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Dec 11, 2012
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Interested in doing research? Participating in an undergraduate research program allows students to enhance their learning experiences while still in school. In addition to the various opportunities provided by the cooperative education program, the College of Engineering offers undergraduate students many ways to explore the ideas that interest them the most. Participating in undergraduate research […]
Dec 06, 2012
Northeastern Selected as Greenest Campus in America
Northeastern University is the greenest campus in America according to the Green Metric Ranking of World Universities, conducted by the University of Indonesia.
Dec 05, 2012
Dainty flower is relentless cancer killer in disguise
When I was in high school I read a book called Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice that I thought was going to define the rest of my life (I’ve always been kind of dramatic like that). It was about discovering the chemical compounds found in plants that cultures have been using for centuries, even millennia, to treat […]
Dec 04, 2012
CEE Department Hosts Industry Leadership Night
On November 28, 2012, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the CEE Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) hosted Industry Leadership Night.
Dec 03, 2012
A tiny electrode fuels smart bandage technology
Band-aid technology has made incremental improvements in the years since its commercial introduction in the late 1960s, the most important of which has been the incorporation of antibiotics into the nonadhesive padding. But imagine if adhesive bandages could do more than passively prevent the growth of bacteria — imagine if they could monitor a wound […]
Dec 03, 2012
Honoring Contributions
MIE Professors James Benneyan & Vinod Sahney are 2 of the 10 people that will be honored at the 2013 Society of Health Systems conference for their significant contributions to the society and healthcare IE profession. Northeastern University’s Healthcare Systems Engineering (HSyE) program is a university-level Institute that has focused on improving healthcare efficiency, quality, […]
Nov 20, 2012
‘Popping in’ on the latest research
A young man’s hand movements and body temperature are being tracked as he gesticulates while discussing his research with another student. Elsewhere in the room, someone stares at a computer screen while wearing a cap connected to dozens of electrodes. Next to him, someone else handles a cup outfitted with an internal gyroscope. This was […]
Nov 19, 2012
New Professional Masters Degree Available
The Master of Science in Sustainable Building Systems integrates elements of an architectural engineering program with construction management. The MS in Sustainable Building Systems embraces the concepts of engineering sustainability as related to energy and materials usage and the effect on the environment. Open to students with backgrounds in architecture, engineering, business, and science, as well as […]