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May 31, 2019
Urban Informatics: Realizing the Future of Cities
What does the future hold for cities? Proponents of “smart cities” have made many ambitious promises and proclamations—like fleets of autonomous vehicles, sensor systems tracking conditions on every street corner, and predictive algorithms that anticipate events before they happen—but there...
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May 23, 2019
Meet Our 2019 Graduation Speaker Dr. John P. LaFemina
We’re excited to have Dr. John LaFemina, Director of Performance Management at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, as this year’s graduation keynote speaker. In addition to being an accomplished scientist and research manager, John has been a soldier, a musician, a...
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January 2, 2019
Diversity in the Align Program
Isabel Su and Mark Bonicillo have very different backgrounds, yet their desire to move in a new direction and their dedication to this goal brought both to Northeastern’s Align program, where they started down the rewarding path of software engineering....
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September 12, 2018
Complete Your Service Journey with a Full Circle Scholarship
Published MAY 25, 2017 by AmeriCorps Alums Northeastern University and AmeriCorps share a belief that experience is the best teacher. Both organizations agree that unique experiences, skillsets and passions are valuable in work and education. Millicent Sykes shares her experience...
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July 19, 2018
Northeastern Align Preview Night
August 17, 2018 Align Preview Night @ Key Arena It's been five years since our Seattle campus opened its doors in South Lake Union and we are loving the Pacific Northwest! Seattle is home to two-time WNBA Champions, Seattle Storm. The team is currently #1...
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May 22, 2018
2018 graduation keynote speaker Jessica Murrey has a mission for you
This year’s graduation keynote speaker is Jessica Murrey, and she hopes that her mission becomes everyone’s mission. It’s not the type of life mission that you may ponder as you enter the “real world” after graduation, it’s little, everyday missions...
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April 24, 2018
To complete your registration, please complete the form below and we'll be in touch soon. Thank you for your interest in this summer's institute: Climate Resilience, Energy Justice, and Security: The Renewable Energy Transformation You will be contacted for...
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March 23, 2018
Align as one of the four ways to diversify tech - Grace Hopper Celebration
Melinda Gates was the keynote speaker at the 2017 Grace Hopper Celebration. She spoke about how to diversify tech, specifically by getting more women in tech. Right now, there are a lot of diversity efforts focused on getting more women into...
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March 23, 2018
Northeastern receives funding to aid in closing diversity gap in tech
It was announced this month that Northeastern University has received funding from Pivotal Ventures, the executive office of Melinda Gates, to expand our Align program. The funding will pay for the first semester of study for women and underrepresented minority students....
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March 9, 2018
Climate Resilience, Energy Justice, and Security: The Renewable Energy Transformation
This summer's institute will take place June 18-20, 2018 and explores the complex dynamics of renewable energy transformation with an emphasis on social innovations in energy systems and the interconnections among technology, policy, and social change. Register here. Strengthening...
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