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Convocation 2026

Convocation is the official welcome for Northeastern’s newest students before classes begin. Campuses will host their own ceremonies featuring student speakers, alumni voices and university leaders.

Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship

How Northeastern prepared these graduates for entrepreneurial success

Alumni discussed ventures, shared experiences as entrepreneurs and imparted wisdom on their journeys through the world of business.
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The commonalities between building buildings and shaping minds

Suffolk CEO John Fish joined President Joseph E. Aoun on Monday for a fireside chat about AI's transformational power
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Summer school robots give future engineers hands-on inspiration

Teenagers test-drive future careers in engineering, psychology, and robotics, during events at the Northeastern London campus maker space.
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Student startup develops hands-on learning toy for future engineers

The magnetic squares powered by batteries and filled with circuitry could encourage the next generation of students to pursue STEM.
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Revolutionizing dental hygiene, starting with your toothbrush

“I believe that what we're building is the future of toothbrush storage products,” says Northeastern graduate and inventor Brian Gellman.

Artificial intelligence

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Artificial intelligence

In Serbia, she helped build an AI to give activists worldwide a leg up

Ayla DiBattista was searching for a co-op opportunity that would combine her passion for international affairs, travel and social justice.
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Every technological revolution has its Luddites. AI is no different

Debate is intensifying over the impacts of AI products and the data centers powering them — and new technologies, such as flock cameras.
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How new AI tech is turning two campuses into one classroom

A new AI tool developed by arts and design professors facilitates and synthesizes live discussions across Northeastern’s global campuses.
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Scientists put algae to work making fuel. AI keeps watch.

Not all algae cells behave alike. Miguel Fuentes-Cabrera and his team are using AI to spot the differences and improve biomanufacturing.
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Northeastern students find AI isn’t a cure all for drug discovery

Northeastern University capstone students find AI still isn't as capable as human researchers for drug design and development.

Commencement

Northeastern University graduates in black and gold regalia toss their caps in the air on the steps of a building in Portland.
Commencement

Northeastern’s Portland campus celebrates new graduates

Students represented 10 U.S. states, two Canadian provinces, and 25 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and ranged from ages 23 to 58.
A happy graduate cross the stage at Northeastern Seattle's 2026 commencement while waving both hands.

‘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.
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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.

Global University System

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Global University System

355 goats return to the Oakland campus to perform a key ecological job

A herd of hungry goats has returned to the Oakland campus to mitigate wildfire risk by munching on dry brush that can fuel nascent blazes.
Seven high school students in matching black Northeastern sweatshirts pose together outdoors under trees, two seated in colorful chairs and the rest standing or kneeling around them.

Northeastern awards full scholarships to accomplished Oakland students

To qualify, the Oakland high school students demonstrated extensive commitment to public service within their high schools' communities.
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Everything to know about convocation 2026 at Northeastern Oakland

The celebratory event brings together students, faculty and university leaders for a formal welcome to the lush, 135-acre campus.
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Your 2026 guide to move-in on Northeastern University’s Oakland campus

The largest-ever incoming class at Northeastern University’s campus in Oakland, California, is set to arrive in the Bay Area.
A person wearing headphones sits at a computer, using an AI mom model.

Should AI labs try to recreate a human mother’s maternal instincts?

Unlike a real mother, AI Mom can be modulated to adjust her strictness, reinforcement style and love philosophy to visitors' liking.

World & National News

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'Strongwomen' lead Europe's far right. A political scientist explores

Is a blockade of Bab el-Mandeb a Strait of Hormuz redux?

Explosion of data centers is fueling a political backlash

Science & Technology

A hand touches the glowing screen of a smartphone showing an AI chatbot interface, illuminated in red and blue light.

Mental health remains a struggle for AI chatbots, researchers find

Love it or loathe it, the movie ‘Misaligned’ is provoking debate on AI

Desktop browsing trends: Gmail first, everything else later

Global Entrepreneurship

A hand lifts a bamboo toothbrush from a stand next to a bathroom sink, with a potted succulent on the counter nearby.

Revolutionizing dental hygiene, starting with your toothbrush

Student startup develops hands-on learning toy for future engineers

Summer school robots give future engineers hands-on inspiration

Arts & Entertainment

A still of three people, Jimmy Gonzales is Cepheus, Matt Damon is Odysseus and Himesh Patel is Eurylochus, in a still from the Odyssey.

Does IMAX make an ancient epic the future of Hollywood?

Love it or loathe it, the movie ‘Misaligned’ is provoking debate on AI

Loop groups, Hollywood’s invisible heroes, could be under threat by AI

Business

Kevin Warsh, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, gestures with his left hand will speaking at a podium with the United States seal.

Kevin Warsh faces first major test as Federal Reserve chair

For hiring, remote work means more expertise, research finds

The LIV Golf tour was a flub. Experts weigh in on why

Health

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How would permanent daylight saving time affect your health?

Should you join the 5 AM Club? Why hitting snooze might be better

Doctor who studies sudden death weighs in on Lindsey Graham’s passing

Society & Culture

Can network science predict the World Cup?

These Northeastern engineers want to give you the ride of your life

Rideshare companies provide transportation, food, groceries…and sprawl

Sports

Spain's Marc Cucurella dribbles the ball toward an Argentine player during the World Cup final.

The numbers that show Spain’s dominance in the World Cup final

Spain defeats Argentina in final match to win World Cup 1-0

Math professor puts two and two together in world title bid

In the Press

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At Northeastern University, you might be able to secure a corner room with floor-to-ceiling glass windows. 
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The AI boom and demand for data centers

The fight playing out in Bay Area communities is part of a much bigger national debate over who benefits and who bears the cost. Daniel Aldrich, a Dean’s Professor of Resilience at Northeastern University, gives insight.
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Trump Wants To ‘Allow’ Cattle Farmers To Process Their Own Beef. Are We Sure This Is A Good Idea?!

The proposal “raises concerns” about food safety, according to Darin Detwiler, author of the book “Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions” and a professor at Northeastern University. 
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‘Joe Camel all over again’: Mass. Lottery blasted for cartoonish games critics say lure children

“The state is essentially giving kids free samples of products that are most likely to cause problems of addiction in users, which is a disappointing choice,” said Mark Gottlieb, executive director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University.

Global Conflicts

Families wade at the shoreline while several large cargo ships sit anchored in the hazy water behind them.

A deal may resolve the Strait of Hormuz, but not the war

An anticipated deal between Iran and Oman would manage shipping in the strait, but has not yet been finalized.

Would the US defend Europe from a Russian attack? Leaders meet at NATO Summit

Kevin Warsh faces first major test as Federal Reserve chair

Would a federal gas tax holiday actually lower gas prices?

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

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