Students

Hand-out photos of Molly Dennie, Pauline Seremitis and Victoria Diaz.

‘We have to treat everybody as though they have it’

Many Northeastern students in healthcare have been working at Boston-area hospitals throughout the pandemic. Here are some of their stories.

by Ian Thomsen May 27, 2020

‘It’s comparable to the space race’

Many members of the Northeastern community have responded to the demand for personal protective equipment by turning their unanticipated time away from campus into opportunities to mitigate the pandemic. Here are a few of their stories.

by Ian Thomsen and Irvin Zhang May 26, 2020

‘This was a unique time to use my passion’

Maura Eaton, a doctoral student of physical therapy, and her classmates took wheelchairs and ankle and foot braces, among other supplies, to one orphanage in Ecuador. They provided physical therapy at another, where they also evaluated and treated pediatric patients. Eaton’s achievements have earned her an Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Leadership.

by Khalida Sarwari May 20, 2020

Here’s one way to thank frontline workers

Northeastern graduate Ariella Sharf is part of a team that created 6FTCloser, a website that allows people to deliver personalized thank-you messages to those saving lives on the front lines.

by Irvin Zhang May 20, 2020

Engineering students had a bright idea: A new kind of surgical lamp for doctors in Ethiopia

At the second-largest hospital in Ethiopia, medical devices are often donated, and the overwhelming majority are faulty after five years, says bioengineering student Joe Iskander. He and a team of students traveled to Addis Ababa in March, where they equipped the hospital with a surgical lamp that can be recreated and repaired with locally sourced parts.

by Irvin Zhang May 19, 2020

Providing personal protective equipment to people in need ‘is not a sprint–it’s a marathon’

No sewing machine? No problem. All you need to make a mask is an old T-shirt and scissors, says Samantha Hall, a health science student who’s collecting and making masks for people in need around the world.

by Khalida Sarwari May 18, 2020

They chose to stay and fight

At a time when many of us are being advised to keep our distance, dozens of Northeastern nursing students are serving co-ops at Boston hospitals during the public health crisis. Here are three of their stories.

by Ian Thomsen May 15, 2020

With her help, we can build better bridges (and better bones)

Jessica Faust, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, has put in numerous hours in labs across Boston to develop better materials for buildings and bone grafts. Her achievements have earned her an Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Research.

by Khalida Sarwari May 12, 2020

Homeless populations have been hit hard by COVID-19. She’s stepping in to help.

Four days a week, Sarah Calnan, a nursing student at Northeastern, works at the Boston Hope Medical Center, a shelter for people who are experiencing homelessness and recovering from COVID-19. Calnan says she finds a sense of humanity in the quiet moments of an otherwise bustling makeshift field hospital.

by Molly Callahan May 11, 2020

When theater moves online, actors get creative

Any other semester, students would wrap up their Movement for the Actor class by filming their performances in a studio on campus. This spring, the scenes were shot in backyards, empty living rooms, and wherever else they could find space.

by Kaitlyn Budion May 5, 2020