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New VP led troubled overhaul

February 20, 2014

Northeastern’s new associate vice president of Workforce Development and Employer Engagement brings with her an accomplished resume and a lingering controversy.

Egan Research calls in Haz-Mat team

February 20, 2014

On Tuesday night, the Boston Fire Department (BFD) and the Boston Police Department (BPD) responded to a chemical accident in a lab at in the Egan Research Center at 120 Forsyth St.

Two gun-slingers wound two men in Ruggles

February 20, 2014

Kelvin Thames, an 18-year-old of Roxbury, and 19-year-old Terrell Harris were arraigned on gun charges on Tuesday in Roxbury Municipal Court for shooting two individuals in the Ruggles station busway at 8:09 p.m. last Friday, according to a statement released by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Crime Log: February 3 – February 10

February 13, 2014

Entry of the week: Friday, Feb. 7, 3:11 a.m. A caller from Allied trash removal reported a man asleep inside his vehicle in the Ryder Lot. The vehicle was on and in drive, and was moving forward every time the man moved. Officers reported the driver was intoxicated and unresponsive, and had vomited in the car. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were requested, and the man was woken and the car placed into park. The driver, a student, was transported to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the car was towed.

SNL comedian brings on the laughs: Brooks Wheelan graces Blackman Auditorium

February 13, 2014

On Tuesday, Blackman Auditorium was graced by the presence of Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedian Brooks Wheelan and local comic Andrew Mayer.

Students’ sculpture contest breaks the ice

February 13, 2014

Ice shavings were flying every which way at Krentzman Quad as students worked vigorously at their carvings Saturday afternoon at the 19th Annual International Students Scholar Institute (ISSI) Ice Carving Competition.

Northeastern veterans have breakfast with Mayor Walsh

February 13, 2014

Mayor Martin J. Walsh spoke at the Veterans Welcome Home Breakfast hosted by Northeastern University at Fenway Center, where he discussed the benefits available to veterans and emphasized their importance as citizens of Boston.

Q&A with Sir Richard J. Roberts

February 6, 2014

The News interviewed Sir Richard John Roberts, College of Science’s new distinguished professor. Roberts, originally from Derby, England, won a Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1993. Roberts is the chief scientific officer at New England Biolabs; Donald Comb, board chairman at the Biolabs and creator of the Ocean Genome Legacy (OGL), a nonprofit marine science research organization that will now join Northeastern’s Marine Science Center. For the full Q&A, go to huntnewsnu.com

New Social Impact Lab calls for charitable causes

February 6, 2014

In an effort to bolster the school’s philanthropic education and community giving, Northeastern launched the new Social Impact Lab on Jan. 22 to bring students, donors and educators together to make an impact in the Boston area.

NU ranked third greenest school in world

February 6, 2014

Northeastern can add a new superlative to its list of accolades and recognitions. Last month, the GreenMetric 2013 World Rankings, compiled by the Universitas Indonesia, came out, and listed Northeastern as the “greenest” school in America and third in the world, trailing only the University of Nottingham in England and University College Cork National University of Ireland.

Crime Log: January 17 – February 2

February 5, 2014

Entry of the Week: Wednesday, Jan. 19, 11:27 p.m. Someone reported the smell of marijuana coming from a room in Speare Hall. Officers spoke to two students in the room, who had placed a towel under the door, and whose eyes were “bloodshot and glassy.” No drugs were found.

Faculty Senate votes to redesign NU Core and master programs

January 30, 2014

The Faculty Senate approved the establishment of two new Masters programs and began an effort to clarify and redesign the University’s NU Core requirements at a meeting Jan. 29.