fives as the Northeastern community sends them off to the NCAA tournament in Pittsburgh. On Tuesday afternoon, the...
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Carnivorous conchs to blame for oyster decline
What happens when a drought in Florida estuaries causes a rise in the salt levels in water? Fewer wild oysters appear on restaurant menus, for starters. New research from Northeastern University marine...
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Northeastern launches first-of-its-kind veterans center focused on career...
At a time when employment numbers for student veterans lag behind those of civilian peers, Northeastern University is launching the Center for Advancement of Veterans and Servicemembers, which will...
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3Qs: #GivingTuesday and how to measure the impact of your gift
The days that follow Thanksgiving often center around ringing in the holidays and kicking off holiday shopping. Yet while Black Friday and Cyber Monday are known for the large numbers of people looking...
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3Qs: Can ‘scrubbing’ your online identity save your reputation?
What happens when you Google yourself? For those worried about less than favorable search results or news stories, “scrubbing” has emerged as a popular approach to improving a poor online reputation....
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Child’s play: Using virtual reality to advance physical therapy
Northeastern’s Danielle Levac develops video games to make physical therapy more fun, motivating, and rewarding for patients—especially for children with movement impairments, such as those with...
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Taking a closer look at the Senate filibuster
On Wednesday morning, in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, began an almost 15-hour filibuster of the Commerce, Justice, and Science...
View ArticleAlternative Spring Break: Everglades
Through Northeastern’s Alternative Spring Break program, 11 Northeastern students volunteered in Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park in Florida, removing invasive species and...
View ArticleFollow the leader
President Joseph E. Aoun met with orientation leaders Thursday evening in the Visitors Center. Aoun chatted with students in a Q&A session, and even joined them in breaking into dance. Photo by...
View ArticleJust the right type and tone
Steve Soboroff, second from left, a Los Angeles business and civic leader, joined the Boston Typewriter Orchestra on Thursday afternoon in a special performance held during a Gallery 360 exhibit...
View ArticleWith a little help from his friend
Second-year electrical and chemical engineering major Neil Suttora uses his friend’s head for balance as he unicycles across the slackline in Centennial Common on Monday afternoon. Photo by Casey Bayer.
View ArticleOur Marathon project at BPL this week
Northeastern’s Our Marathon project co-director Alicia Peaker looks at artifacts from the Boston Marathon Bombings Memorial formerly located in Copley Square at the Dear Boston: Messages from the...
View ArticleSchool rap
Northeastern Foundation Year faculty member Peter Plourde, aka Professor Lyrical, a rapper and hip-hop musician who uses music to make math and other STEM education topics more engaging and...
View ArticleConcert on the common
Students from the 2014 International Atlantic Brass Quintet Seminar, a two-week-long program designed to educate, inform, and develop brass players’ advanced musicality, performance technique, and...
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