Spotlight Stories
Feb 21, 2019
Sikubora – A Better Day
Written by Linnaea Cahill, a fourth year BS in Civil Engineering student. About From Rafael Landivar in Guatemala, Linnaea is involved in the Latinx community on campus, the Engineers Without […]
Feb 13, 2019
My Co-ops Shaped My Career Path
Written by Kaely Gallagher is a 5th year Bioengineering major concentrating in Cell and Tissue Engineering, previously a Mechanical Engineering major. Kaely chose this major because she was interested in […]
Feb 06, 2019
Creating a Lasting Impact
Written by Alex Spak, a BS student in bioengineering. About Alexandra Spak is an undergraduate student majoring in Bioengineering with a concentration in Cell and Tissue Engineering. She was one […]
Jan 17, 2019
The Long Road to Happiness
Seattle—The journey of 6,000 miles began in Taiwan where Ching-Chi “Amanda” Chang, MS information systems 2018, was launching her career as a TV reporter. She realized, with discouraging alacrity, that […]
Jan 09, 2019
Journey Leads to Facebook
Qifei “Rose” Lu, MS’18, information systems, was leading her guests on a tour of Facebook. The cafeteria and its neighboring amphitheater. The snack stand. The espresso bar. The common work […]
Jan 09, 2019
A Super Great Experience
“I think that at the beginning it is kind of hard for everyone if you have never been to the United States. Once you get an understanding of how things […]
Dec 12, 2018
Northeastern’s First Mitchell Scholar and More
Was recently one of only 12 students nationally selected as a George J. Mitchell Scholar. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship and the 2019 Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award—one of the highest honors a senior can receive.
Dec 03, 2018
Catching Lizards in Panama
On a co-op at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Gamboa, Panama, a small town outside of Panama City, Madeline works with a group of biologists to catch lizards in an effort to study how these reptiles are adapting to climate change, both physically and genetically.