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Finnair plane on the tarmac in Poland.
World & National News

Why is Finnish airline Finnair weighing passengers? A mechanical engineer explains.

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by Tanner Stening
A fake plant on a black background.
Science & Technology

Fake plants could be the next source of clean energy, researchers say

by Cody Mello-Klein
Students working with robots at a table.
University News

First-year engineering students showcase cutting-edge robotics projects on Northeastern’s Oakland campus

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by Isabel Sami - Contributor
Rescuers inside a collapsed road tunnel.
World & National News

Tunnel collapse in India: How are rescuers going to get 40 construction workers out safely?

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by Tanner Stening
Headshot of Courtney Pfluger.
University News

‘You have the power to make change.’ Sustainability trips to Brazil earn professor Northeastern’s first global educator award

by Ian Thomsen
Nick Scaperdas working on a lab on a deaf blind accessible doorbell
Science & Technology

‘The DeafBlind community is an underserved community.’ Northeastern engineering students are designing more accessible doorbells

by Cody Mello-Klein
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Business

Is Miami’s tech scene the new Silicon Valley? A Northeastern grad and entrepreneur thinks so

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Dr. Shini Somara speaks on stage
Science & Technology

Engineers are ‘unsung heroes’ and Northeastern students ‘have the courage to push boundaries and be visionary’

by Cody Mello-Klein
People examine the wreckage of a collapsed building in Turkey
World & National News

Earthquakes in Turkey, Syria underscore need to overhaul old infrastructure everywhere, Northeastern experts say

by Alena Kuzub
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Northeastern first-year female engineering students outnumber men for the first time. Two alumnae share their experiences

by Alena Kuzub
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Kate England, NU grad, named Boston’s first director of green infrastructure

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert

‘We are better because we are diverse,’ Northeastern’s Karl Reid tells engineering graduates

by David Nordman