News
Dec 10, 2008
Engineers without Borders student group to return to Honduras
After being named "Project of the Month" in October, Engineers without Borders return to Honduras to continue work with their new water system.
Dec 05, 2008
Professor’s aim – better bike paths
Engineering professor and bike enthusiast Peter Furth, along with his civil engineering students, is involved in projects for building better bike paths.
Dec 05, 2008
Prof. Niedre Finds Early Photon Imaging Detects Lung Cancer
A novel, high-resolution fluorescence imaging system may be used to detect lung cancer at early stages.
Dec 03, 2008
COE Alum named Chief Technology Officer
Ian Kaye, a '96 graduate of Northeastern with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, has been promoted to chief technology officer of UltraCell Corporation®.
Dec 03, 2008
Chairman of Board receives New York Life’s 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
Sy Sternberg, ME '68, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Northeastern and Chairman of the Board at New York Life Insurance Company, received New York Life’s 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dec 02, 2008
Dr. Sara Wadia-Fascetti named Director of Northeastern’s ADVANCE Program
Dr. Sara Wadia-Fascetti, who has served as Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement since 2005, will assume the role of Director of ADVANCE and Special Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development, effective immediately.
Nov 25, 2008
A Clearer Picture of Cancer
Mark Niedre, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern, developed a new high resolution method for in vivo fluorescence imaging. The list of genes and proteins associated with cancer and other diseases is growing rapidly: earlier this month, for instance, scientists reported sequencing the whole genome of a cancer cell for the first time. […]
Nov 19, 2008
Prof. Mavroidis awarded $1M NSF grant
Breakthrough robotic technology from Northeastern University has once again received funding from the National Science Foundation. Two inventions for stroke rehabilitation by engineering professor Constantinos Mavroidis and his team will be funded over the next three years with the amount totaling more than $1 million. In partnership with the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital’s […]