Diversity News and Experiences
Apr 22, 2024
Enable Engineering Students Design Inexpensive Wheelchair Sensor System
Students in Northeastern’s Enabling Engineering class designed a wheelchair rear-sensor system for a resident at The Boston Home, a care center for individuals with progressive neurological conditions. The system met the resident’s needs at a fraction of the cost of a typical wheelchair sensor system.
Apr 05, 2024
Neurodiversity Awareness and Support Presentation at CEIA Conference
Erik Brenner, director of diversity initiatives and neurodiversity support and Maricla Pirozzi, program director for MS programs in multidisciplinary engineering, at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering will speak on neurodiversity awareness and support in higher education and on co-op at the CEIA National Conference in Tampa, Florida, April 7-9.
Mar 06, 2024
Northeastern Empowered Leading Saudi Arabian Data Scientist
Interdisciplinary Engineering aluma Kholoud Khateeb, PhD’15, is helping transform health care in Saudi Arabia as a female data scientist, and she says she owes her success to Northeastern.
Feb 22, 2024
Engineers Week Speaker Discusses Creating Inclusivity through Psychological Safety
As part of the National Engineers Week celebration, chemical engineer and DEI leader Mark McBride-Wright spoke at a fireside chat with COE Dean Gregory Abowd about creating inclusivity and leading teams by creating a psychologically safe environment in the workplace and beyond.
Feb 21, 2024
Engineers Week Women in Engineering Panel Discusses Unique Challenges Facing Women in Engineering
During Engineers Week, a panel of faculty and students shared their experiences and advice on their education and career journeys as women engineers. They offered advice to future female engineers to empower them and help them grow, including the importance of faculty and peer mentors.
Jan 30, 2024
2024 Goldwater Scholarship Nominees
Maya De Los Santos, electrical and computer engineering, Kaitlyn Ramesh, bioengineering, and Madeline Szoo, chemical engineering and biochemistry, were nominated for the 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship—a highly competitive, merit-based award for outstanding students in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering who are interested in pursuing careers in research.
Dec 12, 2023
Enabling Engineering Makes Play Accessible
Paired with external clients, students in Northeastern University’s Enabling Engineering class developed apps and devices this semester to empower individuals with disabilities to participate in activities they enjoy. Examples include a virtual reality app that helps people practice their public speaking skills, and an accessible, switch-activated beanbag launcher for cornhole.
Nov 05, 2023
Native American Heritage Month
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the College of Engineering acknowledges the Native American community and their contribution to engineering and/or STEM more broadly.