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Northeastern University
The latest news and top stories on Northeastern University. A prominent Boston, Massachusetts-based private research university, Northeastern University is dedicated to educating students for lives of fulfilment and accomplishment, and engaging in world-improving research. Recognised for its pioneering cooperative education programme, established in 1909, the university integrates real-world experience with academic study. Its main areas of activity include high-impact research across STEM, health sciences and humanities, alongside extensive global engagement through its network of campuses in the US, UK and Canada. Northeastern is also notable as Massachusetts’ largest university by enrolment.
Boston Marathon runners Robson De Oliveira of Brazil (left) and Aaron Beggs of Northern Ireland (right) help Ajay Haridasse across the finish line on Monday. Photo: AP
Marathons

‘Natural instinct,’ says man who helped fellow runner finish Boston Marathon

Northern Irishman Aaron Beggs and Brazilian Robson De Olivera sprang into action when Ajay Haridasse collapsed about 300m from the end.

Science

Suicide lawsuit against China-born scientist Jane Wu’s US university to proceed

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Americas and the Caribbean

Explainer | Was the US capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro legal?

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Science

As I see it | We can now watch our own genes dance

Modern biology reveals a real miracle: how broken pieces of molecules evolved into a species that became conscious of its own genetic make-up.

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An animation of the structure of DNA. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Science

US university seeks to dismiss lawsuit from family of neuroscientist Jane Wu

Family alleges Northwestern’s actions during ‘China Initiative’ investigations linked to death of leading researcher.

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Science

World-leading cancer drug scientist Lin Wenbin joins China’s Westlake University

The move follows distinguished contributions at the University of Chicago towards developing more effective cutting-edge treatments.

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US-China relations

Courts turn ‘slam dunk’ case into hard battle in Florida’s Chinese property ban

Legal experts say persuading conservative judges will be difficult and new plaintiffs may be needed to move the case forwards.

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Aerial wide panoramic view of the Jupiter, Florida. coastline. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Opinion | Amid US-China rivalry, Nobel Prize winner’s oeuvre offers food for thought

The work of one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics offers a way to think through the divergence between the West and the Rest.

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Hong Kong transport

Letters | A quick fix to traffic congestion for Hong Kong? Smarter tolls

Readers discuss dynamic toll pricing, prosocial AI development, and driving licence renewal.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Charlie Hall, who’s acting in Ryan Murphy’s new season of Monster

Hall, the son of Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall, plays police officer Frank Worden in the Netflix show – he also played basketball for Northwestern.

Charlie Hall at an event in 2024. Photo: @charlie_hall/Instagram
NBA

Basketball or study? Chinese children can pursue both via ‘incredible platform’

Joe Tsai Basketball Scholarship offers ‘different pathway’ as pupils and parents attend coaching and briefing sessions in Hangzhou.

Pupils attend a training session held by the Joe Tsai Basketball Scholarship and the Asian University Basketball League in Hangzhou. Photo: AUBL
United States

Exploding star shocks scientists by revealing what is deep inside it

Unique event, dubbed supernova 2021yfj, revealed the star had shed its outer layers of hydrogen and helium, and its dense, innermost layers.

Donald Trump

How Trump’s TV viewing habits shape US foreign policy

Trump’s shift on Gaza, triggered by images of starving children he saw on television, highlights his long-standing reliance on TV for decisions.

Accidents and disasters in China

Questions grow as China mourns 6 engineering students lost in mine accident

Details emerge of the hours-long rescue effort while state media and the online public demand a full investigation and accountability.

A protective panel over an industrial flotation tank is believed to have given way moments before six engineering students fell to their deaths in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Handout
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