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4 days ago | news.northeastern.edu | Cesareo Contreras

Sean Callahan’s family has a sizable connection to Northeastern University. He and his wife received their master’s degrees from the university — his in industrial engineering and his wife’s in taxation. And decades ago, his mother earned her doctorate in toxicology from Northeastern. On Sunday, the Callahans’ daughter Francesca was added to the list, graduating from the university with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting.

1 week ago | news.northeastern.edu | Cesareo Contreras

Daniel Levangie was a few months into his job at Abbott Laboratories in 1975 when he became inspired by the words of the English poet and playwright Robert Browning. He was at a company party celebrating. He and a round of other new employees had successfully completed the company’s rigorous training program. During the celebration, a senior executive gave a speech that referenced the 19th-century writer’s famous “Rabbi Ben Ezra” poem.

1 week ago | news.northeastern.edu | Cesareo Contreras

Dust on the moon is finer than sand but can be as sharp as glass, says Northeastern University Lunabotics Project Lead Matthew Geisel. That type of terrain is not ideal for long-term settlements for humans, a goal NASA hopes to make a reality through its Artemis campaign. “If you’ve ever seen a rocket launch with all the dust going everywhere, the same thing happens on the moon, except there is no air and there’s less gravity. You can imagine very small shards of glass being scattered.

2 weeks ago | news.northeastern.edu | Cesareo Contreras

When a business needs to hire a contractor, it often sends out a request for proposal, otherwise known as an RFP, an industry practice with roots dating to the Industrial Revolution. It’s a standardized method for companies to solicit vendors for a specific job or service. While companies have been using RFPs for more than a century, they are notorious for being tedious, explains Will Feldman, a recent Northeastern University graduate.

2 weeks ago | techxplore.com | Cesareo Contreras

Delivery robots made by companies such as Starship Technologies and Kiwibot autonomously make their way along city streets and through neighborhoods. Under the hood, these robots—like most mobile robots in use today—use a variety of different sensors and software-based algorithms to navigate in these environments.