Around 150 data scientists, journalists and innovators filled the Curry Student Center mezzanine to capacity on Wednesday for the inaugural HUBweek hackathon. The four-hour event focused on how data science and reporting could be synthesized to foster social good.
In the usually-disregarded corners of Boston, residents can now find several beautifully decorated pianos with the words “Play Me, I’m Yours” displayed on large plaques. Street Pianos, an art initiative with 1,500 pianos in 50 cities worldwide, has come to the Boston for the second time since 2013.
Hundreds of residents from across Boston protested against what they called unfair municipal housing policies in downtown Boston on Thursday, Sept. 22.
Overcoming widespread beliefs that American millennials have no wish to be politically engaged, the Northeastern University (NU) Student Government Association (SGA) and 16 other campus organizations have launched a nonpartisan effort called Northeastern Votes. The movement, which started just before the first day of fall classes, is focused on democratic participation and voter registration.
Students from three Boston colleges performed a concert at the Berklee Performance Centre on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in honor of prominent activist, educator and former leader of the Communist Party USA Angela Davis.
Councilor Ayanna Pressley urged city councilors to hold a hearing discussing the fair distribution of marijuana licenses, should Massachusetts residents vote to legalize recreational use of the drug, at last week’s city council meeting.
Northeastern senior Josh Levin and 16 other athletes competed in the American Ninja Warrior (ANW) season finale this past week for the chance to win $1,000,000.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren joined a rally of thousands of union janitors, food workers, security guards and others in the Boston Common early Saturday afternoon to advocate for a new contract with higher wages and expanded benefits for city workers.
Northeastern students in the College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) can now major in data science – a study that drives everything from transactions in the stock market to Amazon advertising campaigns and Netflix suggestions.
A Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled Friday that a pilot program requiring 100 Boston police officers to wear body cameras will proceed in spite of opposition from the department’s union, according to a 19-page ruling posted online by the Boston Globe.
The side of Behrakis is now host to a colorful mural created by Cedric Douglas, a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design and former Northeastern artist in residence.
