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Entrepreneurship

A woman speaks at a microphone in front of a large backdrop for the Northeastern Global Leadership Summit in London, with an audience visible in the foreground.

Founders pitch startups in Dragons’ Den-style event for funding

The Global Venture Forum displayed Northeastern University’s “entrepreneurial ecosystem,” said Northeastern's Diane Nishigaya MacGillivray.
Two students standing at a booth for Journee energy drinks. Nicole Khoury stands behind the booth.

Is this healthy energy drink coming to a store near you?

Nicole Khoury’s own health journey inspired her to create Journée, a healthier alternative to traditional energy drinks.
Aerial view of people wading through brown floodwaters carrying their belongings during monsoon flooding in India.

Keeping roads and train lines open during India’s monsoon floods

Northeastern graduate Udit Bhatia uses physics and AI to develop solutions to urban monsoon flooding in India.
Scenes from the 2026 WISE Summit on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

WISE summit inspires female entrepreneurs to rise above challenges 

The summit on Northeastern University’s Boston campus welcomed 200 participants for networking, workshops, inspiring speakers and more.

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In the Press

Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them

“There is a certain degree of panic around it, because we understand it so little and it’s changing so fast,” said Beth Simone Noveck, a professor at Northeastern University who is studying democracy and A.I. tools, known as large language models or LLMs.
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Headers at the World Cup

Brennan Klein’s team at the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University has found that the role of headers in the international tournament has changed.
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The Algorithm Says My Nervous System is ‘Dysregulated.’ Here’s Why I’m Skeptical.

“When people online refer to the nervous system, they’re using a metaphor to talk about themselves physically, and they’re using a term that sounds science-y,” said Lisa Barrett, a distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University.
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How to wash your fruits and vegetables to stay safe from diarrhea-causing parasite cyclosporiasis

“Food safety rarely depends on one perfect action. It depends on several layers of protection working together,” Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert at Northeastern University, said.

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