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Close-up of Stephen Jacques, a Northeastern finance student, with a laptop keyboard reflected in his sunglasses as he works outside Snell Engineering Center.
Finance student Stephen Jacques works on an assignment outside of the Snell Engineering Center on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

This week, President Joseph E. Aoun welcomed dozens of new faculty members to the university. Meanwhile students in professor Hanumant Singh’s lab collected data on various robots. Plus, Shang Liu showed off Northeastern’s iSUPER mobile “lab in a van,” which was created to identify pollution hotspots, during a press conference in Allston, Massachusetts.

The back doors to a mobile van are open, displaying the technology that the van is equipped with.
09/29/25 – ALLSTON, MA – Shang Liu, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, demonstrates the Air Quality Mobile Lab prior to the City of Boston Air Grant event, held at The Rita Hester Green in Allston, Massachusetts on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Shang Liu shakes hands with another person at a press conference.
09/29/25 – ALLSTON, MA – Scenes during the City of Boston Air Grant event, held at The Rita Hester Green in Allston, Massachusetts on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
The side door to the mobile lab is open, displaying Shang Liu working on the equipment.
09/29/25 – ALLSTON, MA – Shang Liu, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, demonstrates the Air Quality Mobile Lab prior to the City of Boston Air Grant event, held at The Rita Hester Green in Allston, Massachusetts on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Shang Liu works inside the mobile van.
09/29/25 – ALLSTON, MA – Shang Liu, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, demonstrates the Air Quality Mobile Lab prior to the City of Boston Air Grant event, held at The Rita Hester Green in Allston, Massachusetts on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Shang Liu stands in a crowd outside at a press conference.
09/29/25 – ALLSTON, MA – Scenes during the City of Boston Air Grant event, held at The Rita Hester Green in Allston, Massachusetts on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Ruben Noroian poses for a portrait.
10/01/25 – BOSTON, MA – Ruben Noroian, who studies computer engineering, poses for a portrait on Oct. 1, 2025. Noroian recently completed co-op at SpaceX. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Ruben Noroian works on a laptop.
10/01/25 – BOSTON, MA – Ruben Noroian, who studies computer engineering, poses for a portrait on Oct. 1, 2025. Noroian recently completed co-op at SpaceX. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person sits on a stone wall while working on a laptop on the Boston campus.
09/29/25 – BOSTON, MA – Trystan DaSilva, who studies business analytics, works on an assignment at Centennial Common on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Students sit outside on Adirondack chairs on the Boston campus.
09/29/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students study at Centennial Common on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student sits on a stone wall under a tree on the Boston campus.
09/29/25 – BOSTON, MA – A student studies outside Dana Research Center on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student rests on a stone wall on the Boston campus.
09/29/25 – BOSTON, MA – A student works on an assignment at Centennial Common on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
President Aoun speaks with other faculty members.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – President Joseph E. Aoun greets new faculty during the New Faculty Reception event held in the EXP 8th floor event space on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A faculty member speaks with others.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – President Joseph E. Aoun greets new faculty during the New Faculty Reception event held in the EXP 8th floor event space on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
President Aoun speaks into a microphone, welcoming new faculty members to the university.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – President Joseph E. Aoun greets new faculty during the New Faculty Reception event held in the EXP 8th floor event space on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
President Joseph E. Aoun shown in conversation with several new faculty members atop the EXP building on the Boston campus.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – President Joseph E. Aoun greets new faculty during the New Faculty Reception event held in the EXP 8th floor event space on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A robot walks near a student on the Boston campus.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students in Professor Hanumant Singh’s Field Robotics Lab, college data around the ISEC building on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A robot walks near a student on the Boston campus.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students in Professor Hanumant Singh’s Field Robotics Lab, college data around the ISEC building on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Two students work on a robot outside.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students in Professor Hanumant Singh’s Field Robotics Lab, college data around the ISEC building on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Students test robots outside on the Boston campus.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students in Professor Hanumant Singh’s Field Robotics Lab, college data around the ISEC building on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Students test robots outside on a bridge on the Boston campus.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students in Professor Hanumant Singh’s Field Robotics Lab, college data around the ISEC building on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student collects data on a robot.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students in Professor Hanumant Singh’s Field Robotics Lab, college data around the ISEC building on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student uses a device to control a robot.
09/30/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students in Professor Hanumant Singh’s Field Robotics Lab, college data around the ISEC building on Northeastern’s Boston campus on Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
President Aoun delivers a guest lecture to students.
09/29/25 – BOSTON, MA – President Joseph E. Aoun delivers a guest lecture during Iris Berent’s Psychology of Language class in Shillman Hall on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student asks a question in a classroom.
09/29/25 – BOSTON, MA – President Joseph E. Aoun delivers a guest lecture during Iris Berent’s Psychology of Language class in Shillman Hall on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
President Aoun delivers a guest lecture to students, who are seated in rows.
09/29/25 – BOSTON, MA – President Joseph E. Aoun delivers a guest lecture during Iris Berent’s Psychology of Language class in Shillman Hall on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
President Aoun, who is standing at a chalkboard and holding a piece of chalk, delivers a guest lecture to students.
09/29/25 – BOSTON, MA – President Joseph E. Aoun delivers a guest lecture during Iris Berent’s Psychology of Language class in Shillman Hall on Sept. 29, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student, who is wearing sunglasses, works on a laptop. The laptop is reflected in his sunglasses.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Haylen Wehr poses for a portrait.
10/01/25 – BOSTON, MA – Haylen Wehr, who studies international business, poses for a portrait on Oct. 1, 2025. Wehr recently completed a co-op at Hermes in New York. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Haylen Wehr poses for a portrait in front of a brick wall.
10/01/25 – BOSTON, MA – Haylen Wehr, who studies international business, poses for a portrait on Oct. 1, 2025. Wehr recently completed a co-op at Hermes in New York. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Students walk across the Boston campus on a sunny day.
10/02/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students walk through campus on Oct. 2, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Students walk across the Boston campus on a sunny day.
10/02/25 – BOSTON, MA – Students walk through campus on Oct. 2, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student does work while sitting on a stone bench on the Boston campus.
10/02/25 – BOSTON, MA – Meredith Jenkins, who studies econimics and health services, works on a project at Richardson Plaza on Oct. 2, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student reads a book while sitting on an Adirondack chair.
10/02/25 – BOSTON, MA – Valentina Moghaddam, who studies criminal justice and psychology, reads a book at Centennial Common on Oct. 2, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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