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NBSA marches to boost awareness

NBSA marches to boost awareness

March 3, 2016
Northeastern Black Student Association (NBSA) club members marched underneath rain and into a general body meeting at Krentzman Quadrangle last Wednesday, Feb. 24, as part of “Huskies in Hoods Week.”
Brian Fountaine prints 3-D prosthetics

Brian Fountaine prints 3-D prosthetics

March 3, 2016
Northeastern University senior Brian Fountaine plays many parts: An army veteran, a designer and, most recently, an innovator. Fountaine, a double-amputee after losing his legs while serving in Iraq, is creating prototypes of prosthetics with a 3-D printer.
Professor prints soluble drugs

Professor prints soluble drugs

February 25, 2016
Nanoparticle technology, a 3-D printer and a bit of brainpower are the three key tools in a Northeastern University (NU) professor’s pioneering research to create medicine that dissolves directly into the bloodstream – no needles required.
Media Innovation program launches digital story hub

Media Innovation program launches digital story hub

February 25, 2016
“As journalists, we get to reinvent journalism,” said Media Innovation program coordinator Jeff Howe.
Students swing night away at Curry Student Center

Students swing night away at Curry Student Center

February 25, 2016
As dozens of students wearing suspenders, newsboy caps and flapper dresses poured into the ballroom, it seemed like the Curry Student Center was hosting one of Gatsby’s legendary parties last Friday. With smokey eyes and tight trousers, members of the Northeastern University Ballroom Dance Club had invited students to try their hand at swing dancing in a free introductory lesson.
Hyperloop team en route to finals

Hyperloop team en route to finals

February 18, 2016
A coalition of six universities is unveiling a model this June for billionaire Elon Musk’s transportation system brainchild, the hyperloop.
DZZOM to tackle repurposed drugs

DZZOM to tackle repurposed drugs

February 18, 2016
A complex “social network” of proteins may allow scientists to repurpose existing medicines rather than starting from scratch to find cures for diseases, a team of Northeastern University (NU) researchers say.
Rudder links data and love

Rudder links data and love

February 18, 2016
Audience members packed into the penthouse atop the 17th floor of East Village, awaiting a presentation that would answer their questions about data analytics, algorithms and why no one is swiping right on their dating profiles.
Gbowee stresses religious accord

Gbowee stresses religious accord

February 18, 2016
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee kicked off the inaugural New England Interfaith Student Summit on Thursday, drawing from her experiences of unifying Christian and Muslim women to urge Northeastern students to crush racial and religious barriers.

Northeastern professor arrested in prostitution sting

February 11, 2016
A Northeastern University professor was one of seven men arrested by the Human Trafficking Unit of the Boston Police Department last Thursday in a prostitution sting, according to a press release from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s (DA) Office.
Generate combines business and tech

Generate combines business and tech

February 11, 2016
Fledgling student group Generate will fuse entrepreneurship and engineering, two of Northeastern’s most dominant fields of study.
SGA passes new LGBTQA+ policy

SGA passes new LGBTQA+ policy

February 11, 2016
The Student Government Association (SGA) passed the first bill since 1991 concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, etc. (LGBTQA+) issues two weeks ago without the signature of President Eric Tyler, despite a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate.