Emily Arntsen, Author at News @ Northeastern

Northeastern Chemistry professor Steven Lopez poses for a portrait in ISEC. Lopez was recently awarded the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Award-winning professor launches work-from-anywhere research program for community college students

This summer, Steven Lopez, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, will launch a research collaboration program for community college students who might otherwise not have opportunities to participate in lab work.

by Emily Arntsen May 12, 2022

Lilly Wilcox, who studies English and communications, is a Fulbright recipient who will travel to Slovakia in September to teach English. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Fulbright recipient hopes to learn as much as she teaches on her sojourn to Slovakia

Lilly Wilcox, who will travel to the European nation in September to teach English as part of the U.S. Fulbright Student Program, hopes to immerse herself in the community and engage in a cultural exchange with her students during her nine-month teaching position.

by Emily Arntsen - contributor May 2, 2022

Fulbright recipient Avital Brodski poses for a portrait. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Fulbright recipient will dig dirt in documentary about soil pollution in Moldova

“About 70% of the country was used for agriculture during the Soviet Union, but today only about 30% of the land is arable,” says Avital Brodski, who will travel to Moldova in September to film a documentary about the country’s environmental setbacks as part of the U.S. Fulbright Student Program.

by Emily Arntsen - contributor April 27, 2022

Carla Brodley, Dean of Inclusive Computing, poses for a portrait at 177 Huntington Ave. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Advocate’s mentorship adds up to diversity in those studying computer science

Carla E. Brodley, professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern and founding executive director of the Center for Inclusive Computing, recently became the first recipient of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Frances E. Allen Award for Outstanding Mentoring.

by Emily Arntsen - contributor April 13, 2022

Northeastern student Amanda Brea poses for a portrait in Centennial Common. Brea is a Fulbright recipient who will be traveling to Spain to teach English. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Fulbright recipient staging a comeback for her pandemic-shortened study abroad stint in Spain

Amanda Brea, who will graduate from Northeastern this spring with a degree in theater and marketing, will leave for the Canary Islands this fall to begin an English teaching position funded by the U.S. Fulbright Student Program.

by Emily Arntsen April 13, 2022

Northeastern student Maxcy Grasso, who recently received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Argentina after graduating, poses for a portrait. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Tango and English lessons on Fulbright recipient’s dance card in Argentina

Maxcy Grasso, who will graduate from Northeastern this spring with a degree in politics, philosophy and economics, will travel to South America to teach English classes and free community dance lessons as part of the U.S. Fulbright Student Program.

by Emily Arntsen - contributor April 8, 2022

How has the Mafia changed the architecture of Sicily?

Paloma Socorro recently received a grant through the U.S. Fulbright Student Program to travel to Italy to study how reclaimed money from the organized crime syndicate has been used to build parks and public spaces.

by Emily Arntsen - contributor April 8, 2022

Nicole Occidental, who studies neuroscience, received a Fulbright Scholarship to study the long-term impacts of prolonged virtual interaction on the human brain. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Fulbright-funded research will have this student studying the impact of virtual learning on kids

Nicole Occidental, who will graduate from Northeastern with a degree in behavioral neuroscience this spring, recently received a full scholarship from the U.S. Fulbright Students Program to begin her master’s degree in cognitive neuroscience at Maastricht University in the Netherlands next year.

by Emily Arntsen - contributor April 8, 2022

Left to right: Northeastern students Giona Kleinberg, B. Parazin, and Ari Zlota, all received Goldwater Scholar Awards. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Three Northeastern students awarded Goldwater Scholarships

B. Parazin, Giona Kleinberg, and Ari Zlota received one of the country’s most prestigious undergraduate awards in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics for their excellence in and out of the classroom.

by Emily Arntsen - contributor March 31, 2022

Asma Khan (left), chef and owner of the London-based Indian restaurant, Darjeeling Express, speaks with Diane MacGillivray, senior vice president for university advancement during a Women Who Empower event hosted at Northeastern’s London campus on Tuesday. Courtesy photo

The secret ingredient at this famous Indian restaurant in London is its all-female staff

Asma Khan, chef and owner of the famous London-based Indian restaurant, Darjeeling Express, stressed the importance of uplifting immigrant women during a Women Who Empower discussion held at Northeastern’s London campus on Tuesday. Khan’s restaurant, which was recently featured in the Netflix show “Chef’s Table,” is run by a female-only staff of south Asian immigrants, the only Indian restaurant of its kind in the world.

by Emily Arntsen March 16, 2022

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