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Feb 15, 2018

Research Award: Gut-Brain Connection

Caroline Ghio, BS Chemical Engineering 2021, was awarded in fall 2017 an Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor (UGRCE) Award from Northeastern University. The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships offers financial and academic support through the UGRCE Award to Northeastern students seeking to conduct original research of their own design. Ghio, who received her award […]

Chemical Engineering

student learning over concrete water system in rural area abroad

Feb 07, 2018

EWB: Global Engineering for Students and Developing Communities

Written by Maria Franko, a fourth year student pursuing a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Environmental Engineering. About me Maria Franko is a fourth year student pursuing a BS in Civil Engineering and an MS in Environmental Engineering with a minor in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies. In addition to serving as the President […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Feb 06, 2018

Groundbreaking Medical Research

At Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, a second-year student can be at the forefront of groundbreaking medical research. That’s exactly where Erica Wagner, BS Bioengineering 2020, finds herself right now. Working in the lab of BioE Assistant Professor Ambika Bajpayee, Wagner has been on the front lines of the creation of a new method of […]

Bioengineering

student in hat and coat in Berlin with building in the background

Jan 31, 2018

Photo-optical Imaging Global Co-op in Heart of Berlin

Written by Aspasie Song, a fourth year Bioengineering student. About me Aspasie Song is a fourth year Bioengineering student with a concentration in Bioimaging and Signal Processing and a minor in Business Administration. She is from Cambodia, and recently returned from her second co-op in Berlin Germany at SOPAT GmbH. On campus, Aspasie is actively […]

Bioengineering

student in professional suit smiling in portrait

Jan 25, 2018

Global Co-op at the Institute of Biomechanics in Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany

Written by Justine Rose, a fourth year Bioengineering student. About me Justine Rose is a fourth year Bioengineering student with an interest in the medical device field and a passion for travel and learning about other cultures. She has completed two co-ops so far at Northeastern, the second of which was a global co-op in […]

Bioengineering

student on summit of mountain in africa

Jan 17, 2018

East African Solar Energy Co-op in Tanzania

Written by Jordan Massa, a fourth year Computer Engineering student with a Global Social Entrepreneurship minor. About me Jordan Massa is a fourth year Computer Engineering student with a Global Social Entrepreneurship minor. On campus, she is an RA and TA for Global Social Enterprise. Before her internship in Tanzania, she spent her first co-op […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jan 12, 2018

Student Entrepreneur Finds her Identity in Uncertainty

When Abbey Titcomb, BS, Mechanical Engineering 2018, arrived at Northeastern in 2013, she was scared of nearly everything—the ocean, roller coasters, airplanes, and most of all, decision making. She was the type of high achiever who is driven by insecurity and the desire to please others. I realized I’d spent my whole life doing what […]

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Dec 14, 2017

Invested in Success

In early 2016, Parth Gargava (MS Information Systems ’18) was working as a software engineer at the Center for Development of Advanced Computing in his native India. A recent graduate of the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, he was developing software for artificial intelligence projects, including a robotic wheelchair controlled by a patient simply thinking […]

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)