Students

Her family broke the cycle of poverty. She wants to do the same for others.

Growing up in Bangladesh, Urbashee Paul witnessed from an early age the crippling effects of poverty and inequality. Motivated by her own odyssey, Paul is pursuing a doctoral degree in economics at Northeastern, and hopes to find ways to mitigate the economic inequality young people may face later in life.

by Khalida Sarwari October 22, 2019

It’s always a beautiful day to be a custom staircase builder in Australia

Northeastern student Chase Bivona has traveled to the other side of the world to learn production and management techniques he hopes can take his father’s 35-year-old custom stair building business, Hardwood Design Inc., to the next level.

by Andrew Fenton - contributor October 16, 2019

Here’s a guide to D-Day that helps you navigate the beaches of Normandy

The D-Day Visitor's Handbook: Your Guide to the Normandy Battlefields and WWII Paris, co-authored by Northeastern student and military veteran Kevin Dennehy, offers a coherent guide to one of the world’s most important battlefields.

by Ian Thomsen October 15, 2019

He’s counting on a boom in supersonic air travel

Northeastern engineering students Alex Bender sought out and created his own co-op position at Boom Supersonic, a startup focused on developing a commercial aircraft that can travel at speeds over two times greater than the speed of sound.

by Irvin Zhang October 15, 2019

Here’s what works–and what doesn't–when it comes to coping with climate change at the edge of the sea

Northeastern students explored attitudes and interactions surrounding the ocean in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and the Gulf of Maine this summer as part of a Dialogue of Civilizations program focusing on coastal sustainability.

by Laura Castañón October 10, 2019

They want other Indonesian students to see Boston as a ‘home away from home’

Northeastern students Brandon and Bradley Goldstein split their childhood between Singapore and their birthplace in a suburb outside of Jakarta. Since they arrived to the Boston campus, the two have taken on big roles within the Indonesian student community, such as planning the 2019 New England Indonesian Festival.

by Irvin Zhang October 4, 2019

“I think the best thing journalists can do in their reporting on climate change is to make it more human,” says Ysabelle Kempe, a journalism student at Northeastern. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

6 states, 18 days, 4,000 miles: Her journey to chronicle how climate change affects the average person

Ysabelle Kempe, who studies journalism at Northeastern, interviewed people who said they had been personally affected by climate change and then posted their stories on Instagram.

by Irvin Zhang September 18, 2019

‘We felt like rock stars’

Northeastern students performed nine concerts for the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in front of sold-out crowds in eight cities in Brazil.

by Irvin Zhang August 9, 2019

They provide the care for riders to reach the finish line

Northeastern Department of Physical Therapy is bringing more than 80 volunteers to stretch, and massage thousands of riders at the halfway point of the Pan Mass Challenge, a bike race in Massachusetts that raises money for cancer research.

by Irvin Zhang August 1, 2019

A family interest in blood donation led her to the world of medical devices

Before she came to Northeastern, mechanical engineering student Arunika Makam, was able to develop a non-profit service that enabled people in India to donate blood while preserving their privacy. She just finished a co-op in Germany focused on implants that hold fractured bones together while they are healing.

by Ian Thomsen July 31, 2019