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He wants to address the plight of the Hispanic community in Massachusetts

Facing the threat of persecution from paramilitary groups in his native Colombia, Juan Gallego fled with his family and obtained asylum in Massachusetts. Now the Northeastern student and Fulbright Scholar is working to advocate for disenfranchised communities in Massachusetts.

by Khalida Sarwari May 2, 2019

Finding inspiration in a Dominican shanty town

A volunteering experience inside a Dominican batey helped recent Northeastern graduate Eleanor Patten realize she wanted to become a bilingual educator and help immigrant students in the United States.

by Khalida Sarwari April 30, 2019

Northeastern to award five honorary degrees at 2019 Commencement

An accomplished entrepreneur, the president of Miami Dade College, a pioneering researcher in neurobiology, a New York Times best-selling author, and a U. S. Army major general will receive honorary degrees at Northeastern’s 117th Commencement on May 3 at TD Garden in Boston.

by Khalida Sarwari April 26, 2019

She wants to build a malaria-free world

In parallel with her research on the malaria epidemic, Kritika Singh, a Northeastern student who has been awarded the prestigious Truman Scholarship, directs Malaria Free World, a nonprofit she founded that engages in peer-to-peer education, fundraising, and political lobbying.

by Brittany Flaherty - contributor April 24, 2019

She’s studying the experiences of disability in the early United States

Northeastern professor Sari Altschuler, supported by a fellowship from Wellesley College’s Newhouse Center for the Humanities, will conduct research for her new book, which will examine how people with disabilities came to understand the world through their impairment.

by Khalida Sarwari April 23, 2019

‘What happens on the molecular level to make us sick?’

Northeastern student Isaac Kresse will explore this question as a Fulbright Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Germany.

by Khalida Sarwari April 22, 2019

She studies school shootings, murder-suicides, and homicide trends

Emma Fridel, a PhD student in criminology and criminal justice who has studied school shootings, gender differences in crime rates, and murder-suicides, is the recipient of Northeastern’s Outstanding Graduate Student Award for Research.

by Khalida Sarwari April 12, 2019

American democracy is a dumpster fire. We can still save it.

Northeastern professor David Lazer’s work in pioneering the new discipline of computational social science using network analysis, computational modeling, and field experiments has earned him the prestigious Klein Lectureship and a University Distinguished Professor appointment.

by Khalida Sarwari April 12, 2019

‘Reinventing yourselves is not going to be easy. It’s going to take courage.’

Northeastern inducted its 2019 class of the Huntington 100, which recognizes students who have recorded achievements in research, co-op, athletics, entrepreneurship, community service, and leadership.

by Khalida Sarwari April 9, 2019

Domestic violence homicides appear to be on the rise. Are guns the reason?

Northeastern criminologist James Alan Fox’s latest research paper discovered that in 2015 and 2016 there was an uptick in homicides committed by romantic partners involving a gun.

by Khalida Sarwari April 8, 2019

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