Northeastern’s Roux Institute, an innovation hub devoted to deepening and expanding the digital economy of Maine, has received a $100 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation.
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A $100 Million Investment Launches Northeastern’s Roux Institute
A $100 million gift from David and Barbara Roux is launching a graduate education and research campus in Portland, Maine. The institute is designed to educate generations of talent for the digital and life sciences sectors, and help drive sustained economic growth.
You Made Northeastern’s 3rd Annual Giving Day Spectacular!
A special thank you to all of our alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends. Your enthusiasm and energy make even our most ambitious dreams possible for Northeastern every day, and Giving Day 2019 was no exception. You helped bring in 14,119 gifts, which are sure to have a lasting effect on this university.
This Entrepreneurial Award Came from the Heart
Thermo Electron, a Boston-based company run by two brothers from Greece, invested 20 years in research and development before its landmark invention of an artificial heart in the 1980s.
What Can You Learn from Uneven Bars, a Magazine, and a Good Pair of Shoes?
In a world that is increasingly connected, that is increasingly reliant upon artificial intelligence, that is politically fractured, success has become a measure of how dynamic you can be, how nimble you are when faced with change, and how open you are to lifelong learning.
Northeastern, Industry, and Government Leaders Hail New Grant That Will Help Increase Diversity in STEM
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Northeastern Students Earn Fellowships to Advance UN Sustainable Development Goals
Twenty Northeastern students have been named recipients of a global fellowship program.
Northeastern Hosts Global Leadership Summit in Paris
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As the First College Graduates in Their Families, Torch Scholars Share Their Stories
Northeastern senior David Adames recalled growing up in the housing projects of Brooklyn, New York, where he saw a man “shooting an assault rifle like a water gun,” witnessed a gun fight while he took out the garbage, and encountered a man carrying a firearm and breaking into his building.