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President Joseph E. Aoun

May 21, 2013 by Northeastern News

Remarks by Pres­i­dent Joseph E. Aoun 111th Under­grad­uate Com­mence­ment May 3, 2013   Good morning! Wel­come to our 111th Com­mence­ment exer­cises. Thank you all for joining us today. Grad­u­ates, we are awed by … read more »

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Huskies set for rematch in conference tournament

May 21, 2013 by Jason Kornwitz

North­eastern will play Towson in the first round of the Colo­nial Ath­letic Asso­ci­a­tion Cham­pi­onships on Wednesday. The Huskies qual­i­fied for the tour­na­ment by beating the Tigers in the final game of the reg­ular season.

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An innovation ecosystem drives future for nanomedicine

May 21, 2013 by Angela Herring

Dis­tin­guished Pro­fessor of Physics Sri Sridhar is estab­lishing North­eastern as the go-​​to knowl­edge resource for clin­ical and com­mer­cial trans­la­tion of basic uni­ver­sity research.

Srinivas Sridhar
Posted in Science & Technology | Tagged entrepreneurship, faculty, innovation, nanomedicine, nanotechnology, physics, research, students | Leave a comment

Northeastern honored for commitment to local youth

May 20, 2013 by Greg St. Martin

Action for Boston Com­mu­nity Devel­op­ment, a local orga­ni­za­tion that empowers com­mu­nity mem­bers to over­come poverty, hon­ored North­eastern on Friday for its sup­port for ABCD Head Start and Children’s Ser­vices programs.

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Tech-​​savvy mentors help youth create video games

May 20, 2013 by Greg St. Martin

North­eastern stu­dents vol­un­teered at a local middle school during the spring semester to teach kids using a free cur­riculum called Bootstrap.

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3Qs: AP probe further strains Obama, press rapport

May 17, 2013 by Matt Collette

Jour­nalism pro­fessor Walter Robinson exam­ines how the Depart­ment of Justice’s inves­ti­ga­tion into The Asso­ci­ated Press impacts an already strained rela­tion­ship between the White House and the press.

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Lego robots go for the gold

May 17, 2013 by Angela Herring

North­eastern doc­toral can­di­date Daniel Blus­tein devel­oped a cur­riculum to intro­duce middle school stu­dents to bio­mimetic sci­ence, the focus of his own research.

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Posted in Campus & Community, Science & Technology | Tagged biology, community outreach, education, Marine Science Center, research, students | Leave a comment

In Washington, Northeastern honors Sen. Mo Cowan

May 16, 2013 by Matt Collette

At a recep­tion with mem­bers of Con­gress and more than 200 alumni, North­eastern Pres­i­dent Joseph E. Aoun hon­ored Mo Cowan, who is filling the seat vacated by now-​​Secretary of State John Kerry.

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How nanotechnology could keep your heart healthy

May 16, 2013 by Angela Herring

Chem­ical engi­neering pro­fessor Thomas Webster’s team devel­oped an injectable, con­duc­tive mate­rial to regen­erate heart tissue after either a heart attack or car­diac disease.

Thomas Webster
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Architectural lessons from Japan’s 2011 earthquake

May 16, 2013 by Matt Collette

A trav­eling exhibit on how Japan’s archi­tec­tural com­mu­nity responded to the Great East Japan Earth­quake is at North­eastern, the sole U.S. stop on a global tour.

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Posted in Campus & Community, Media & Arts, Science & Technology, Society & Culture | Tagged architecture, earthquake, japan, natural disasters, tsunami | Leave a comment

Alumni answer the Mission: MacWade Challenge

May 15, 2013 by Greg St. Martin

This spring, 4,785 alumni enthu­si­as­ti­cally par­tic­i­pated in a chal­lenge issued by 1983 grad­uate Mike MacWade to make a gift sup­porting some­thing they loved about their alma mater.

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The rising red tide with climate change

May 15, 2013 by Angela Herring

Cli­mate change may impact the inci­dence and severity of a toxic species of algae, according to research by recent envi­ron­mental studies grad­uate Ashley Cryan.

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Posted in Science & Technology | Tagged algae, biology, climate change, co-op, Marine Science, public health, research, RISE:2013, sustainability, undergraduate students, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Leave a comment

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