Posts by John O'Neill
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Northeastern launches loan program for women and minority entrepreneurs
Northeastern University announced on Tuesday that it will launch the region’s first university-supported loan program for women- and minority-owned businesses. The initiative, called the Impact Lending program, will enable local small-business owners to secure loans, at below-market interest rates, to acquire crucial resources to expand their businesses.
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The terror in Nice and security across the EU
France is reeling from its third major attack in 19 months after a lone terrorist sped a truck into a crowd of people gathered to watch Bastille Day fireworks. The attack killed at least 84 people and injured more than 200 others. We asked Northeastern experts to analyze these types of “lone wolf” terrorist attacks, the media’s use of graphic footage from the scene, and what the terror in Nice could mean for the European Union’s security procedures.
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3Qs: IMF names Chinese yuan one of world’s elite currencies
Kamran Dadkhah, associate professor of economics, discusses the inclusion of the Chinese yuan as a world reserve currency, and the implications this decision might have for the international economy going forward.
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Northeastern announces first-of-its-kind lifelong learning benefit for parents, siblings of undergraduates
Through the Lifetime Learning Membership, parents and siblings of Northeastern undergraduate students will have the opportunity to pursue graduate studies at a discounted rate.
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3Qs: Game theory and global climate talks
Rory Smead, an assistant professor of philosophy and religion, weighs in on whether the recent carbon emissions deal between the U.S. and China is a cause for optimism and explains how game theory can be applied to this agreement.
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3Qs: The fall of the Berlin Wall, 25 years later
Natalie Bormann, associate academic specialist in the Department of Political Science, discusses the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the series of events Northeastern is hosting this week to commemorate the historic event.
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The hidden world of labor trafficking
A new study conducted by Northeastern University in collaboration with the Urban Institute examined the comprehensive state of labor trafficking networks in the U.S.
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3Qs: Password and cloud security
The recent news that hackers accessed celebrities’ cloud accounts and released their intimate photos online has prompted many to question the security of sensitive data stored on people’s own smartphones and in the cloud. Here, Wil Robertson, an assistant professor who holds joint appointments in the College of Computer…
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3Qs: Food fight for the family business
Ted Clark, executive director of the Northeastern University Center for Family Business, discusses the public battle for control of Market Basket and the lessons other family-run businesses can learn from this situation.
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Five minutes to impress
Ali Kothari, DMSB’17, was one of more than a dozen entrepreneurs from IDEA-affiliated startups who pitched their ventures to potential investors on Wednesday night at Boston’s new innovation center.
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3Qs: What’s next for Israel and Hamas?
Dov Waxman, co-director of Northeastern’s Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development, discusses the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and the prospects for a cease-fire.
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3Qs: When team names are out of bounds
Law professor Roger Abrams discusses the recent decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the trademarks of the Washington Redskins.