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TEDx comes to Northeastern

An assistant professor of marketing, a bioengineering student researcher, and a director of a local college mentoring organization are among the 10 speakers who have been invited to share their ideas with a Northeastern audience at the university’s second annual TEDxNortheasternU event on Saturday.

by Khalida Sarwari March 20, 2019

He’s setting an example for the next generation of black STEM professionals

When Northeastern graduate Cory Weathers trotted up to the stage to accept an award as a leading African American engineer, the moment was simultaneously an homage to his family and the young black students and professionals sitting in the audience with dreams of a career like his.

by Khalida Sarwari March 18, 2019

Here's one way to counter the spread on social media of hate crimes like the New Zealand mosque shooting

Short of regulating extremist content on their platforms, tech giants such as Facebook and YouTube should offer countering or alternative viewpoints, said Northeastern professor Jack McDevitt, an expert on hate crimes, following the mass shooting during a prayer service Friday afternoon in Christchurch, New Zealand.

by Khalida Sarwari March 15, 2019

They’ve helped free hundreds of innocent people and capture dozens of criminals

As the recipients of this year’s Richard Saferstein Award in Forensic Science, the co-founders of the Innocence Project will speak at Northeastern’s School of Law on Wednesday on the advances that have been made in forensic science.

by Khalida Sarwari March 13, 2019

Designing software and smartphone apps with an architect’s touch

Armed with architecture degrees from Northeastern, four alumni founded a startup that takes a unique approach to the navigation of websites, apps, and other platforms.

by Khalida Sarwari March 7, 2019

‘Get on that field and play’

The glass ceiling has started to crack, but there is still a lot of chipping away that needs to be done. That was the overarching message delivered by speakers at the Women Who Empower symposium at Northeastern’s Boston campus on Friday.

by Khalida Sarwari March 2, 2019

This new learning tool helps students get the most out of their experiences at Northeastern and beyond

SAIL, a new tool developed by Northeastern educators, is designed to help students make sense of their learning experiences in class, on co-op, and in their everyday lives.

by Khalida Sarwari February 28, 2019

Data security professor says it’s time to improve internet privacy laws

Northeastern professor Woodrow Hartzog will testify Wednesday at the United States Senate hearing on data privacy, where he plans to argue that the current laws that govern privacy on the internet fall short of protecting users as much as they should.

by Khalida Sarwari February 26, 2019

Here’s what these professors say is missing from the national debate over blackface

What happens when the people we entrust with our lives and well-being compromise their credibility with a single photo? Northeastern professors Margaret Burnham and Moya Bailey take on the recent blackface controversies.

by Khalida Sarwari February 22, 2019

Two Air Force ROTC cadets consider life after being commissioned

Evelyn Soon and Gwen Clement will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force after they graduate from Northeastern this spring.

by Khalida Sarwari February 21, 2019

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