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Center for Transformative Media

CTM Scholar Spotlight: Yifan Xu

For this edition of the Scholar Spotlight series, CTM Communications Specialist Claire Ogden interviewed Xu about her dissertation research, her path from veterinary science to communication research, and more.

August 21, 2025

R. Benjamin Knapp named dean

Knapp joins Northeastern from Virginia Tech, where he spent 14 years as founding executive director of the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology.

July 30, 2025

Art + Design

Escape rooms could help make VR and AR effective tools

Virtual and augmented reality learning is more popular than ever, but it still has flaws. Northeastern researchers turned to escape rooms to learn how AI could help students learn better using immersive technology.

May 14, 2025

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Art + Design

Museum of Science hosts climate change education event

Skye Morét, a recent graduate from the Interdisciplinary Design and Media PhD program, was part of the lineup at Rise Up Boston, an educational event spotlighting climate change at the Museum of Science.

April 26, 2025