Kaitlyn Budion - News @ Northeastern

From penguins to plastic forks, she’s tackling sustainability

As a young teenager, Janet Cheung helped make Northeastern’s finance office run a bit more sustainably. Now an incoming freshman at the university, Cheung will use her passion to study the environment in earnest.

by Kaitlyn Budion August 4, 2020

Can’t-miss events in August

Discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest rulings. Explore the impacts of COVID-19 on water systems. Learn about LGBTQA+ culture. These and other virtual events are what’s on tap in August.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang July 29, 2020

Are your coworkers too close? This device will let you know.

Northeastern students Jignesh Jadhav and Yiqiang Wang are developing what they describe as wearable beacons—small digital devices that help coworkers stay physically distant, and enables contact tracing.

by Kaitlyn Budion July 22, 2020

‘We have to move to a place where non-serious, non-violent, non-dangerous actions do not involve police interaction’

At a panel discussion of police accountability and reform, Deborah Ramirez, a professor of law at Northeastern, called for reducing the role of police and narrowing the scope of their power. She was joined by Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins and Rev. Willie Bodrick II, senior advisor to U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and associate pastor at Twelfth Baptist Church.

by Kaitlyn Budion July 22, 2020

He adapted to life with low vision. Now he wants to make it easier for others.

Incoming freshman Christopher Suplice has Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, a condition that has left him mostly blind. The experience has motivated him to use computer science to create technology for people with visual impairments, like himself.

by Kaitlyn Budion July 21, 2020

You won’t want to miss these events in the second half of July

Discuss ways to reform U.S. policing. Preserve your summer fruits and vegetables. Learn about the status of sports amid the pandemic. These and other events are coming up in July.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang July 13, 2020

COVID-19 is keeping preschoolers home, so she reads to them remotely

When Lisa Gozbekian reads a picture book, normally, there would be an audience of excited preschoolers sitting in front of her. During the pandemic, she records herself reading in an empty room for Jumpstart, an organization that teaches literacy and social skills to preschoolers from communities that do not have adequate access to reading materials.

by Kaitlyn Budion July 6, 2020

Can’t-miss events in July

Hear about recent LGBTQ+ legal victories and look ahead with the School of Law. Learn about the intersection of race and economics. Share your favorite summer reads. These and other virtual events are what’s on tap in July.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang June 29, 2020

Families still need help during the pandemic. She makes sure they get what they need.

Asking, instead of assuming, what people need is a key mantra for the staff at St. Stephen’s Youth Programs, says Latasha Scott, the middle school coordinator for the youth leadership corps and a student at Northeastern. It’s become especially important as St. Stephen’s provides supplies and support to families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Kaitlyn Budion June 26, 2020

She’s helping Black and other under-represented law students move from the classroom to the courtroom

Lisa Brathwaite organizes co-op check-ins, works with affinity groups, and runs a program to help students of color secure judicial clerkships. She has been awarded NU DREAM’s 2020 Dr. Delia Cheung Hom Award for her leadership contributions and the impact she has on students of color across the university.

by Kaitlyn Budion June 16, 2020

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