Happy Friday, Huskies! As the fall semester settles in, life across Northeastern’s global campuses is in full swing. In Boston, students studied, read and relaxed between classes on the Quad while researchers put a fully autonomous all-terrain vehicle through its paces outside the EXP building. President Joseph E. Aoun joined alumni Ken and Christina Procaccianti to serve up a new ice cream flavor, Cherry Fudge Swirl. Out in Oakland, Northeastern alum Kelly Chen’s mosaic artwork went on exhibit at the Mills College Art Museum as part of the Community Arts Initiative.

Sophie Gandsas, a behavioral neuroscience student, stands outdoors on Northeastern's campus wearing navy scrubs.09/11/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Sophie Gandsas, who studies behavioral neuroscience, poses for a portrait on Sept. 11, 2026. Gandsas recently completed a co-op at MGH working on clinical trials for prion disease. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Sophie Gandsas leans against a glass railing on campus, wearing navy scrubs.09/11/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Sophie Gandsas, who studies behavioral neuroscience, poses for a portrait on Sept. 11, 2026. Gandsas recently completed a co-op at MGH working on clinical trials for prion disease. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A student sits on outdoor steps on Northeastern's campus, partially framed by green foliage.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – on Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Jack Bottamini, a business administration student, plays guitar while seated outdoors at Krentzman Quad.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Jack Bottamini, who studies business administration, plays a guitar at Krentzman Quad during class break on Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A student writes in a notebook while sitting on the grass outside Curry Student Center.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A students works on a project outside Curry Student Center on Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A crowd of students walk through campus.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Student walk though campus on Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A robotic hand hovers over a keyboard's delete key, lit in green and blue tones.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Stock photo of a robot hand pushing a delete for a story on AI “kill switch” on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A robotic hand reaches toward a keyboard, illuminated in dramatic blue and red lighting.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Stock photo of a robot hand pushing a delete for a story on AI “kill switch” on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A student works on a laptop.Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A student walks across a crosswalk.Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A Northeastern community member writes in a notebook outside Hayden Hall, with sunlight filtering through foliage.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community studies outside Hayden Hall on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Grace Biondo reclines on a stone bench, reading a book in Centennial Common.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Grace Biondo, a PPE student at Northeastern, reads A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in Centennial Common on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A student works on a laptop beside a Northeastern University banner and stone pillar.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community works in Snell Quad on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A group of students walk together on a campus pathway, framed by out-of-focus green leaves.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Members of the Northeastern community walk through the Boston campus on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A hand touches a colorful mosaic artwork featuring a rainbow made of small tiles.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern alum Kelly Chen’s mosaic work with Boston area students as part of the Community Arts Initiative is on exhibit at MFA on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Museum visitors view a row of mosaic art panels displayed along a gallery wall.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern alum Kelly Chen’s mosaic work with Boston area students as part of the Community Arts Initiative is on exhibit at MFA on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Close-up detail of a mosaic artwork with blue, yellow, and white tiles forming an abstract pattern.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern alum Kelly Chen’s mosaic work with Boston area students as part of the Community Arts Initiative is on exhibit at MFA on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Kelly Chen, a Northeastern alum, stands in front of her mosaic artwork on display in a museum gallery.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern alum Kelly Chen’s mosaic work with Boston area students as part of the Community Arts Initiative is on exhibit at MFA on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A museum visitor walks past a series of mosaic art panels lining a gallery wall.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern alum Kelly Chen’s mosaic work with Boston area students as part of the Community Arts Initiative is on exhibit at MFA on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A student sits on the ground studying with a laptop near the Veterans Memorial, surrounded by trees and murals.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community studies outside by the Veteran’s Memorial on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A student reads a magazine while sitting on a bench in Krentzman Quad, with a backpack beside her.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community reads in Krentzman Quadl on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Two students sit facing each other on a wooden sculptural seesaw bench, talking outside a glass-walled campus building.09/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Second year business management students Caitlyn Wong, and Noah Friedman, relax on the seesaw outside EXP on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A translucent crystalline sculpture by Karen LaMonte is displayed at the Mills College Art Museum.OAKLAND – SEPTEMBER 08: Work by Karen LaMonte on display during “The Data at Hand: Data Physicalizations of Earth and Space” exhibition at the Mills College Art Museum on at Northeastern’s Oakland campus on September 08, 2026 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern)

A visitor views a large blue data-visualization installation on display at the Mills College Art Museum.OAKLAND – SEPTEMBER 04: A view of “The Data at Hand: Data Physicalizations of Earth and Space” at the Mills College Art Museum on at Northeastern’s Oakland campus on September 04, 2026 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern)

A row of small colorful landscape paintings by Amanda Ugorji and Sophie Weston Chien hang on a gallery wall.OAKLAND – SEPTEMBER 08: Pieces by Amanda Ugorji and Sophie Weston Chien on display during “The Data at Hand: Data Physicalizations of Earth and Space” exhibition at the Mills College Art Museum on at Northeastern’s Oakland campus on September 08, 2026 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern)

A visitor views a row of textile and framed artworks on a gallery wall, with sculptures blurred in the foreground.OAKLAND – SEPTEMBER 04: Northeastern student Heath Scull views “The Data at Hand: Data Physicalizations of Earth and Space” exhibition at the Mills College Art Museum on at Northeastern’s Oakland campus on September 04, 2026 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern)
Photos by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University

President Joseph E. Aoun and others serve ice cream samples from the Green Line Apothecary truck window.09/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – President Joseph E. Aoun and alumni, Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary serve samples of Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream outside Stetson East on Sept. 15, 2026. The flavor, Cherry Fudge Swirl, is the result of a collaboration between Northeastern and Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Close-up of a hand serving a cup of Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream.09/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – President Joseph E. Aoun and alumni, Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary serve samples of Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream outside Stetson East on Sept. 15, 2026. The flavor, Cherry Fudge Swirl, is the result of a collaboration between Northeastern and Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Close-up detail of the green and white Green Line Apothecary ice cream truck.09/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – President Joseph E. Aoun and alumni, Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary serve samples of Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream outside Stetson East on Sept. 15, 2026. The flavor, Cherry Fudge Swirl, is the result of a collaboration between Northeastern and Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Three students hold cups of ice cream while standing in front of the Green Line Apothecary truck.09/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – President Joseph E. Aoun and alumni, Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary serve samples of Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream outside Stetson East on Sept. 15, 2026. The flavor, Cherry Fudge Swirl, is the result of a collaboration between Northeastern and Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

President Joseph E. Aoun talks with Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary, near their ice cream truck.09/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – President Joseph E. Aoun and alumni, Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary serve samples of Cherry Fudge Swirl ice cream outside Stetson East on Sept. 15, 2026. The flavor, Cherry Fudge Swirl, is the result of a collaboration between Northeastern and Ken and Christina Procaccianti, owners of Green Line Apothecary. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A student studies at a podium inside ISEC, viewed through window blinds from outside.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community studies in ISEC on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A student studies at a desk inside ISEC, viewed through the building's exterior louvered panels.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A member of the Northeastern community studies in ISEC on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Aidan Reichenberg, James Tukpah, and Wisena Joseph examine equipment on an autonomous vehicle parked on a city street.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Aidan Reichenberg, a PhD student studying robotics, James Tukpah, a computer engineering PhD student, and Wisena Joseph, who studies mechanical engineering work on a fully autonomous all-terrain vehicle outside the EXP building on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Aidan Reichenberg, James Tukpah, and Wisena Joseph work on an autonomous vehicle outside the EXP building's entrance.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Aidan Reichenberg, a PhD student studying robotics, James Tukpah, a computer engineering PhD student, and Wisena Joseph, who studies mechanical engineering work on a fully autonomous all-terrain vehicle outside the EXP building on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Aidan Reichenberg, James Tukpah, and Wisena Joseph examine a control panel inside an autonomous all-terrain vehicle.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Aidan Reichenberg, a PhD student studying robotics, James Tukpah, a computer engineering PhD student, and Wisena Joseph, who studies mechanical engineering work on a fully autonomous all-terrain vehicle outside the EXP building on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A close up of rows of liquid droplets.Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Students study inside the EXP building, silhouetted against paper lantern lights.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students study inside the EXP building on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A small robot figure sits on architectural blueprint paper on a desk inside the EXP building.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student studies inside the EXP building on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A student's silhouette is visible walking up outdoor stairs near Snell Library at night.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student walks past Snell Library on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Two students recline on a zigzag-shaped bench outdoors, one reading a book and the other using a laptop.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students study at Richards Plaza on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A crowd of students walks through Northeastern's Boston campus between classes.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk through the Boston campus on a class break on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Habigai St Jean reads a book beside a stone Northeastern University "N" sign in Snell Quad.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Master student Habigai St Jean, who studies biotechnology, reads a book in Snell Quad on Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A student wearing glasses looks at a laptop covered in stickers, including one for ColorStack.09/16/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Chipego Nkolola, a third year data science and health sciences major, studies in Richardson Plaza on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A construction worker stands on scaffolding beside a tall concrete building facade at 840 Columbus Avenue.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Construction continues on the 23-story residence hall at 840 Columbus Avenue on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A construction worker carries lumber through a steel structural frame at the 840 Columbus Avenue construction site.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Construction continues on the 23-story residence hall at 840 Columbus Avenue on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A construction worker climbs steel beams at the 840 Columbus Avenue residence hall construction site.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Construction continues on the 23-story residence hall at 840 Columbus Avenue on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

An aerial view shows cement trucks and workers near a rebar structure at the 840 Columbus Avenue construction site.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Construction continues on the 23-story residence hall at 840 Columbus Avenue on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A student walks past a colorful mural with a blurry background effect.Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Two students walk along a city street near campus, backlit in silhouette.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk though campus on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Two students sit talking on the steps of Ell Hall, framed by out-of-focus golden leaves.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students relax on the steps of Ell Hall on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

A person walks beneath shaded trees on campus, seen in silhouette.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students walk though campus on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Students relax in Adirondack chairs on a campus lawn, framed by out-of-focus green leaves.09/17/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student is seen studying at Centennial Common on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University