Hurricane Irma

Ocean waves during storm in the pacific ocean. Photo by iStock.

The world's oceans are in peril. This Northeastern graduate wants Generation Z to care.

Northeastern graduate Daisy Kendrick founded Ocean Generation to help young people better understand the problems plaguing the world’s oceans. Over the past two years, she has worked with a fishing community in Haiti, a group of students in Saint Lucia, and other island communities to help them cope with the challenges posed by overfishing, plastic pollution, and climate change.

by Laura Castañón - contributor September 10, 2018

Doug Fears, presidential advisor and senior director of resilience policy at the National Security Council, speaks during the inaugural Global Resilience Research Network Summit on Thursday at Northeastern. <i>Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University</i>

Global disaster response needs a networked approach

At the inaugural summit hosted by Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute yesterday, experts from across the globe shared their insights on rebounding from a rising tide of disasters and meeting the world’s most daunting resilience challenges.

by Bill Ibelle March 30, 2018

This is a aerial view of St. Croix from Air Force 2, as Vice President Mike Pence, joined by his wife Karen Pence and Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-At Large, fly in to Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Pence is in the U.S. Virgin Islands to get an update on the recovery efforts after the islands were socked by Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Ken Thomas)

Northeastern to host hurricane relief fundraiser for University of the Virgin Islands

The University of the Virgin Islands was rattled by hurricanes Irma and Maria. A fundraiser to benefit its students, faculty, and staff will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Northeastern’s Alumni Center. The goal is to raise $20,000 for essential supplies, says event organizer Sandra King, former vice president of marketing at Northeastern and now a marketing strategist for STKing Associates LLC.

by Allie Nicodemo December 15, 2017

Juan Antonio Higuey, right, shows his destroyed home at Cold Bay community after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in St. Martin, Monday, September 11, 2017. Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

After recent disasters, Northeastern students, faculty help map crisis response

In the past month, hurricanes have pummeled Caribbean islands and regions of the U.S. With such catastrophic damage, it can be difficult to know where to begin recovery efforts. Enter Northeastern students and faculty, who are using geospatial technology to help map the destruction and aid rescue groups in identifying critical areas for response.

by Molly Callahan September 25, 2017

A street is flooded as Hurricane Irma passes through Naples, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Is extreme weather getting more extreme?

This weekend, Hurricane Irma roared through Florida, causing widespread destruction. It comes on the heels of other extreme weather events throughout the world in the past month. Professor Auroop Ganguly, a scholar on extreme weather, says that we’re not imagining it: Extreme weather is trending more and more to the extreme.

by Molly Callahan September 11, 2017

The world's oceans are in peril. This Northeastern graduate wants Generation Z to care.

Global disaster response needs a networked approach

Northeastern to host hurricane relief fundraiser for University of the Virgin Islands

After recent disasters, Northeastern students, faculty help map crisis response

Is extreme weather getting more extreme?

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