For those on campus who are frustrated by low phone batteries halfway throughout the day, WrightGrid, a startup founded by Northeastern alumnus Ryan Wright (CoE ‘09), now provides a solution.
Project Heal, a national nonprofit, is working toward funding vital treatment options for patients suffering both emotionally and financially as they seek treatment for eating disorders. Senior journalism major Genevieve Decatur recently founded the Boston chapter of the program, hoping to bring the treatment-funding program’s message of positive change to her local community.
Courtney Kielman, a senior international affairs major, was selected to serve as one of 120 student ambassadors from American universities at the the 2015 World’s Fair in Italy, serving as representatives of the United States’ vision for food sustainability.
The Student Government Association (SGA) voted on potential referenda for the annual student government elections on Monday, March 16. The referenda gives the student body the opportunity to vote on ideas deemed feasible, fair and in accordance with university policy by SGA.
The Studio Theatre, nestled snugly between Ell Hall and Curry Student Center and home to more than 50 student productions a year, is getting a facelift.
Forbes Magazine has selected Nidhey Pan, a freshman business major with a dual concentration in entrepreneurship and finance, to be featured in an upcoming issue for his entrepreneurial efforts. Pan has also received an invitation from the magazine to attend the Forbes Reinventing America Summit in Chicago on March 11 and 12.
Northeastern took first place for the fourth consecutive year in the 30th annual Model North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conference in Washington. The Husky delegations representing Germany and Croatia placed first and third, respectively.
Daniel Medwed, professor of law at Northeastern University, has been appointed to serve on the new Standing Committee on Eyewitness Identification of the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC).
Donning bulky snow pants and wielding shovels, Northeastern students have taken on the task of clearing streets and sidewalks in a new community service outreach program called #NUShovelsBoston.
A team of Northeastern social entrepreneurs has been selected as a finalist for the 2015 Hult Prize, a prestigious international contest for $1 million in start-up funds for the winner’s new business. Of more than 20,000 applicants, Northeastern is one of 50 teams accepted to attend the regional finals in Boston on March 13.
In 2008, junior Northeastern student Rebecca Payne, who was pursuing a Bachelor of Science in athletic training, was murdered in her Mission Hill apartment. Seven years later, her killer has finally been sentenced after changing his plea from innocent to guilty.
