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.
She Deconstructed Robotic Toys As A Kid. Now She Builds Them For Hasbro
Amanda Vasconcelos considers herself “one of the lucky people” to have always known she wanted to be an engineer. Now, she’s building animatronic toys as a co-op at the multinational toy-making company Hasbro.
Millions Of Dollars In Cosmetics Were Stranded On The Ship Stuck In The Suez Canal. This Northeastern Co-Op Stepped In.
On co-op at L’Oréal, Kristine Aleksandrovica relies on her positive mindset to help her through stressful moments, such as the recent grounding of a cargo ship in the Suez Canal that was carrying millions of dollars worth of cosmetics. That’s when her supply-chain...
She’s Learning How to Advocate at the Human Rights Campaign
Third-year student Malathi Reddy found her passion in a communications class. Now, she’s taking her advocacy to the next level at the Human Rights Campaign, an organization fighting for LGBTQ+ equality in the U.S., and the largest to do so.
They Inspire Women To Code And Teach Lifelong Learning Skills
Laney Strange, associate teaching professor of computer science, and Missy McElligott, associate teaching professor of biology, were nominated by their students to receive the Excellence in Teaching Award for their outstanding dedication to diversity and comprehensive...
Women Journalists Are Fighting To Overcome The ‘Macho Dynamics’ Of US Newsrooms
In this time of enormous social change, women journalists are pushing for equity and inclusion for everyone in the industry, including nonbinary people. A resolution of those issues is by no means assured, says Meg Heckman, an assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern.