The leadership team from WISE in Boston visited the U.K. capital during their annual Trek to meet inspiring entrepreneurs and market-leading businesses operating in Britain.
Partnering with Northeastern’s Alliance of Civically Engaged Students, Asprelli organized the preparation of 1,000 beauty product kits valued in total at $200,000. These kits will be distributed to 10 organizations serving women in need across Boston and beyond.
The Huskies won the women’s championship for the third straight year and 20th time overall, shutting out Boston University before 13,279 fans at TD Garden. The crowd was the largest to ever watch a women’s hockey game in New England—breaking last year’s Women’s Beanpot record of 10,633—and the fifth largest in women’s college hockey history.
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.
Melissa LaCasse is taking aim at the problem of single-use plastic waste with her company, Tanbark, which fabricates packaging using molded fiber, a biodegradable wood-based material.
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.
Michelle DeBlois created ReMo, a web-based platform that puts students and their teachers behind the wheel when it comes to reading.
Rachel Cossar created Virtual Sapiens, an AI tool that helps professionals and teams master their presence and communication at scale, to make people aware of their body language.
Mariana Charakopoulou Travlou is the founder of Nous Health, a digital platform that enables patients to connect with mental health professionals.