Health science student Tess Willinger has been a volunteer coach with the local non-profit youth soccer program, South End Soccer, for two years. She coaches kids ages 6 and 7.
It’s The Second-Most Exploited Resource After Water–And The World Is Running Out Of It
Sheila Puffer, a university distinguished professor whose research focuses on global sand prices and sustainable sand substitutes in the construction industry, elaborated on the global shortage of the non-renewable resource during a webinar on sustainable development...
Amid The Pandemic, She Found A Window Of Opportunity–In Her Basement
Vallabhi Singh graduated from Northeastern with a degree in finance and entrepreneurship. She started her own company earlier this year, Creatives Around the World, a digital medium through which she wants to tell the stories of the people behind creative...
Meet Diane MacGillivray In Her Boston Garden
Diane MacGillivray, senior vice president for university advancement at Northeastern, finds peace in a community garden within walking distance of campus.
‘I Will Be So Thankful To Be On The Ice’
Alina Mueller, who is arguably the NCAA’s best women’s ice hockey player as a junior, is happy to be back on campus after six months at home in Switzerland.
Meet Northeastern’s New Chief of Human Resources
Michele Grazulis will serve as the university’s vice president and chief human resources officer.
We Want To Make Sure Kids Are Getting Health Education
Northeastern student Arunika Makam is the co-president of the Northeastern chapter of Peer Health Exchange, a national non-profit organization that focuses on helping people of high-school age make healthy choices.
Will Young Voters Show Up to the Polls (Or the Mailbox) This Election?
We hear the same refrain every time election season rolls around–This is going to be the most important election of our lifetime.
Yet for all the gravity Americans say they place on voting, and especially lately with all the talk of the Postal Service, people just don’t seem all that interested in their civic duty.
Voter turnout is often anemic, with the United States ranking far behind Belgium, Denmark, South Korea, and other democracies. About 56 percent of the total U.S voting age population filled out a ballot in 2016.
Among young voters the situation is even more worrisome.
Innovative Business Ideas Come From Everyone. These Students Are Making Sure Everyone Gets A Chance.
“The big piece of it is to create a more diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem at Northeastern and make sure we can encourage anyone, regardless of background, to come and explore entrepreneurship and innovation in any way that interests them.”
She Was Already Trying To Help Lebanon. Then There Was An Explosion In Beirut.
Karen Fayad is a current graduate student who is trying to raise money to help Lebanon after the explosion.