Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.
President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.
On July 23, all eyes will be on Tokyo as the Summer Olympics begin. Gymnast Simone Biles is a heavy favorite to win gold once more; the US women's soccer team will look to avenge an early exit in 2016; baseball and softball return to the Games; and we'll be watching for the next big star to emerge from the swimming pool.
Boston Globe journalists Tara Sullivan and Gary Washburn, and Globe correspondent John Powers — who has covered the Olympics for four decades — join sports editor Matt Pepin for a special subscriber-only Olympic preview.
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