Alena Kuzub

2 weeks ago | news.northeastern.edu | Alena Kuzub

When Alejandro Díez was a computer science student at Northeastern University, he got burned a few times trying to sell or buy items through such online platforms as Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist. “I got scammed a few times,” says Díez, who graduated from Northeastern in 2023. “[These] platforms don’t really do anything to protect you.” That experience sparked an idea.

2 weeks ago | news.northeastern.edu | Alena Kuzub

Julia Manczurowsky, a doctoral candidate in human movement and rehabilitation at Northeastern University, is forging a unique path in the field of physical therapy. Her journey began as an undergraduate at Northeastern, where she created a unique co-op opportunity for herself in Uganda. After graduation, she became a traveling physical therapist, gaining experience across various health care settings.

3 weeks ago | news.northeastern.edu | Alena Kuzub

Standing in center field at Fenway Park, technology investor and philanthropist David Roux challenged Northeastern University’s Class of 2025 to build lives worth remembering — by leaning into the very things that make them human. Speaking at Sunday’s graduate commencement ceremony, Roux addressed the students, telling them that in an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, it’s memory, creativity and connection that will give this generation its greatest advantage.

1 month ago | phys.org | Alena Kuzub

Humans began creating alloys about 5,000 years ago by combining copper and tin to produce bronze. Since then, alloy design has advanced dramatically, says Moneesh Upmanyu, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University.

1 month ago | news.northeastern.edu | Alena Kuzub

Humans began creating alloys around 5,000 years ago by combining copper and tin to produce bronze. Since then, alloy design has advanced dramatically, says Moneesh Upmanyu, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University. “Now, it’s definitely a science [and] less of an art because we have the periodic table and we know the properties of all these elements that we are mixing together,” he says.