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Why this hidden alleyway is Instagram-famous

Flanked by a restaurant and a Korean supermarket, Modica Way in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a popular spot for street artists to flaunt their artistic skills. Now, Northeastern graduate Weiying Olivia Huang is making a feature-length documentary to showcase the artists who have used the alley as a canvas.

by Khalida Sarwari June 7, 2019

Make a bar your home office

Northeastern graduates Van Sharma and Zach Mammadov have launched a startup in London that transforms underused restaurants and bars across the city into workspaces for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners.

by Khalida Sarwari June 7, 2019

Connecting cultures in Hong Kong

Northeastern graduate Haley Meng has created an online platform to connect people from different cultures in Hong Kong. The organization, known as the WE Club, curates weekly events, including panel discussions, food tastings, and street art tours.

by Khalida Sarwari June 5, 2019

Healthcare policies have consequences. She has spent seven years understanding them.

Penalizing legal immigrants for using public benefit programs will result in poor financial and health outcomes for immigrants, says Tiffany Joseph, a Northeastern professor whose research explores immigrants’ access to healthcare under shifting public policies.

by Khalida Sarwari May 31, 2019

Northeastern journalism students win nine student Emmy Awards

Northeastern journalism students uncovered stories about Cuba, created compelling animation composites, and highlighted the disadvantages of a desegregation program in Boston’s public schools. They were recognized with nine student Emmy awards.

by Khalida Sarwari May 29, 2019

Can you hack your way to a better life?

Joseph Reagle, an associate professor of communication studies at Northeastern, dropped by News@Northeastern to discuss the pros and cons of life hacks.

by Khalida Sarwari May 22, 2019

He left his comfort zone to explore the frontiers of engineering and culture

Recent graduate Conor Messer has lived, worked, and studied in Germany, Jordan, and the United States. Now, supported by a Fulbright Scholarship, he’s headed to Abu Dhabi to design a robot that performs minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

by Khalida Sarwari May 15, 2019

How you store your guns matters. It could save lives.

A modest increase in the number of people who store firearms in their homes safely could help to save the lives of hundreds of children each year, according to a new study conducted by Northeastern professor Matthew Miller. “What we don’t know,” he says, “is how to appeal to parents’ desire to protect their children in a way that gets them to store guns more safely.”

by Khalida Sarwari May 13, 2019

Eating healthy can be a challenge. She just made it a little easier.

Faced with unhealthy snack options everywhere she went, Northeastern graduate student Yasmina Khashoggi took matters into her own hands, creating her own vending machine company that offers healthy alternatives. Think: kombucha instead of soda, and coconut chips instead of potato chips.

by Khalida Sarwari May 9, 2019

He wants you to know the pros and cons of hacking your life

Life hacks can help us simplify our lives, stay organized, and maximize our diet, finances, sleep, and work. But Northeastern professor Joseph Reagle says that people who try to hack their lives at every turn risk going too far in an effort to master their chaotic schedules.

by Khalida Sarwari May 8, 2019

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