Lois Dehls Cornell ’86, a national leader at the intersection of law and healthcare, will deliver Northeastern University School of Law’s commencement address on Friday, April 24, 2026.

Northeastern Law professors David Simon and Hooman Noorchashm, together with Dr. Michael Paasche-Orlow of Tufts Medical Center, who serve as co-directors of the Amy J. Reed Collaborative for Medical Device Safety, are co-authors of a new paper published in Health Affairs calling on the Food and Drug Administration to improve transparency in the medical device approval process.

Northeastern University School of Law is in the No. 1 spot for practical training in preLaw magazine’s 2026 rankings, affirming the school’s national leadership in experiential legal education for the second year in a row.