Theodora Christopher and Anastasia Mavridis are developing a temperature-sensing device that can help patients store their medications safely. Their startup, SaluTemp, has received an Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower inclusion and entrepreneurship...
She’s Determined To Bring Women-Led Food Businesses In Africa Out Of Kitchens And Into The Big Time
Based on a solution that is as promising as it is audacious, Binja Basimike has launched Kivu Venture Capital with the goal of empowering and investing in 500 food entrepreneurs in Africa by 2026. Basimike received an inaugural Innovator Award from Northeastern’s...
Northeastern’s Madison Mailey Will Be Rowing In The Tokyo Olympics For Canada
Three years after she starred for Northeastern, Mailey will be rowing for Canada at the Olympic Games in Tokyo July 23 to Aug. 8. The COVID-19 pandemic made the pursuit of her dream all the more difficult.
A Class Project Helped These Entrepreneurs Develop A New Contraceptive Device
Emily Man and Valeria Martinuzzi hardly knew each other before they began working together in a Design of Implants class at Northeastern. Now their design for a safe and affordable contraceptive device has earned them an inaugural $10,000 Innovator Award from...
How A Business Idea ‘Heeled’ Her Need To Be An Entrepreneur
Gabrielle Whittle, who recently graduated in mechanical engineering, received an inaugural $10,000 Innovator Award for developing an adjustable sole and removable heel that makes her product wearable as a flat or a high-heeled shoe.
The Winner Of This Innovator Award Is Inspiring People To Vote
Emily White, co-founder of the #iVote initiative that hosted a record-setting digital concert around Election Day last year, received an inaugural Innovator Award offered by Northeastern’s Women Who Empower. The $10,000 award was especially gratifying because White...
A Plan To Bring Clean Energy To Nigeria Earned Natasha Ibori An Innovator Award
Ibori, a Northeastern graduate, launched Uwana Energy to sell and install rooftop solar panels in her homeland. Her $10,000 Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower will help Ibori’s startup overcome the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic, she says.
You May Have Already Met Northeastern’s New Vice Chancellor And Dean Of Students
Chong Kim-Wong, the newly appointed vice chancellor and dean of students, has been helping students since 2007, when she first arrived at Northeastern as a residence director. “I want students to just see me as a person that’s here to help and make their experience...
To Do The Impossible, Chef Erin French Says, ‘Follow Your Gut’
French, owner and chef at a critically acclaimed 40-seat restaurant called the Lost Kitchen, spoke about her path to success through a series of failures, at a virtual event organized by Northeastern’s Women Who Empower.
She’s Building Better Bones While Encouraging Diversity In Science
Northeastern’s Morgan Pfaff’s work is focused on creating a synthetic material for bone graft applications. She’s also passionate about the representation of women in science.