Sarah Weihl and Catherine Wenger, both fifth-year students at Northeastern, had only recently begun their research into visceral leishmaniasis on co-op in Chemolingot, Kenya, when word of a new endemic outbreak of the disease elsewhere in the country reached them. The...
Nancy Armstrong’s experience raising children with ADHD inspired her to create “The Disruptors,” a film about the neurodevelopmental disorder and the people who have it. She shared her story on Thursday at Northeastern’s annual Women Who Empower event. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Corliss Thompson, dean of the College of Professional Studies and professor on the Charlotte campus, was recognized for her work creating stronger learning opportunities for adult learners. Away from Northeastern, she is involved in a number of community efforts to...
After testing more than 20 blends of lipstick personally and among volunteers, Michelle Calderon is preparing to launch the initial products of her startup, Addition Beauty. “We are the first sustainable makeup line that supports fertility and pregnancy,” says...
Ademidun Ajibade, a second-year international affairs grad student, says her co-op in Greece handling human rights cases helped her separate emotion from the law. But it also taught her about the power of compassion when dealing with people’s lives.
Molly O’Neill, AMD’18, came to Northeastern as a shy first year with no particular career path in mind, and left on the career path she least expected: business.
JET NOIRE, a startup that fuses identity with fashion, began when Mya Brown’s clothes were lost by a shipping company during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown, a Northeastern international business graduate, began sewing new clothes for herself—and then for customers.
Aniyah Smith’s career timeline underwent a radical adjustment last year when the MBA student placed second among Northeastern entrepreneurs based on her idea to create inclusive and accessible cosmetics for a diverse population. “I did not expect to be building a...
Khailah Nichole-Robin Griffin realized last year that preparing for and applying to medical school was more difficult and expensive than she had imagined—and that the admission system was tilted against people from unusual backgrounds. She responded to those challenges by creating UnorthoDOCx, a nonprofit organization that provides resources for nontraditional pre-medical students.
We profile Olowoyeye as the new leader of the Husky Ambassadors and co-president of Afrospectrum, two groups committed to welcoming new and diverse students at Northeastern.