Will Ahmed sits on stage during a fireside chat.

How the CEO of this wearable tech business approaches leadership

Whoop founder and CEO Will Ahmed spoke about how early rejections helped fueled his wearable company and its growth.
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New entrepreneur-in-residence Alan McKim on building his business from one truck to a multi-billion-dollar global enterprise

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US residents favor AI training for workers, Northeastern survey finds

Crowds of students, blurred by motion, walk along a tree-lined brick path on Northeastern's campus.

Harvard Business School takes up Northeastern’s case for higher education

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Presidential Leadership Series features trustee and former Takeda CEO Christophe Weber

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Hundreds attend a Town of Tonawanda Planning Board meeting in Kenmore.

Every technological revolution has its Luddites. AI is no different

Debate is intensifying over the impacts of AI products and the data centers powering them — and new technologies, such as flock cameras.
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The commonalities between building buildings and shaping minds

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Drew LoVullo, in a U.S. Coast vest, writes on a paper while aboard a ship with the sunset in the background.

He’s a Northeastern grad commanding a Coast Guard vessel in Guam

Drew LoVullo’s award-winning Northeastern tenure ended in his appointment as the commanding officer of a fast-response Coast Guard ship.
Vallabhi Singh records a podcast in a studio setting.

The host with the most – from roundtables, to podcasts, to meals

Vallabhi Singh hosts ‘The Almost Era’ podcast, which embraces the uncertainties faced in a successful and meaningful life.
Dennis Staroselsky, assistant teaching professor at Northeastern University, seated in front of a projected nightclub scene with dancing figures and string lights.

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