Category: Blog
December 7, 2022
Emergency alerts and traffic predictions at the inaugural Google Developer Student Club Hackathon
by Meredith Hutcheson On an uncharacteristically rainy day this Saturday in California, students from the Northeastern University Google Developer Student Club were up early. The end of the term is just a few weeks away, but for the next 24...
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November 10, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Asha Kiran Makwana
Asha isn't going to stop now by Marcelle Santos While speaking on a panel a few days before our interview in the spring of 2022, Asha Makwana had a realization: it would be her last time representing Northeastern University as...
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November 3, 2022
Rachael Grudt (Khoury College '21) is putting data science to work towards a net zero power grid
“We call ourselves scientists turned data scientists,” Khoury College of Computer Sciences ‘21 alumna Rachael Grudt said of her team at work. “We get really excited about the science.” This October, Rachael came to the San Jose campus to speak...
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October 26, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Kicho Yu
Kicho Wants to Build Bridges by Marcelle Santos “Did you go camping?” I asked. He had mentioned going to the Sierra Nevada, and I was just making small talk before our interview. He looked up, scratched his chin,...
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September 26, 2022
Student Spotlight: Priyanka Chandak
Pursuing your passions while staying open to change by Marcelle Santos At 28 years old, Priyanka Chandak has lived what seems like several completely different lives. In one, she was a financial analyst/marathon runner in Calcutta. In another, she was...
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May 19, 2022
Student Spotlight: Darrel & Dominique Schreiner
Align is Helping These Sisters Level Up Their Business by Marcelle Santos When the Schreiner sisters decided to start a different type of jeans company, they faced challenges right off the bat. “We had the idea of making jeans more...
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May 5, 2022
"People, given the opportunity, want to be great": Marquis Cabrera and Alysson Do on Leadership
by Meredith Hutcheson On the patio at the Northeastern — Silicon Valley campus, Marquis Cabrera was listening carefully as student Shital Waters explained the environmental impact of algae blooms. Waters, who is pursuing her Master’s in Computer Science at the...
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April 5, 2022
Student Spotlight: Semaa Amin
How Computer Science is helping one student turn multiple interests into a meaningful career by Marcelle Santos When Semaa Amin isn’t in class, she’s working to create a virtual reality lab. Or planning activities for students to support their mental...
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March 22, 2022
Student Spotlight: Zoe Ding
Exploring Computer Science With a Beginner’s Mind by Marcelle Santos Zoe Ding feels like she’s standing at a gate that opens up to a whole new world. Computer science, the field she chose to study at Northeastern University, is just...
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