Northeastern University News

So many colleges have controversies over commencement speakers. Here is one you may have missed, Lois Lerner, speaking at Western New England University Law School, her alma mater.

The debate in Minden over whether or not the Webster Parish Police Jury should apologize for a 1946 lynching murder continues to strike a nerve with people.

The family will have a private service for Breda Mary O'Keeffe Harnish, 71, formerly of Merrill, Ore., and Newmarket, Cork, Ireland, who died at home on May 7. There will be a celebration of her life Sunday, June 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Brandon Inn.

The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities, and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: It shows the planet's northern hemisphere full of lights, and the south almost solidly dark.

Usability testing plays a critical role in developing all kinds of products, from your TV's remote control to the GPS in your car, to the medical device that may one day save your life.

Barbara Shapiro will speak at the Beacon Hill Civic Association's 91st Annual Meeting on May 20 with an engaging talk about her widely acclaimed novel, The Art Forger.

North End resident Roseann Sdoia had an above-the-knee amputation of her right leg following trauma she suffered in the April 15 terrorist attack.

The Obama administration and federal courts are wrangling over changes to the regulations governing access to emergency contraceptives.

Boston online textbook startup Boundless said Monday that Boston University and Northeastern University are both seeing a high degree of usage of its online materials for courses including accounting and psychology.

Melissa Sue Milner, daughter of David Milner and Ginger Milner of Block Island, graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a Bachelors of Arts in Computer Engineering on May 3, 2013.

At seven times the toughness of Kevlar, a silk produced by the Caerostris darwini spider of Madagascar is more robust than any other material-synthetic or natural.

The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities, and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: it shows the planet's northern hemisphere full of lights, and the south almost solidly dark.

This summer, only one in four teens between the ages of 16 and 19 is projected to find a job, according to a report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.

Boston online textbook startup Boundless said Friday that Boston University and Northeastern University are both seeing a high degree of usage of its online materials for courses including accounting and psychology.

The MIT Asian Dance Team presented its 3rd annual Boston Asian Performing Arts Festival, Inspirasian, on May 5 at MIT Kresge Auditorium.

Northeastern University-Charlotte is expanding its curriculum by adding nine new graduate degree programs, including seven master's degrees and the first two doctoral degrees approved for a university based outside of , chief executive officer and regional dean of Northeastern University-Charlotte. "We are committed to educating and empowering ... (more)

In the coming weeks and months, Congress will debate the recently introduced Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.

Colleges and universities in and around Boston are tightening security, including Boston University, where one of the three people who died in the dual bombings was attending as a graduate student.

Gays, lesbians, and bisexuals have poorer health than heterosexuals in Massachusetts and bisexuals fare the worst, according to a federal health survey offering one of the few windows into health differences among the people who make up sexual orientation minorities.

SCIENTISTS in the Capital are raising funds to create robots capable of repairing endangered coral reefs unreachable by deep sea divers.