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A panel discussion at Northeastern’s Women Who Empower in Mumbai featured 2020 Rhodes Scholar Kritika Singh and entrepreneurs Devita Saraf, Priya Prakash and Minal Vazirani moderated by Andrea Garcia. Photo by Sunil Thakkar for Northeastern University

‘I’m the boss. If I’m not going to be bossy, who will?’

Being at the top of male-dominated industries requires a certain amount of rabble-rousing, a certain type of guts. Indeed, women in India and the United Kingdom said just that, at Women Who Empower events hosted by Northeastern University in both countries this week.

by Namrata Kolachalam - contributor and Josie Cox - contributor March 4, 2020

Can’t-miss events in March

Get out for some baseball. Celebrate a decade of innovation. Explore how gender is informing the 2020 elections. These are just a few of the events being held around Northeastern’s global network in March.

by Irvin Zhang and Kaitlyn Budion February 26, 2020

Nearly 400,000 Ring doorbells were sold in December, making it the biggest month for sales ever—in the same month that the company came under fire for multiple hacks. Northeastern professor David Choffnes surmises that convenience and fear were likely driving these sales. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Facial recognition technology: In our rush to deploy it, are we ignoring the risks?

London has announced that it will install cameras across the city to catch and identify criminal suspects, joining a growing list of cities that have embraced facial recognition technology. David Choffnes, whose research focuses on network security and privacy, cautions that with so much at stake, it’s worth considering the potential risks of public surveillance tools before rushing to deploy them.

by Khalida Sarwari February 12, 2020

President Aoun & the Great Carry-on Caper

President Joseph E. Aoun traveled to London to treat NCH at Northeastern students to a Thanksgiving turkey. It seemed like a good idea at the…

by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch November 28, 2019

Mondo Brewing Company in London has introduced a new wave of flavors and brands to the traditional birthplace of pubs. Photo courtesy of Todd Matteson.

Here’s how an American craft beer fanatic became a brewer in London

Todd Matteson, a Northeastern graduate, has been brewing and selling craft beer in the United Kingdom for four years. It was an outcome he didn’t envision.

by Ian Thomsen February 19, 2019

Student Alek Piekarski connected with graduate John Sirisuth on LinkedIn. Now they work together. Courtesy photo.

OurPath helped him find his path

Northeastern student Alek Piekarski connected with graduate John Sirisuth on LinkedIn. Soon thereafter, they were working together for a health startup in London.

by Khalida Sarwari January 30, 2019

Student’s research fuels debate in British Parliament

Catherine Mahan spent a semester in London working for Baroness Jennie Jones of Moulsecoomb—the only green party politician in the House of Lords—during which her research made its way onto the House floor for debate and into the British press.

by Molly Callahan June 12, 2017

Northeastern swimmer earns two gold medals at Paralympics

Kelley Becherer won her first two gold-medal races over the weekend in London, and has two more to come next weekend.

by News@Northeastern September 4, 2012

3Qs: The business of the Olympics

Rosanna Garcia, an associate professor of marketing who has attended the summer Olympics since 1984, explains how the Games have changed over the last two decades.

by Casey Bayer August 16, 2012

A global perspective on emerging industries

On co-op in London, Northeastern student Elisabeth Fiumara gets an inside look at the cybersecurity and renewable energy industries.

by Greg St. Martin June 13, 2012