Departments D’Amore-McKim School of Business

She climbed her way to the top. Now she’s helping others do the same.

Betty Francisco, a graduate of the Northeastern School of Law and D’Amore-McKim School of Business, is an entrepreneur, business executive, attorney, and community leader who sits on five boards. She lives by the motto, “Lift as you climb.” Her advice for other professionals: “Take a man or woman with you as you’re going through your own journey of advancement, and open doors for them just as doors are being opened for you.”

by Khalida Sarwari December 7, 2020

A big complicating factor in the distribution process is the stringent cold storage requirements of Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA vaccine candidates. AP Photo by Wolfgang Kumm/picture-alliance

COVID-19 vaccines are nearing the finish line, but the race is far from over

Many hurdles must be overcome before the COVID-19 vaccine is available for widespread use and before we’re officially out of the woods with the pandemic, says Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari November 18, 2020

Amid the pandemic, she found a window of opportunity–in her basement

While under lockdown in Delhi, India, Vallabhi Singh, a 2017 Northeastern graduate and one of the newest members of the university’s Young Global Leaders program, seized an opportunity to finally launch her own global company—from the basement of her home.

by Khalida Sarwari September 21, 2020

Faculty Expert

Julia Ivy

Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy, Program Director of Master of Science in International Management

Meet the ambassadors of Women Who Empower

They’re engineers, health professionals, and entrepreneurs. They’re architects, scientists, and business leaders. And representing 19 countries, from South Africa to Switzerland, and from Italy to India, they share a commitment to advancing women and creating opportunities for all members of the Northeastern community.

by Khalida Sarwari September 9, 2020

photos of Kristin Ader and Bryson McClure

How do you build community from inside a dorm room? Ask Northeastern’s resident assistants.

Any other year, a resident assistant in a first-year residence hall might throw a pizza party to welcome new students to Northeastern, and…

by Molly Callahan September 7, 2020

Medical worker in South Korea disinfects single-person COVID-19 testing facility

To deal with COVID-19, the US should look to countries in Asia and Africa

Compared to the US, some countries have experienced only a fraction of the number of COVID-19 deaths relative to their population, despite having significantly fewer resources. Ravi Ramamurti, distinguished professor of international business, outlines how the U.S. can adopt these life-saving innovations from other countries.

by Emily Arntsen August 12, 2020

How have primary care physicians adapted during the pandemic?

“What has struck me already is just the level of resilience that all of these physicians have shown,” says Timothy Hoff, a professor of management, healthcare systems, and healthy policy. “These healthcare professionals have had to think in brand new ways, or adopt new systems and behaviors, in order to care for their patients.”

by Molly Callahan July 28, 2020

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She’s helping women and minorities get their businesses off the ground

A startup co-founded by Northeastern student Eliana Berger is offering an eight-week program this summer to help connect diverse founders with veteran entrepreneurs and investors.

by Khalida Sarwari July 10, 2020

She was Northeastern's first ‘Woman of the Year’

A member of Northeastern’s inaugural class of women in 1943, Grace McKinlay Mattern was an academic trailblazer, winning the very first women’s scholarship and earning the university's Woman of the Year award—not once, but twice. “Northeastern was good to me,” recalls Mattern, who studied math, physics, and German at the university.

by Noelle Shough - contributor and Gregory Grinnell July 9, 2020