Northeastern Student To Go To Space This is undoubtedly the “ain’t that cool” story floating around the newsroom today. Justin Dowd, a 22-year-old physics and math major at Northeastern University, will become one of the world’s first civilian astronauts after winning an international competition.
Emerson, Northeastern jump on tech bandwagon First came the musicians; now, here come the writers, dancers, and actors. Sorry, tech types: The arts and humanities keep crashing your innovation party. In just the last two months, Berklee College of Music, Northeastern University, and Emerson College all have unveiled initiatives that sound as if they belong in the computer science labs of […]
Northeastern students’ plan would create more pedestrian space on crowded North End street Engineering students from Northeastern University waded into the ongoing controversy over heavy pedestrian traffic on the North End’s Hanover Street recently, proposing solutions that included replacing street parking with temporary sidewalk extensions each summer.
EdSurge For experiential learning programs to thrive, they must bridge K-12 and higher ed (and the workforce) At Northeastern University last summer, we launched the Network of Experiential Learning Teachers (NeXT), in an effort to harness what we know about experiential learning and broaden its impact across the K-12 and higher education systems. NeXT’s inaugural event convened 75 K-12 educators and administrators from schools and districts representing 35,000 students across North America–with the […]
AP: NASA’s Valkyrie robots set the table for human life on Mars Engineering students let the electricity-powered robot down from a harness and tried to let it walk, only to watch as Val’s legs awkwardly lurched and locked into a ballet pose. “That doesn’t look good,” said Taskin Padir, a professor at Northeastern University, noting Val’s $2 million price tag. Northeastern and UMass-Lowell are partnering on a […]
Boston.com Knowledge transfer is understated asset for entrepreneurs It is well known that Boston has become a thriving ecosystem in which entrepreneurs forge their businesses. There are accelerators for hardware, healthcare, software and social enterprises; affordable shared workspaces; open curriculum and workshops for those looking to build new skills, technical and fundamental. The list goes on. Perhaps the most significant characteristic is the […]