Society & Culture
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Meet the graduates: Ahmad Al Moujahed
Ahmad Al Moujahed, a graduate student in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, is dedicated to helping those who need it most. Right now, that means providing better healthcare for Syrians whose country has been ravaged by war. “Helping these people is imperative of us,” he says, “because we’ve had opportunities that they have not had.”
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The business of ‘unicorn food’
As a brand, capitalizing on an emerging trend without appearing like someone’s aunt joining Facebook is a delicate balance. It requires having the right tools in place as well as an understanding of social media trends, said marketing professor Yakov Bart. Case in point: “unicorn food.”
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Meet the graduates: Kariman Abuljadayel
As the first female sprinter to represent Saudi Arabia in the Olympics, Kariman Abuljadayel is no stranger to hard work. In this installment of our weeklong series highlighting some of Northeastern’s soon-to-be-graduates, Abuljadayel explains that training for the global stage and studying at Northeastern taught her the virtues of patience and persistence.
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Meet the graduates: Aleem Datoo
Each day this week, as the campus community prepares for Friday’s Commencement, we’ll introduce you to a member of the graduating class. Aleem Datoo speaks eight languages and has never lived in the same city for more than three years. Here, he reflects on his many global experiences at Northeastern and looks ahead to his future in diplomacy.
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Design, global perspectives drive student thesis show at Gallery 360
How easy is it to talk online with artificially intelligent “chatbots”? What’s the human toll of Syria’s Civil War? Can we track climate change through the health of soil? The answers to these questions, and more, can be found in Gallery 360 at the Information Design and Visualization program’s student thesis exhibit.
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What will it take to normalize US-Cuban relations?
A majority of U.S. and Cuban citizens support lifting the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba, making now the right time to restore normal relations between the two countries, Miguel Fraga, first secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba, said at Northeastern on Tuesday.
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Northeastern co-hosts Capitol Hill briefing on coastal sustainability
panel of stakeholders, including U.S. congressmen and university researchers, discussed the threats facing coastal communities and the best practices for keeping them secure.
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Facebook can function as safety net for the bereaved, study finds
Neuroscientists have long noted that if certain brain cells are destroyed by, say, a stroke, new circuits may be laid in another location to compensate, essentially rewiring the brain. Northeastern’s William Hobbs has found that social networks respond similarly after the death of a close mutual friend, providing support during the grieving process.
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Remembering Jack Grinold
In 2011, Northeastern honored Jack Grinold for 50 years of service. This tribute video was produced for that occasion. Jack died on Friday, which sent us back to these remarkable remembrances from colleagues and friends.
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I wanna hold your hand
Kids from the Russell J. Call Children’s Center visit Gallery 360 on Thursday. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
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Mary Loeffelholz appointed CPS dean, VP of Professional Advancement Network
Loeffelholz has served as interim dean of CPS for the past year and played an integral role in developing the Professional Advancement Network. We asked her to share her vision for professional education at Northeastern. As dean, she says she’s focused on “unleashing the creativity of our faculty, learning designers, and industry partners to work in collaboration and at the speed of the professional learning marketplace.”
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Northeastern, community leaders unveil Lower Roxbury Black History Project
Community and university leaders, Roxbury residents, and elected officials joined together on Tuesday to unveil the Lower Roxbury Black History Project. “The work that we’re commemorating and celebrating today is some of the most important historic work that anyone can engage in,” said state Rep. Byron Rushing. “We have to collect all this material so that this community will never be forgotten.”