A vibrant sunset followed a violent snow squall and lit up the pedestrian bridge that unites the Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods where the Boston campus is located. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
2020 was a year unlike any other, and Northeastern’s photographers worked tirelessly to capture it all—including new milestones for Northeastern, life during the COVID-19 pandemic, and cutting-edge research. So, take one last look back before turning toward 2021.
Northeastern women’s hockey team won both the Beanpot and the Hockey East Championship before their season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern UniversityJoseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, partners with David and Barbara Roux to announce the official launch of the Roux Institute at Northeastern, an innovation hub of cutting-edge research and lifelong learning in Portland, Maine. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityScenes from Northeastern's Vancouver campus. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern UniversityA student crosses the pedestrian bridge that connects the Fenway and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. Photo by Matthew Modoono/NortheasternGraduate Ahmad Zameli works at his company Evergreens on Northeastern's Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityStudents walk though Northeastern's Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityNortheastern students Thomas Cava and Evelyn Goroza are caring for COVID-19 patients, many of whom are critically ill, while on co-op at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityA sunny Boston morning bathes the William E. Carter Playground in a swathes of gold. The transformation of the park was a 2018 collaboration between Northeastern and the city of Boston. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityA brand-new coronavirus testing facility on Northeastern’s Innovation Campus in Burlington, Massachusetts, will help the university’s efforts to keep its community and surrounding neighborhoods safe with extensive testing of students, faculty, and staff. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityA student walks past #ProtectThePackNU signage on the steps outside Ell Hall on Aug. 25, 2020. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityQuestions about how to make homemade face masks abound. Loretta Fernandez, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is starting to get some answers. Photo illustration by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityIncoming freshman Christopher Suplice has Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, a condition that has left him mostly blind. His experience has motivated him to use computer science to create technology for people with visual impairments, like himself. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityNursing students Alyson Dahlberg, top, and Hannah Terry, bottom, served co-ops at Sturdy Memorial Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are among the 50 Northeastern students who are on co-op at Boston-area hospitals. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern UniversityTulips bloom outside Egan Research Center on the Boston campus, as droplets fall from a nearby water fountain. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityAlessandro Vespignani, Director of the Network Science Institute and Sternberg Family distinguished university professor of physics, computer sciences, and health science at Northeastern University. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityHuskies celebrate their 5-4 double-overtime win over Boston University. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityGohan a six-month-old husky, is seen at Snell Quad. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityFrank Cutitta, a lecturer at Northeastern, survived 40 days in a coma. He believes COVID-19 experiences like his could lead to better conditions for patients in future. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityA student walks past a stretch of wall behind Snell Library adorned with splashes of red and gold ivy. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityDoctoral students Devyesh Rana and John Biswakarma use fluorescent nanoparticles to simulate droplets carrying the coronavirus while testing protective face mask materials in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityGraduate students Suzanne Stasiak and Ryan Jamieson are part of a team of researchers studying how smooth muscle cells in the human airway behave to trigger asthma. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern UniversityKatrina Makayan, who studies journalism, gives her mother, Vera Makayan, a goodbye hug before moving into West Village. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityTechnicians from the Starlight Aerial Productions Drone Team prepare for the Convocation drone show on Carter Field. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityDomenic Corey teaches Emergency Medical Technician Training at the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, and is also a shift commander at Brewster Ambulance Service. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern UniversityUnderneath a spiral of steps, a student works on the first floor of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
