hackathon

Can’t-miss events in August

Discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest rulings. Explore the impacts of COVID-19 on water systems. Learn about LGBTQA+ culture. These and other virtual events are what’s on tap in August.

• by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang   July 29, 2020

Traffic congestion in the Bay Area is brutal. They want to help.

Five graduate students at Northeastern in Silicon Valley won first prize at a competition focused on finding solutions to reduce traffic in the Bay Area. Their idea: ease the bottleneck of traffic at schools when students are being dropped off in the morning.

• by Greg St. Martin   January 29, 2019

Northeastern, US Navy team up for ‘idea hackathon’

The U.S. Navy has turned to Northeastern for its expertise in digital storytelling and data analytics to identify new ways to communicate the Navy experience to millennials. Student coders, designers, and storytellers can participate in the interactive hackathon, with prizes for the winners. The deadline to sign up to participate is today.

• by Jason Kornwitz   November 3, 2016