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Ryan and Abigail Koppes pose together wearing identical blue protective gear and goggles.

Work-life balance looks a little different for these married professors

Ryan and Abigail Koppes met on their high school ski team. Now, they’re married and working together at Northeastern.
An illustration depicts a person going through phases of different emotional states along with different weather patterns.

Can AI help predict how you might be feeling in the future?

Vancouver graduates urged to 'show up', shape the future

Northeastern University Vancouver celebrated more than 200 graduates during the 2026 commencement ceremony.

I’ll take ‘Northeastern’ for $400. Rose Sloan takes on ‘Jeopardy!’

Northeastern’s Rose Sloan will step behind the “Jeopardy!” podium for an upcoming episode.

Proud parents of grads say Northeastern delivered on co-ops and jobs

Thousands of moms, dads, sisters and brothers, spouses, children and best friends came to celebrate their graduates’ academic milestone
Two students standing at a booth for Journee energy drinks. Nicole Khoury stands behind the booth.
Entrepreneurship

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Nicole Khoury’s own health journey inspired her to create Journée, a healthier alternative to traditional energy drinks
Aerial view of people wading through brown floodwaters carrying their belongings during monsoon flooding in India.

Keeping roads and train lines open during India’s monsoon floods

Northeastern graduate Udit Bhatia uses physics and AI to develop solutions to urban monsoon flooding in India.
Scenes from the 2026 WISE Summit on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

WISE summit inspires female entrepreneurs to rise above challenges 

The summit on Northeastern University’s Boston campus welcomed 200 participants for networking, workshops, inspiring speakers and more.
A delivery driver wearing a red baseball cap hands a plastic bag full of food to a customer. They are standing outside.

Apologies are not always the best policy in customer service

With mistakes like food delivery delays, an apology can backfire, impacting customer trust and revenue for businesses.
A gold-tone heart-shaped locket hangs on a gold-tone chain.

Viral jewelry maker turns college lessons into her next launch

Northeastern student Rebecca Zhao turned a TikTok trend into a jewelry business and now plans to grow it using skills from college.
Artificial Intelligence

Students from 12 global campuses team up to develop solutions for an international company in Maine

Northeastern’s first Global Innovation Challenge unites students across the global network in the name of entrepreneurship.
Taylor Swift wearing a black and gold glittery bodysuit tipping her head back and singing into a microphone with stadium lights behind her at an Eras Tour show.

Taylor Swift is trying to trademark her voice. Is that a good thing?

The pop star’s legal maneuver could protect her voice from AI, but it also could stifle other artists, experts said.
Fireworks and colored smoke soar into the air above Fenway Park at Commencement 2026. The stands are white and red, spelling out Dream Big NU

Northeastern celebrates thousands of graduates at Fenway Park

The commencements featured memorable speeches, rousing performances, and calls for graduates to embrace the world and the era of AI with confidence. 
President Joseph E. Aoun speaking during commencement at a podium.

Joseph E. Aoun tells grads they are prepared to step into the unknown

With lessons on luck, imagination and maintaining humanity, President Joseph E. Aoun urges graduates to be “pathfinders.”
Two graduates wearing caps and gowns looking at each other and smiling in Fenway Park.

You’re hired: Northeastern students graduate with jobs lined up

From jobs at Tesla, Apple and even a self-created position that involves hiring others, Northeastern grads prepare to enter the workforce.
A happy graduate cross the stage at Northeastern Seattle's 2026 commencement while waving both hands.
Commencement 2025

‘Say yes to the thing that scares you,’ speaker tells Seattle grads

About 280 students received advanced degrees during Northeastern Seattle’s commencement ceremony on Thursday at Benaroya Hall.
Oakland graduates celebrate with confetti.

Oakland, Silicon Valley graduates told degree is ‘not just a credential, it’s a connection’

More than 300 undergraduates and graduate students receive degrees on Holmgren Meadow.
A student speaker dressed in cap and gown addresses graduates from the podium.

Vancouver graduates urged to 'show up', shape the future

Northeastern University Vancouver celebrated more than 200 graduates during the 2026 commencement ceremony.
Bradley Peterson in a cap and gown poses with three other family members, two wearing red Northeastern hats and the third in a golden colored cap and gown signifying one of the Northeastern 'Golden Grads'.

It’s a three-peat! One family, three generations of Huskies

The co-op experience and strong STEM program have drawn members of this family to Northeastern ever since the 1960s

Northeastern cadets commissioned as officers

Early morning workouts and ROTC leadership training give way to new futures in Army as nurses, helicopter pilots and infantry officers
Mark Patterson, an older white man, is reflected on a screen attached to a device he is holding.
Global University System

Mark Patterson receives Fulbright to explore hydrothermal vents

Formed by superheated glacial water from the last ice age, these hydrothermal vents have been bubbling beneath a fjord for centuries.
Portrait of Amanda Perofsky.

From lemur gut health to COVID-19, Amanda Perofsky studies diseases

Amanda Perofsky’s path to becoming an infectious disease expert has been far from straightforward.
Students from Agents of Social Impact pose together in a warehouse while volunteering at a local nonprofit.

This Seattle student org explores the world of nonprofits

Agents of Social Impact hosts workshops and volunteer events around Seattle.
Maria Catrina Jaime speaks at a podium during the Global Health Consortium at the Oakland campus.

They found a lifeline to global health in their own backyard

Global health strategies take center stage at the first Global Health Consortium on Northeastern's Oakland campus.
A young woman with long dark hair smiles while speaking at a wooden podium on a darkened stage at the Voices of NU event. The podium has a sign that says 'Voices of NU' on it in red and pink lettering on a black background.

Students say Oakland campus changed them for the better

Students recently spoke during Voices of NU Oakland, a storytelling competition on what makes Northeastern's Oakland campus feel like home.

World & National News

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds up a printout of a proposed $250 bill bearing President Trump's image at a White House press briefing.

Why Trump’s proposed $250 bill could set a new precedent

Ebola can be contained, but the effort is just “ramping up”

How Northeastern is helping to try and contain the Ebola outbreak

Science & Technology

I set of applications on an iPhone, including a ChatGPT option.

The race to regulate AI systems has lawyers getting creative

Chatty chatbots are not favorites, Northeastern research shows

Gas nears $5. Why aren’t electric vehicles selling in the US?

Entrepreneurship

Two students standing at a booth for Journee energy drinks. Nicole Khoury stands behind the booth.

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Keeping roads and train lines open during India’s monsoon floods

WISE summit inspires female entrepreneurs to rise above challenges 

Arts & Entertainment

The Mandalorian, played by Pedro Pascal, leans against a countertop with Grogu on his shoulder.

With ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu,' is the Force still with Star Wars?

Book publishing’s AI reckoning in full force. Few know what to do.

How the brain reacts to live music

Business

A yellow Spirit Airlines plane in the air against a hazy orange sky background.

Spirit gone, airfares high. Is now a good time to fly?

What happened after the fast-food pay raise in California? Data explains

The U.S. debt has overtaken the economy. Should we be concerned?

Health

Health workers in full protective gear entering an Ebola treatment center in Rwampara, Congo.

How Northeastern is helping to try and contain the Ebola outbreak

Northeastern co-ops are helping this machine find undetected egg cells

Can AI help predict how you might be feeling in the future?

Society & Culture

A line of yellow Spirit Airlines jets sit on a tarmac against a blue sky.

What the collapse of Spirit Airlines could mean for consumers

To combat gender bias in the police, they made cops into actors

Their surprising paths between Russia and Northeastern

Sports

Sebastian Sawe crossing the finish line at the 2026 London Marathon with arms outstretched and a finishing time of 1:59:30 on the clock overhead.

A marathon under two hours has been achieved. What’s next?

Will the Mayweather-Pacquiao sequel on Netflix pack a punch?

Northeastern faces Kansas in NCAA Tournament this weekend

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WWD

Drag Performer and Climate Activist Pattie Gonia Airs Dispute With Patagonia

Alexandra Roberts, faculty director for Northeastern University’s School of Law’s Center for Law, Information & Creativity, noted that Patagonia is not seeking to get Pattie Gonia to relinquish her stage name, but “only to avoid any commercial use of her name that creates a likelihood of confusion or dilution.”
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The AI Transformation Gap: Preventing Cognitive Dependency

But the cognitive impact doesn’t stop at the individual level. Research from Northeastern University on AI’s social forcefield found that AI reshapes how teams think together. 
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Torn by war, Israelis and Palestinians tie their fortunes together

The 50:50 Startups program was co-founded by Israeli-American Amir Grinstein in 2019, and the program later partnered with Tel Aviv University and Northeastern University in Boston, where he’s a marketing professor.

Northeastern nursing students help Boston veterans feel seen and supported

“We run to the people in need,” said Northeastern University School of Nursing Assistant Dean Stacey Waite. “We go to those that are sometimes put aside. The foundation of nursing is service to others, to be there for others and that all humans are respected and all humans have worth.”

Global Conflicts

The gasoline price board is displayed at a gas station.

Would a federal gas tax holiday actually lower gas prices?

Trump’s comments on the suspension of the gas tax come amid an ongoing stalemate between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

Hacks, doxxing and deepfakes: Are we overexposed as a society?

The Iran War is causing market swings. Can it bounce back?

The Iran War may dull Dubai’s glittering image

In Mideast, attacks on desalination plants are an existential threat

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