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Many universities tiptoe around AI. Northeastern is welcoming it with open arms.

Many universities tiptoe around AI. Northeastern is welcoming it with open arms.

Nia Platt, news correspondent April 15, 2025

Over the past 10 years, artificial intelligence has gone from a distant, futuristic concept to a tool used in everyday life. In 2014, Generative Adversarial Networks were invented, enabling “realistic-looking AI-generated images and videos." Two years later, Sophia the...

The Northeastern University Health and Counseling Services office. UHCS recently made medication abortion available to students.

For the first time, University Health and Counseling Services is prescribing medication abortion to students

Carson Lyle, news staff April 13, 2025

After a three-year-long student campaign, the spring 2025 semester marked the first time medication abortion was available to students through Northeastern’s University Health and Counseling Services. The push to offer prescriptions for medication abortion was led by the...

A group of dancers strike a pose during Greek Sing. Members of Northeastern Greek life raised over $79,000 while performing in Blackman Auditorium. Photo courtesy Miles Mu

Northeastern fraternities and sororities raise $79,000 during annual Greek Sing competition

Grace Cargill, news staff April 11, 2025

Blackman Auditorium transformed into a world of happily ever afters April 2 at Greek Sing, an annual dance competition featuring Northeastern’s Panhellenic sororities and fraternities in the Interfraternity Council. This year the competition raised over $79,000.   In preparation...

The directors of the Husky Startup Challenge introduce Demo Day. Eight finalists pitched their companies with the hopes of winning money, with the first place prize being $5,000.

At the Northeastern University Entrepreneurs Club’s Demo Day, entrepreneurship mixes with creativity

Carson Lyle, news staff April 10, 2025

The Curry Ballroom was filled with sharp suits and matching loafers. The low buzz of hopeful entrepreneurs practicing their last-minute pitches echoed throughout the room. Friends, family and business enthusiasts began to take their seats as the lights dimmed.  It was time...

The door to the Office of Global Services in Richards Hall. International students received an email informing them to update their documentation to be "honest, accurate and consistent."

Office of Global Services warns, prepares international community following visa revocations

Carson Lyle, news staff April 8, 2025

Northeastern’s Office of Global Services, or OGS, sent an email to international students April 6 warning of the mounting threat of visa revocations after “approximately” 40 Northeastern students’ and graduates’ visas were terminated.  In the email, OGS warned students...

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The fall 2024 N.U.in program sent students to 10 different locations abroad.

As N.U.in expands, students say program becomes increasingly inconsistent across locations

Estēe Esses, news correspondent April 8, 2025

Berlin. Glasgow. Madrid. Paris. Prague. Thessaloniki.  These were just some of the cities where students in Northeastern’s N.U.in program studied abroad in 2024. But even though they are in the same program, the wide range of locations mean students sometimes have widely-differing...

Connor Martin leads the first Bee School meeting March 27. Martin taught attendees about the anatomy of a bee, job distribution in the hive and more.

Have you heard the buzz? Northeastern Bee Society launches ‘Bee School’

Paloma Welch, news staff April 7, 2025

Bee club wants more people to join the swarm of students flying to Ryder Hall for Bee School, where students are vying to earn “a Bee. S. in beekeeping!” The Bee Society hosted its grand opening of “Northbeestern” Bee School March 27, led by Bee Society President and...

A speaker presents during the TEDxNortheastern event. The event consisted of six talks ranging from neuroscience to environmental conservation.

How do you set up a TED Talk series? The students behind TEDxNortheastern know.

Jenny Tran, news staff April 6, 2025

To audience members, TEDxNortheastern’s annual speaker series lasted five hours. But to TEDxNortheastern organizers, the event was a product of 10 months of planning, coordinating and dedication to innovation.  On Feb. 22, TEDxNortheastern presented this year’s series...

Krentzman Quad on Northeastern's Boston campus. Recent federal funding cuts and freezes by the Trump administration impacted Northeastern's research on various topics.

Op-ed: We, your professors, believe our universities are worth fighting for

Professors, students, Bostonians — we all benefit from our universities in the realm of higher education today, but our institutions are doomed to fall unless we fight for them.  You may be healthy today because of treatment at a Boston hospital relying on research funded...

Alison Bechdel poses for a photo. Bechdel spoke to a large audience at Northeastern March 19 as part of the Hanson Lecture series.

In Hanson Lecture, Alison Bechdel shows she is hilarious, honest: ‘Sorry for telling you this, but I’m woke’

Jenny Tran, news staff April 5, 2025

Throughout her literary career, Alison Bechdel has used her creativity, real-life experiences and the current cultural climate to tell honest stories of queerness and identity. Today, in our contemporary political hurricane, her work is more important than ever.  This...

Two Northeastern first-years make their game design dreams a reality

Two Northeastern first-years make their game design dreams a reality

Charlotte Geaghan, news correspondent April 5, 2025

Most card games have the typical setup of human players crowded around a table and laughing among friends. But what if one of the players wasn’t human at all? Two Northeastern first-years, Jacob Ohlson and Will Wennik, a game design major and game art and animation major,...

The River Spree in Berlin. Students accepted into the N.U.in program in 2024 were sent to one of nine European locations. Photo courtesy Rishika Goteti.

You got into N.U.in. What’s next?

Carson Lyle, news staff April 4, 2025

In 2024, 1,537 students were accepted into Northeastern University through the N.U.in Program. This meant instead of looking forward to a Mike’s Pastry, students could fantasize about authentic Italian pastries, flaky French croissants, or even Germany’s famous bratwursts. Northeastern...