Join us for an evening of excellent food, great friends, and exceptional Insights.

Universities are defined by many things — their faculty, their research, their students, their buildings and landscape. Nothing, however, defines a University more than the knowledge, excellence and achievement that takes place in the synapses between these defining features.

Insights, a faculty lecture and dinner series, offers you an opportunity to be dinner guests with Northeastern's finest.

Each Insights evening, we will bring you award-winning and nationally-recognized faculty, staff, and researchers, engaging you in a discourse from multiple disciplines.

All Insights spring 2010 lectures will be held at:

Alumni Center
716 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA

Cost per dinner and lecture:

$39 per individual 
$62 per couple

All Insights lectures include a dinner and dessert reception.

$5 of your event total fee will benefit The Northeastern Fund.

Insights Spring 2010 Program

Business Opportunities and Challenges in Emerging Markets

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Ravi Ramamurti, Distinguished Professor and Bornstein Senior Fellow, Department of International Business and Strategy, College of Business Administration; Director, Center for Emerging Markets

Christopher Robertson, Associate Professor and McCarthy Family Research Fellow, Department of International Business and Strategy, College of Business Administration; Faculty Coordinator for Full-time MBA Program

Business transactions conducted around the world have a cause-and-effect influence on the stability of the U.S. economy. Two of the areas emerging as integral players in the global economy are Latin America and Asia. Professors Ravi Ramamurti and Christopher Robertson will discuss a range of economic topics, including the importance of these markets, opportunities for radical innovation, and coping with challenges such as corruption.

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The Madness of March: Bonding and Betting with the Boys in Las Vegas

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Alan Zaremba, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, College of Arts and Sciences; Academic Coordinator, Corporate and Organizational Communication, College of Professional Studies

Las Vegas revels in its reputation as a haven for glitz, glamour, and excess. But Las Vegas is also a magnet for sports enthusiasts, particularly during huge sporting events like the Super Bowl and the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. Professor Alan Zaremba’s book, The Madness of March: Bonding and Betting with the Boys in Las Vegas, describes the distinctive and intriguing subculture of idiosyncratic sports fanatics who descend on Las Vegas annually for March Madness. Professor Zaremba raises the question of whether this annual rite is a blessing or a curse.

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Personal Health Advocates

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Timothy Bickmore, Assistant Professor, College of Computer and Information Science

Health behavior drives 70 percent of the cost in the U.S. health care system and is responsible for 55 percent of deaths. Patients often do not show up for appointments or show up unprepared. Additionally, on average, only half of medications are taken as prescribed. Professor Timothy Bickmore will describe a vision for an automated persistent and proactive “health advocate” that functions as a self-care coach for preventive medicine and a mediator for interactions with the health care system. He will also discuss research models that examine a variety of patient-provider interactions, including wellness promotion, self-care education at hospital discharge, and the promotion of at-home medication adherence.

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Insights On Demand
Did you miss a lecture last season? View our award-winning and nationally recognized faculty on the Northeastern Youtube channel.

Lectures include:

• America's Battle Against Human Trafficking in the U.S. with Assistant Professor Amy Farrell, College of Criminal Justice 
• Boston: Nearly 400 Years of Troublemakers with Professor Clay McShane, College of Arts & Sciences 
• Will the Grassroots Effect Continue During Obama's Presidency? with Distinguished Professor Michael Dukakis, College of Arts & Sciences

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