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Left to Right, Ray Harvest and his son Noah Harvest

Son helps guide father at Roux Institute

Ray Haversat, 58, is anguished by his job of harvesting organs for transplants. His son, 25-year-old Noah Haversat, is a field engineer seeking a better work-life balance. Both are studying project management on Northeastern’s campus in Portland, Maine.

by Ian Thomsen September 21, 2022

Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Atlanta.

Rail strike would be ‘absolutely catastrophic’ to supply chains, Northeastern expert warns

President Joe Biden celebrated Thursday a tentative labor agreement that averted a strike of U.S. freight trains. But the crisis has not yet been averted, warns Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen September 16, 2022

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How a Northeastern degree in business empowered this entrepreneur to start a women’s fashion brand in Nigeria

Temidola Ikomi, a 2017 graduate of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business and co-founder of an African-inspired fashion brand in Nigeria, won a 2022 Innovator Award, presented by Northeastern’s Women Who Empower.

by Alena Kuzub August 23, 2022

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Your credit card rewards may be in danger. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Cards that offer airline miles, cash back and other rewards create expenses that are passed on to everyone—including people who can’t afford to pay on credit. It’s one reason why a new bill in the U.S. Senate is supported by Robert Triest, chair and professor of economics at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen August 4, 2022

What is greedflation – and is it driving higher prices?

The notion that inflation is driven in part by price-gouging is becoming a partisan issue. Northeastern professor William Dickens explains the causes of inflation and why greed isn’t necessarily among them.

by Ian Thomsen August 2, 2022

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Is there a new labor movement afoot in the US? Seth Harris, former top advisor to Biden, weighs in

News@Northeastern spoke with incoming Northeastern Distinguished Professor of Practice Seth Harris, who recently served as President Joe Biden’s top labor adviser, about Amazon, Starbucks and other developments in the labor movement.

by Tanner Stening July 18, 2022

Is inflation creating a ‘new normal’ of high food prices?

The cost of groceries is up 12.2% over the past year, an increase that can be especially painful for people with low incomes. Northeastern experts weigh in on the impending crisis.

by Ian Thomsen July 15, 2022

What is driving gun purchases in the US? It may have to do with who is in the White House

Researchers at Northeastern found that gun acquisitions across the country follow annual patterns that are highly synchronized state by state, with variations tied to U.S. presidential terms, says Rifat Sipahi, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern.

by Tanner Stening July 12, 2022

Northeasern students Hanna Elzaridi and Chloe Welch co-founded SOAR Vending, which creates vending machines for protein powder and sports supplements. The venture is just one of countless ideas from Northeastern entrepreneurs that have been bolstered by the student-led organizations in Mosaic. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern gets student engagement award for Mosaic entrepreneurship network

The university’s ecosystem of student-led entrepreneurship organizations was recognized at the Deshpande Symposium’s Awards for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. But the accolade was only the latest success for Mosaic, which has grown to 11 organizations and has spawned countless student ventures and startups.

by Cody Mello-Klein June 17, 2022

Electric vehicle charging stations on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

EU’s vote could be the beginning of the end for combustion engine cars

The European Union voted to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. A Northeastern economics expert weighs in on whether it will be a major incentive for other countries and vehicle manufacturers to phase out fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

by Morgyn Joubert June 10, 2022

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