News
Apr 09, 2014
1st Place at ASPB Meeting
Congratulations to Noreen Rizvi for receiving 1st place in her oral presentation & Sydney Shaw for receiving 1st place for her poster presentation on their research at the Northeast American Society of Plant Biology meeting at the U of Rhode Island (March 29 – 30, 2014)! Noreen Rizvi's talk is titled "An estrogen-inducible system and […]
Apr 09, 2014
Webster Elected President of Society for Biomaterials
ChE Professor & Chair Thomas Webster was elected to be the 2015-16 President for the Society for Biomaterials, serving as President-elect for 2014-2015. The Society for Biomaterials is the largest world-wide society focused on the design, synthesis, and evaluation of biomaterials. Current membership is 3500 persons from industry, academics and clinical sectors. The annual meeting is attended […]
Apr 07, 2014
Prestigious FIRST Award
Besides winning for the 3rd time in a row, the NUTRONS won the Chairman’s Award, the most prestigious FIRST award which honors teams that represent a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST Robotics. The NUTRONS were founded in 1998 and since then, the team has become […]
Apr 07, 2014
Computing’s invisible challenge
To us, it may not seem like a big deal: CNN’s website is taking too long to load. The day’s most popular YouTube video won’t stop buffering. “Twitter is over capacity.” While these little hiccups in usability may frustrate end users, they merely scratch the surface of the enormous technical challenge that’s confronting the backend. Northeastern University […]
Apr 03, 2014
CEE at the 2014 SEI Structures Congress
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and colleagues from Northeastern University had a strong presence at the 2014 SEI Structures Congress that took place in Boston in April.
Mar 28, 2014
COE Silicon Valley Spring Break
ECE Professor & Chair Sheila S. Hemami, Professor David Kaeli, and Coop Coordinators Brian Albrecht & George Kent arranged for ECE students to visit a range of Silicon Valley companies, meet with employees, and hear presentations on company benefits. In the past, students who have gone on the trip have enjoyed learning about big-name companies such […]
Mar 28, 2014
Excellence in Research
ChE Professor Laura Lewis is a recipient of the Northeastern Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Award which honors outstanding research of national and international significance. Dr. Lewis’ research focuses on electronic nanomaterials and magnetic materials.
Mar 28, 2014
Learning from Tragedy
After the recent landslide in Washington, CIV professor & Senior Associate Dean Thomas Sheahan discusses what causes a mudslide and possible preventative measures. What is the anatomy of a landslide, and what factors increase their likelihood? There are many types of landslides, but the one that occurred in Washington state appears to be a […]