Bella Wood, MPA’26, chose her family’s New Mexico cattle ranch over diplomacy and is now reimagining the future of American agriculture.
Mindfulness changed her life. Now she’s changing classrooms
From personal healing to purpose, Lee Sowles, Marymount’06, MPH’13, Roux Founder Residency’25, launched Kind Mind to bring mindfulness and wellbeing practices to children, teachers and families.
Her sudden loss launched a virtual cardiac care startup
Empallo, launched by Claire Beskin, a 2025 Innovator Fellow, offers faster, longer cardiology appointments through a virtual platform.
Northeastern student Khushi Shah turned a middle school science project into Drizzl, a smart irrigation startup fighting water waste
Drizzl combines weather data, soil sensors, and predictive technology to automatically control sprinklers and irrigation systems so that water is only used when it’s needed.
Schools in India don’t teach soft skills. This entrepreneur does
Northeastern student Anjali Laddha won an Innovator Award for helping Indian students boost careers with AI-driven tools.
The ABCs of speech therapy
Sarah Martins, a Northeastern University graduate, is building a speech therapy curriculum startup to help schools provide equal, effective support.
From newcomer to entrepreneur: How this Northeastern grad turned her passion for civics and wellness into a growing juice bar empire
Northeastern graduate Ammy Lowney, who did not speak English when she came to the U.S. at 15, opens her eighth Juicygreens location on the Boston campus.
Northeastern grad wins Innovator Award for developing an AI adviser for real estate investors
Stephanie Golik, a member of the Class of 2015, found success and felt energized after pivoting her career from architecture to product design and serial entrepreneurship.
Northeastern announces 2025 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards winners and new fellowship, follow-on fund
Thirty-one Northeastern students, graduates and affiliated entrepreneurs have been selected as recipients of the university’s 2025 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards. Now in its fifth year, the initiative has invested more than $1.8 million in funding to members of Northeastern’s entrepreneurial community as they build and advance their endeavors.
Northeastern students build app to help track seizures—and it’s personal
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E’26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her brother’s life, the 2024 Innovator Awards recipient created ZOR!, an app that will help patients and caretakers track their seizures, along with the help of 16 of her Northeastern classmates. A beta version of the app is expected to launch on September 1, 2025.