Northeastern University News

Case Junior High School Assistant Principal William Whalen earned a doctorate in education from Northeastern University following his final dissertation on May 7. The hour long event that included a half hour presentation followed by another half hour of questions from a three-member panel, resulted in his earning the honor after four years of ... (more)

There have been studies showing that laughing can lead to a longer and healthier life.

Kate Taylor, Ben Taylor, Chairman of the Board; Julie Crockford, Conservancy President; Kitty Dukakis, Board member and former Governor Michael Dukakis, Lynn Dale, Board member Community input is being sought as a long anticipated public-private partnership gets underway to design what could be the first step in reclaiming a pedestrian and bicycle ... (more)

College graduation used to be filled with hope and excitement. Lately, though, it seems as if the feeling most likely experienced while dressed in cap and gown is that of dread, with visions of a future burdened by unemployment, underemployment, and student loan payments in grads' heads.

They're facing high unemployment, depressed wages and loads of debt -- and they're only in their 20s.

This Wednesday morning session will include discussion of nanoscale separations and MS analysis for applications such as ultratrace molecular profiling, high-throughput top-down protein analysis, peptides in complex samples, and ionogenic metabolites in body fluids.

"Exhaustive, expensive and occasionally humiliating" is how Hannah Kane, 22, described hunting for a job after graduating a year ago from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in cinema.

The Society of Latino Engineers and Scientists has recognized Bunker Hill Community College science and engineering students Alejandra Marin, Lewis Taveras, Ana Keough, Hudson Gloria, Kamila Souza and Luis Rodrigues for academic achievement.

"I talk to her more now than when she was alive," says Virginia Payne at her daughter's gravesite at Center Cemetery in New Milford.

Gov. Deval Patrick and the Massachusetts Higher Education Commission honored "29 Who Shine" during ceremonies Thursday at the Statehouse The program recognizes graduates of the state's 29 public universities and colleges for their academic achievements, commitment to community service and desire to remain in Massachusetts after graduation.

Architecture student Juste Tresor Gatari and English and photography student Michelle Smith are this year's winners of the Distinguished Student Award, based on their academic work, extracurricular leadership and community service.

Name: Bob Hassinger Address: 48 George Hill Road A Age: 71 A Education: Bachelor of Science and graduate studies in electrical engineering at Northeastern University Relevant experience: Member of the Planning Board since 1991 and chairman several years.

Memo to the class of 2012: Your life may be about to get very hard. Graduates will leave campus to discover the worst job market in more than a decade, according to a recent report by the Associated Press.

On Sunday, May 6, former mayor and present Register of Deeds held his 28th Scholarship Breakfast at Anthony's in Malden with approximately 300 friends in attendance.

Adriana Dawson has been appointed state director for the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center at Johnson & Wales University.

While the U.S. Congress argues over how to pay for lower interest rates on future student loans, more than half of recent college graduates struggle to find jobs to help pay back their debt.

But a brighter employment picture isn't lessening the anxiety of newly minted grads, who face the real-world lesson that good job opportunities still remain elusive.

An Urbana High social studies teacher has been named Frederick County's Teacher of the Year for 2012 and 2013.

Student-run venture accelerator IDEA has added another pitch round over the summer, and more funding to its program.

Civil rights lawyers said President Obama's 2012 campaign managers may have violated employment law by hiring an overwhelmingly white office staff for his campaign headquarters in Chicago.