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‘It fulfills me beyond measure’: Northeastern community celebrates 10 years of Women Who Empower
Women Who Empower — an initiative that supports members of the Northeastern University community through entrepreneurship funding, networking and events around the world — marked its 10th anniversary with a day of celebration across the Boston campus.
Northeastern’s Mai’a Cross receives Carnegie grant to explore political networks and global cooperation
Cross and the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures will research and produce 8-10 case studies that illustrate transnational political networks at work in the world.
Inspired by her brother, this Northeastern engineering student is trying to invent a device that can predict seizures
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill has seen her brother injured many times when his epileptic seizures strike without warning. So she’s trying to see if there’s a way to predict when a seizure is coming.
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‘It fulfills me beyond measure’: Northeastern community celebrates 10 years of Women Who Empower
2024 Innovator Award Winner Melissa LaCasse | Tanbark
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2024 Innovator Award Winner Michelle DeBlois | ReMo
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2024 Innovator Award Winner Rachel Cossar | Virtual Sapiens
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Event Recaps
Empowered Voices: Women Shaping the Future of the Queen City
Empowered Voices: Women Shaping the Future of the Queen CityCharlotte Women Who Empower panelists share pivotal moments in their careers including unforeseen roadblocks turning into opportunities Charlotte women leaders spoke at Northeastern University in Charlotte’s...
Drybar Founder Alli Webb Shares ‘The Messy Truth’ About Life and Business During WISE Summit Kickoff Event
On March 22, 2024, members of the Women’s Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship (WISE) at Northeastern University celebrated five years of WISE on the eve of the organization's annual Summit.
“We Can Change What This System is Optimized For By Challenging What It Means To Be Beautiful,” Journalist Elise Hu Examines Artificial Beauty Standards During a Powerful Talk
Hu shared observations on emerging digital beauty standards and discussed her book, “Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital” during a Women Who Empower event on the Boston campus, co-hosted with the Mills Institute.
U.S. Ambassador Jane D. Hartley Encourages Northeastern’s Women Who Empower to Speak Their Minds and ‘Not Be Afraid’
Ambassador Hartley spoke at Northeastern University’s London campus as part of “Women Who Empower: Our World,” a global event series celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.