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She’s solving global health issues on a local level

Bioengineering student Kerry Eller has studied international law and policy in Geneva, started developing a low-cost wearable pesticide monitor for agricultural workers in Santiago, and taught technicians, technical students, and engineers in Ethiopia critical skills for developing medical devices. She has been named a Truman Scholar.

by Khalida Sarwari April 19, 2020

This Fulbright scholar wants to make health care more accessible for immigrants and refugees

Northeastern student Maxim Petrovsky has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship, which he will use to teach English in Russia. Petrovsky wants to become a physician who works with immigrant communities in the U.S.

by Khalida Sarwari April 16, 2020

He’s mixing Indian heritage into the global fashion scene

MUMBAI, India—Prasan Shah grew up hearing the whirring sounds of sewing machines from his family’s garment factory in India, which manufactured clothing that…

by Namrata Kolachalam - contributor April 10, 2020

Public health authorities need help responding to COVID-19. Students are answering the call—by picking up the phone.

Northeastern students have joined a newly formed coalition that connects public health students and professionals in Massachusetts with dozens of health departments across the Commonwealth to help them respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

by Khalida Sarwari April 8, 2020

Water is ‘a fundamental human right’

Affordable access to water is an issue that affects every household in the U.S., and it is made even more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Martha Davis, a researcher on affordable water named University Distinguished Professor.

by Khalida Sarwari April 5, 2020

He’s preparing the ER for a surge of COVID-19 patients. There’s nowhere else he’d rather be.

Every night at 8 p.m., as many of us are winding down for the evening, Abhishek Mogili pulls a mask over his face and wriggles his hands into purple nitrile gloves. He’s ready to begin another 12-and-a-half-hour shift in the emergency department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

by Khalida Sarwari March 27, 2020

He wants to find ways to prevent or slow the spread of cancer

Jake Potts, a bioengineering student at Northeastern, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study how DNA repair pathways cause mutations. He’ll attend Sorbonne University in Paris in the fall.

by Khalida Sarwari March 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the release of Hollywood blockbusters. What does that mean for the future?

The film industry hasn’t been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic. Movie theaters across the country have closed and a number of film studios have postponed scheduled releases. And the way we watch movies will soon change, too, says Bobette Buster, a professor of the practice of digital storytelling.

by Khalida Sarwari and Gregory Grinnell March 25, 2020

Immigrant detainees are at high risk for COVID-19. Should they be released?

The facilities that house the more than 37,000 detained immigrants across the United States, with their close communal living quarters, can be a breeding ground for disease, says Northeastern law professor Hemanth Gundavaram.

by Khalida Sarwari March 24, 2020

Northeastern will move to online teaching for students at London, Vancouver, and Charlotte campuses

In accordance with the guidance of public health authorities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the move to online course delivery in London, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, will begin Monday, March 16.

by Khalida Sarwari, Molly Callahan and Laura Castañón March 13, 2020

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