Belonging News and Experiences
Feb 23, 2021
Frias Receives Black Heritage Award
Academic Program Assistant Luis Frias received the “Black Heritage Award” which is given to Northeastern staff and administrators in recognition of their years of dedicated service to Northeastern, to students, and in some cases to the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute.
Feb 22, 2021
Taking Stereotypes out of Facial Recognition Software
PhD computer engineering student Zaid Khan, PhD’24, and ECE/Khoury Professor Raymond Fu are working to remove racial bias out of facial recognition programs.
Feb 10, 2021
Students Working Together to Perform Experiments
Whether our engineering students are on campus or at home, they can still conduct experiments to see how things work.
Nov 24, 2020
Contributing to a Positive Vibe
“I don’t know why, but from a young age I’ve always loved chemistry,” says Lineyah Mitchell, E’21 and MS’21, chemical engineering. While she considered Ivy League universities, she wanted to […]
Nov 24, 2020
Strong Foundation Propelling the Future
During each step of her college journey, Northeastern graduate Liah Dukaye, E’17, chemical engineering, encountered, in her words, “ups and downs”—experiences that ultimately helped her build her skills, resilience, and confidence.
Nov 13, 2020
Building on Chemical Engineering with People and Project Management Skills
Rachely Sanchez Murray, E’22, chemical engineering, developed her love for engineering early. Throughout high school, she participated in programs that helped foster that interest. She also knew she wanted to go to a college that not only fed that interest but was also extremely innovative and not stuck in “traditional” ways.
Nov 06, 2020
Making the Shoe Fit
In many ways, mechanical engineers are like superheroes. They look like you or me out on the street, but when they get to work they can solve almost any problem, […]
Nov 03, 2020
Take the Leap Abroad and in All You Do
For Macy Parchment, E’22, a junior chemical engineering student, while Boston has certainly had many advantages, it’s her international experience that stands out as she looks back at her college career so far.