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In a conversation with @northeasternu.bsky.social professor and podcast host Paula Caligiuri, President Aoun discussed the challenges facing higher education, urging institutions to adapt to the AI era rather than retrench.
Podcast gold: Aoun on how universities can leverage the AI era
Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun recently appeared in Northeastern University’s International Business Today podcast.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In a conversation with @northeasternu.bsky.social professor and podcast host Paula Caligiuri, President Aoun discussed the challenges facing higher education, urging institutions to adapt to the AI era rather than retrench.
Proposition 50 passed overwhelmingly in California, giving the state up to five more Democratic representatives and potentially helping to close the party gap of six, @northeasternu.bsky.social experts say.
California voters give Democrats a chance in mid-term elections, expert says
New congressional map in California gives Democrats a chance to take the House in 2026, Northeastern University expert says.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Proposition 50 passed overwhelmingly in California, giving the state up to five more Democratic representatives and potentially helping to close the party gap of six, @northeasternu.bsky.social experts say.
Negative characterizations of Puerto Ricans have shaped Washington’s decisions for decades, directly contributing to the island’s economic woes and magnifying its struggle for equal citizenship, new @northeasternu.bsky.social research shows.
How Congress shaped Puerto Rico’s status — and its struggle for equality
Amilcar Barreto’s research highlights Congress’ role in Puerto Rico’s economic decline and its ongoing struggle for full citizenship.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Negative characterizations of Puerto Ricans have shaped Washington’s decisions for decades, directly contributing to the island’s economic woes and magnifying its struggle for equal citizenship, new @northeasternu.bsky.social research shows.
Thousands of families and friends traveled from around the globe to participate in Family and Friends Weekend, which featured scarecrows on stilts, pumpkin painting, temporary tattoos and more, on @northeasternu.bsky.social’s Boston campus. 🎃
Scarecrows walking on stilts, pumpkins on the quad and neck tattoos on Northeastern’s Boston campus
Thousands of families traveled from all over to participate in Family & Friends Weekend to celebrate the fall and reconnect with loved ones.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thousands of families and friends traveled from around the globe to participate in Family and Friends Weekend, which featured scarecrows on stilts, pumpkin painting, temporary tattoos and more, on @northeasternu.bsky.social’s Boston campus. 🎃
The first World Series was held at @northeasternu.bsky.social more than a century ago. ⚾ Here's a look at the history: ⤵️
The first World Series was held at Northeastern 122 years ago
On grounds now occupied by Cabot Physical Education Center, the Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the first World Series.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The first World Series was held at @northeasternu.bsky.social more than a century ago. ⚾ Here's a look at the history: ⤵️
Meta has rolled out a suite of new content moderation tools on Instagram aimed at addressing concerns that young people are seeing “unsafe content” on the social media platform. Will it make a difference for teens?
@northeasternu.bsky.social experts weigh in:
@northeasternu.bsky.social experts weigh in:
Instagram is going PG-13. Will that make a difference for teens?
Teens are very good at getting around restrictions. Instagram’s new policy will require even more collaboration with parents, experts say.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Meta has rolled out a suite of new content moderation tools on Instagram aimed at addressing concerns that young people are seeing “unsafe content” on the social media platform. Will it make a difference for teens?
@northeasternu.bsky.social experts weigh in:
@northeasternu.bsky.social experts weigh in:
Does Earth actually have a second moon? @northeasternu.bsky.social astrophysicists say there are "at least six other quasi-moons."
Does Earth actually have a second moon? Astrophysicists say there’s ‘at least six other quasi-moons’
Does Earth actually have a second moon? Northeastern University astrophysicists say there’s at least six other quasi-moons.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Does Earth actually have a second moon? @northeasternu.bsky.social astrophysicists say there are "at least six other quasi-moons."
Social media managers from brands like the Celtics and the @washingtonpost.com presented to a sold-out crowd at Northeastern’s third annual Social Media Summit.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Social media managers from brands like the Celtics and the @washingtonpost.com presented to a sold-out crowd at Northeastern’s third annual Social Media Summit.
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A one-in-30-million lobster was recently donated to @northeasternu.bsky.social. Meet Jack-O'-Lantern, the Marine Science Center's newest resident!
Rare calico lobster makes a splash at Nahant
Move over Neptune. There’s another rare lobster at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center — and this calico is one in 30 million.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A one-in-30-million lobster was recently donated to @northeasternu.bsky.social. Meet Jack-O'-Lantern, the Marine Science Center's newest resident!
Coldplay would not have tasted global stardom in the current algorithm age, the band’s drummer Will Champion told @northeasternu.bsky.social students during "Intersections," a new speaker series at the university’s London campus.
Coldplay would not have made it in the AI age, drummer Will Champion tells Northeastern students
“The algorithm would have squeezed us out very quickly,” Will Champion talks to Northeastern students about AI.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Coldplay would not have tasted global stardom in the current algorithm age, the band’s drummer Will Champion told @northeasternu.bsky.social students during "Intersections," a new speaker series at the university’s London campus.
By redesigning city seals, this @northeasternu.bsky.social design professor wants to show communities the power that design can have in shaping society when approached collaboratively.
This designer has Boston's seal of approval
Changing a city seal can be contentious for communities. Designer Sebastian Ellington Flying Eagle Ebarb says it doesn’t need to be.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
By redesigning city seals, this @northeasternu.bsky.social design professor wants to show communities the power that design can have in shaping society when approached collaboratively.
A California city was worried it was failing local businesses. They asked a group of @northeasternu.bsky.social students to find out.
Here's what happened: ⤵️
Here's what happened: ⤵️
A California city was worried it was failing local businesses. They asked a group of students to find out
When a Bay Area city reached out to Northeastern for feedback on its support for small business owners, undergrads helped.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A California city was worried it was failing local businesses. They asked a group of @northeasternu.bsky.social students to find out.
Here's what happened: ⤵️
Here's what happened: ⤵️
Executive power, tariffs and voting rights are on the docket as the 2025-26 Supreme Court term kicks off this week.
Preview the notable cases that SCOTUS will hear: ⤵️
Preview the notable cases that SCOTUS will hear: ⤵️
Supreme Court’s 2025-26 term begins today. Here are five big cases to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.
The Supreme Court began a new term Monday — one poised to shape the direction of U.S. policy and presidential power, legal experts say.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Executive power, tariffs and voting rights are on the docket as the 2025-26 Supreme Court term kicks off this week.
Preview the notable cases that SCOTUS will hear: ⤵️
Preview the notable cases that SCOTUS will hear: ⤵️
Max Sussman, a 2023 @northeasternu.bsky.social graduate, helped his brother Jake transform a fledgling idea into Superpower Mentors — a startup connecting students with adult mentors who share the same learning differences.
His brother had ADHD and an idea. He turned it into a Superpower
Northeastern University grad Max Sussman spent much of his senior year helping his neurodivergent brother start a mentoring business.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Max Sussman, a 2023 @northeasternu.bsky.social graduate, helped his brother Jake transform a fledgling idea into Superpower Mentors — a startup connecting students with adult mentors who share the same learning differences.
Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, bringing Puerto Rican pride and political edge to the NFL’s biggest stage.
Is the Super Bowl ready? A @northeasternu.bsky.social professor weighs in. ⤵️
Is the Super Bowl ready? A @northeasternu.bsky.social professor weighs in. ⤵️
Is the Super Bowl ready for Bad Bunny?
Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, bringing Puerto Rican pride and political edge to the NFL’s biggest stage.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, bringing Puerto Rican pride and political edge to the NFL’s biggest stage.
Is the Super Bowl ready? A @northeasternu.bsky.social professor weighs in. ⤵️
Is the Super Bowl ready? A @northeasternu.bsky.social professor weighs in. ⤵️
This AI teen named Jordan helps train nursing students at @northeasternu.bsky.social to ask the tough questions.
This AI teen named Jordan helps train nurses to ask the tough questions
This Northeastern professor developed an AI chatbot to help nursing students practice their communication skills with patients.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This AI teen named Jordan helps train nursing students at @northeasternu.bsky.social to ask the tough questions.
In the midst of a global nursing shortage combined with a growing need for oncology patient care, @northeasternu.bsky.social and @danafarber.bsky.social have launched a first-of-its-kind partnership to strengthen the oncology nursing workforce.
Northeastern and Dana-Farber team up to train the next generation of oncology nurses
The Northeastern University partnership with Dana-Farber integrates oncology-specific expertise across all levels of nursing education.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In the midst of a global nursing shortage combined with a growing need for oncology patient care, @northeasternu.bsky.social and @danafarber.bsky.social have launched a first-of-its-kind partnership to strengthen the oncology nursing workforce.
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate on Wednesday. Is now the time for eager homebuyers to take out a mortgage?
Not necessarily, a @northeasternu.bsky.social economist says.
Not necessarily, a @northeasternu.bsky.social economist says.
Will the Fed’s rate cut lower mortgage rates? Northeastern economist explains
The Federal Reserve cut the Federal Funds Rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, lowering the short-term rate to about 4.1%, down from 4.3%.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate on Wednesday. Is now the time for eager homebuyers to take out a mortgage?
Not necessarily, a @northeasternu.bsky.social economist says.
Not necessarily, a @northeasternu.bsky.social economist says.
ChatGPT is getting parental controls after a teen died by suicide. AI experts at @northeasternu.bsky.social say it's not enough.
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ChatGPT is getting parental controls after a teen died by suicide. This is why experts say they aren't enough
After a teen died by suicide, ChatGPT is introducing parental controls. Northeastern AI experts say it avoids the underlying issue.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
ChatGPT is getting parental controls after a teen died by suicide. AI experts at @northeasternu.bsky.social say it's not enough.
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Here's why: ⤵️
What motivates youthful assassins like suspected #CharlieKirk killer Tyler Robinson?
Young people sometimes lack the maturity and empathy that often come with age, @northeasternu.bsky.social experts say.
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Young people sometimes lack the maturity and empathy that often come with age, @northeasternu.bsky.social experts say.
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What motivates youthful assassins like suspected Charlie Kirk killer Tyler Robinson?
Political figures, both Republican and Democrat, have come under violent attack in recent months. Some suspects are members of Gen Z.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What motivates youthful assassins like suspected #CharlieKirk killer Tyler Robinson?
Young people sometimes lack the maturity and empathy that often come with age, @northeasternu.bsky.social experts say.
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Young people sometimes lack the maturity and empathy that often come with age, @northeasternu.bsky.social experts say.
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Amid confusion at the federal level about access to updated COVID-19 vaccines, several states are taking steps this fall to make sure that residents have broad access to the shots.
Can you get the updated COVID shot in your state?
Amid confusion and apparent age restrictions, some states are taking steps to ensure their residents can get the COVID vaccine this fall.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Amid confusion at the federal level about access to updated COVID-19 vaccines, several states are taking steps this fall to make sure that residents have broad access to the shots.
Former @wsj.com Moscow bureau chief Ann M. Simmons has been named executive editor of @northeasternu.bsky.social's Northeastern Global News.
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Ann M. Simmons, award-winning journalist and former WSJ Moscow bureau chief, named executive editor of Northeastern Global News
A veteran journalist with decades of experience, Simmons will step in to lead Northeastern’s award-winning news organization in October.
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September 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Former @wsj.com Moscow bureau chief Ann M. Simmons has been named executive editor of @northeasternu.bsky.social's Northeastern Global News.
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🚨 LIVE: Tune in to convocation on @northeasternu.bsky.social’s Boston campus to help kick off the new academic year.
Boston Convocation 2025
Click here to watch the livestream of the Northeastern University 2025 Convocation ceremony on the Boston campus.
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September 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚨 LIVE: Tune in to convocation on @northeasternu.bsky.social’s Boston campus to help kick off the new academic year.
The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding is going to be our version of Princess Diana’s wedding, a @northeasternu.bsky.social communications crisis manager predicts.
What’s next for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce? A ‘Princess Diana’ wedding as the pop star controls the message
The pop star and the football player have become part of one another’s respective brands. Will this continue as they head down the aisle?
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August 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding is going to be our version of Princess Diana’s wedding, a @northeasternu.bsky.social communications crisis manager predicts.
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After publishing two new studies on the #dengue virus, @nunetsi.bsky.social professors 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 and 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 caught the attention of @nuglobalnews.bsky.social, which covered their different approaches to #forecasting dengue fever outbreaks.
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Researchers use machine learning to predict dengue fever with 80% accuracy
Northeastern researchers use machine learning to predict dengue fever outbreaks, giving health officials time to prepare for spikes.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
After publishing two new studies on the #dengue virus, @nunetsi.bsky.social professors 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 and 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 caught the attention of @nuglobalnews.bsky.social, which covered their different approaches to #forecasting dengue fever outbreaks.
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