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Washington state is counting on the expertise of its local coffee giant, Starbucks, for help with its COVID-19 vaccines rollout. Photo Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

How Starbucks could speed up the vaccine rollout

In need of a pick-me-up for its struggling COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Washington state has turned to a familiar resident: Starbucks. It’s an example of how the supply-chain expertise of businesses can help rescue U.S. vaccination efforts, says Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen January 21, 2021

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss. Supply chain systems developed by a variety of U.S. business could help deliver vaccines more efficiently, says a Northeastern professor. AP Photo by Paul Sancya

To fix the vaccine rollout, why not call Amazon?

A wide range of companies have developed a set of transferable skills and tools that could enable the federal government to meet its goal of vaccinating 80 percent of the United States population, says Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen January 11, 2021

Raj Echambadi, who is the Dunton Family Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, urged an auditorium of more than 500 Brazilian students to band together to collectively solve the challenges facing our society. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

‘The change begins with you’

It’s up to the next generation of Brazilian students to make sure their country continues not just to grow, but flourish, Raj Echambadi, the Dunton Family Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, told more than 500 attendees at the 2019 Brazilian Undergraduate Student Conference.

by Irvin Zhang October 11, 2019

Go the extra mile to help family, friends, and colleagues, Bob Davis, a venture capitalist who co-founded one of the internet’s first search engines, told graduates of Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business on Wednesday. “You will be amazed at how your career will fly as people take notice,” he said. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

He knows the key to success in business—and in life

Look for moments to make things better every day, venture capitalist Bob Davis urged graduates of Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business. “You will be amazed at how your career will fly as people take notice,” he said.

by Laura Castañón August 28, 2019

Amazon has announced a $700 million plan to re-educate one-third of its American workforce. Press Association via AP Images

Amazon is retraining 100,000 employees. What about the rest of the US workforce?

Amazon’s investment in maintaining a competitive workforce comes as a Northeastern-Gallup poll exposes a troubling paradox among American employees: They know artificial intelligence will revolutionize the global economy, but they aren’t quite ready to adapt.

by Ian Thomsen July 11, 2019

Julia McCarthy, who co-founded Disrupt - The FinTech Initiative, is hoping that the student group will serve as a collaborative space for students to investigate and pursue startup ideas in the emerging field of financial technology. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

She wants to help create the next Venmo

Julia McCarthy, who co-founded Disrupt - The FinTech Initiative, is hoping that the group will serve as a collaborative space for students to investigate and pursue startup ideas in the emerging field of financial technology.

by Ian Thomsen May 13, 2019

‘What worked in the West for much of the post-war period seems to be breaking down’

Raghuram Rajan, an economist at the University of Chicago and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, says that the technological revolution of the past two decades has thrown the three pillars that hold up society—government, the markets, and community—out of balance.

by Greg St. Martin April 1, 2019

Here’s what inspires technology entrepreneurs, and why their startups succeed

Something kept nagging Raj Echambadi about his groundbreaking research in 2004 on high-tech startups. Fifteen years later, Echambadi, the Dunton Family Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, found his answer—and it wasn’t about the money.

by Ian Thomsen February 26, 2019

Members of the Northeastern community prepare to tour the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Northeastern joins forces with Suffolk Construction to build the future of data

Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business is forming a partnership with Suffolk Construction, a national contracting company, to develop data-based solutions to help businesses succeed.

by Laura Castañón November 20, 2018

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Life is like a venture investment, biotech entrepreneur tells business graduates

Life is like investing a large sum of money in one venture, Gerald Chan, a biotechnology entrepreneur and philanthropist, told graduates of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business on Thursday in an address peppered with poignant life lessons. “Your every action in life is an investment of your time,” he said.

by Greg St. Martin August 31, 2018

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