Health group attacks Gatorade’s Michael Jordan ad A health group is asking the U.S. government to yank a Gatorade ad that it says deceptively implies that basketball great Michael Jordan prevailed over the flu during a memorable 1997 game because he fueled with Gatorade.
Poptent’s amateurs sell cheap commercials to big brands A ‘crowdsourced’ video production studio, Poptent has gathered 50,000 writers, directors, cinematographers and animators to make ads for American Airlines, Intel, Jaguar, General Mills and others.
Mass High Tech Student-run accelerator adds funds, another pitch round Student-run venture accelerator IDEA has added another pitch round over the summer, and more funding to its program.
Metro Race to Space: We’ve just begun Justin Dowd, a student at Northeastern University, defeated hundreds of thousands of other Metro readers around the world to win a trip into space in 2014. In the coming weeks Justin will be writing a new popular science column for Metro — and here he recalls a week to remember.
The Boston Herald NU grads take steps to ease North End gridlock A group of recent Northeastern University engineering graduates has proposed an innovative way of easing pedestrian gridlock on Hanover Street in the North End: portable sidewalks.
Powell tells NU graduates world needs them Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell urged graduating Northeastern University students Friday to follow their passion in everything they do and to become active participants in a world that sorely needs their talents.
At NU, Powell Kicks Off Area Commencement Speeches On Friday, former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell delivered the commencement address at Northeastern University’s 110th ceremony, where he urged the graduating class, in part, to “make public service a part of your life.
Nano-based treatment for diabetics is set to shine The development of a “nano-tattoo” by Heather Clark, an associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences in Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences in Boston, US, could eradicate the need for diabetics to check their blood sugar levels by pricking into their fingers.
Puget Sound Business Journal Tayloe Washburn takes college post at new Seattle campus Prominent attorney and civic leader Tayloe Washburn has left the Foster Pepper law firm to head a new Seattle branch of Boston’s Northeastern University.
MSNBC.com A teen with a job becomes a rarity in US economy Nick Gentry will be able to celebrate two major accomplishments this month: He’s graduating from high school and, after a very long job search, he has landed his first job.
U.S. News How High School Seniors Can Make the Most of Their College Experience Amid the excitement of earning a high school diploma and the sadness of saying goodbye to childhood friends, high school seniors might not have time to consider how they can make the most of their days in college. However, these four years can be the most influential time in students’ lives, and they should start […]
Sport in Society, MIAA launch anti-bullying training for student-athletes Sport in Society at Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association will begin accepting applications for an anti-bullying leadership training initiative Tuesday.