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Two Northeastern startups win MassChallenge awards

Mobile Pixels and Boston Materials, which were founded by members of the Northeastern community, have received a total of $150,000 from MassChallenge, a global business…

Greg St. Martin October 18, 2018

A cafe on wheels puts a whole new spin on Starbucks coffee

The Starbucks Cold Brew bike holds nine gallons of cold brew coffee, which is sold at some of the busiest spots on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

Greg St. Martin October 10, 2018

The right chemistry makes hard cider look easy

“This is not what I expected to be doing when I was thinking about jobs in college,” said Angelina Choy, an assistant cidermaker at Downeast…

Molly Callahan September 27, 2018

What do cannabis and cryptocurrency have in common? Meet Helene.

Northeastern graduate Helene Servillon works for Orthogonal, a holding company that invests in businesses in the cannabis and cryptocurrency industries. “There’s a lot of stigma…

Kristen Coyne - contributor August 29, 2018

Will fake social media followers derail the booming influencer marketing business?

Celebrities, social media stars, and other online personalities have taken a hit to their credibility in recent months, as millions of their followers have been…

Christine Regan Davi - contributor August 22, 2018

She got over her culture shock and helped bring solar power to Tanzania

Northeastern student Erin Burba developed an inventory tracking system during her co-op at Sikubora Limited, which provides a range of solar-powered home systems to help…

Greg St. Martin August 6, 2018

Could this hockey trivia expert be the next Jeopardy! host?

Alex Trebek might soon retire as host of the game show Jeopardy! and he wants NHL telecaster and Northeastern alumnus Alex Faust to be his…

Emily Arntsen July 31, 2018

In the mood for Asian cuisine? This startup will bring it to you.

Northeastern graduate Mash Pham has launched a startup that delivers Asian cuisine to lunchtime customers who live within three miles of campus.

Greg St. Martin July 27, 2018

The Mount Everest of open water swims

Open water swimming is not for the faint of heart, especially when you’re attempting to swim the English Channel. Northeastern graduates Yawei Hao and Matthew…

Sophia Fox-Sowell July 25, 2018

A newborn baby dies in Ghana every 15 minutes. This researcher is doing something about it.

Northeastern doctoral candidate Solomon Mensah is traveling through Ghana and India this month on a quest to address a critical health need in the developing…

Greg St. Martin July 13, 2018