Three years after she starred for Northeastern, Mailey will be rowing for Canada at the Olympic Games in Tokyo July 23 to Aug. 8. The COVID-19 pandemic made the pursuit of her dream all the more difficult.
Halle Chernin, a neuroscience major at Northeastern, spent her co-op tasting new flavors of Truly hard seltzer, Twisted Tea, and seasonal beers at the Boston Beer Company where Sam Adams beer is made.
Emily Man and Valeria Martinuzzi hardly knew each other before they began working together in a Design of Implants class at Northeastern. Now their design for a safe and affordable contraceptive device has earned them an inaugural $10,000 Innovator Award from...
Sasha Shenk, who earned her Health Science degree in 2021, is one of 18 graduates to earn a Community Service Leadership award after she volunteered to help Boston high school students improve their writing and explore their creativity. In return, the students...
Lucie Gulino is collaborating with Equal Justice Works, a not-for-profit provider of legal services, to offer a first-of-its-kind clemency and family support project in Boston for people who earn lower incomes who are Black, indigenous, and people of color; and...
Gabrielle Whittle, who recently graduated in mechanical engineering, received an inaugural $10,000 Innovator Award for developing an adjustable sole and removable heel that makes her product wearable as a flat or a high-heeled...
Emily White, co-founder of the #iVote initiative that hosted a record-setting digital concert around Election Day last year, received an inaugural Innovator Award offered by Northeastern’s Women Who Empower. The $10,000 award was especially gratifying because White...
Ibori, a Northeastern graduate, launched Uwana Energy to sell and install rooftop solar panels in her homeland. Her $10,000 Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower will help Ibori’s startup overcome the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic, she...
In a span of 10 days, Women Who Empower received more than 150 award applications representing more than a dozen countries and all but one of Northeastern’s colleges. The winners are receiving a total of $100,000 in grants to help fuel 17 business...