Diversity News and Experiences
May 04, 2021
Coming Full Circle
“Originally, I’m from Colombia, and I immigrated with my mom to the U.S. when I was eight,” says Elisa Livingston, E’14, civil engineering. Livingston’s mother worked multiple jobs so that Elisa could have the best educational opportunities. “My mom, she sacrificed so much.” Northeastern offered the career-focused engineering programs that Livingston was looking for—especially with […]
Apr 18, 2021
The Power of Community
The S-POWER scholars program helped Juan Mesa, E’21, mechanical engineering, find a true community and gave him the opportunity to become the best version of himself. Awarded a GEM Fellowship, he will be attending Carnegie Mellon University to pursue a PhD in advanced hydrogen energy systems.
Mar 02, 2021
The ‘Triple Husky’ Experience
Sarah Brown is a true Northeastern success story: a ‘triple Husky’ who earned her bachelor’s in electrical engineering, E’11, master’s in electrical and computer engineering, ME’14, and a doctorate in electrical engineering, PhD’16. After completing her doctorate, she was awarded the University of California at Berkeley Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship and served as a postdoctoral research […]
Mar 02, 2021
A World of Difference
Diego Rivera, E’21, mechanical engineering, aims to find engineering solutions that meet the pressing challenges of climate change While growing up in South Florida, Diego Rivera, E’21, was always drawn to science and math. But it wasn’t until he took a physics class in high school that he began to see a clear career path […]
Mar 02, 2021
The Perfect Detour
Northeastern graduate David Delaine, E’05, electrical engineering, was well on his way to a solid career as a consulting engineer, but life had other plans for him. A network of mentors and transformative experiences at Northeastern and beyond laid the groundwork for a career detour that led Delaine to pursue advanced studies and discover his passion for engineering education.
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.