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From Sweden to the Beanpot: How Lisa Jönsson became Northeastern's latest star hockey goalie
Every star athlete has that one breakthrough moment — the game, play or performance that launches them into the spotlight and fuels their confidence. For Northeastern University women's hockey goalie Lisa Jönsson, that moment came at the 2022 U18 World Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. Playing for Sweden, Jönsson stopped 53 of 56 shots in a 3-1 tourney-opening loss…
How Northeastern international business students solved a small business challenge in Honduras
Sigris Illiana Arriaga Orellana inherited her souvenir shop in Marcala, Honduras, from her mother. As a small business owner in a rural town of about 15,000 residents, Orellana lacked a system for tracking expenses and monitoring inventory, and she did not speak English. However, Northeastern University third-year international business students stepped in to help her…
2024 Most Disruptive Business School Startups: Rooted Living, Northeastern University (D'Amore McKim)
Industry: Food and Beverage Founding Student Name(s): Rachel Domb Brief Description of Solution: Rooted Living is an eco-friendly snack company aiming to make the wasteful snack industry more sustainable by offering plant-based snacks wrapped in 100% compostable packaging that breaks down in just 3 months. Funding Dollars: $110,000 What led you to launch this venture? I launched Rooted Living because…
Co-op at a tech firm in Paris fulfilled Northeastern student's Francophile dream
Jamie Hansen grew up in Chicago in something of a Francophile household. “My parents both majored in French in college,” says Hansen, who is studying international business at Northeastern University. “Because of that I had this interest from a young age in doing a similar thing — like studying abroad in France, since they both…
Northeastern student's nonprofit is empowering high schoolers to drive real-world business impact
When Northeastern University student Aarya Dhru was in high school she noticed it could get competitive trying to secure internships and other work experience that enhanced her resume for college. Dhru, now a third-year finance and data science student at Northeastern, also observed that she and her peers had a lot of the digital and…
Exploring the behavioral side of digital transformation
‘How technology influences behavior, and how behavior influences technology' is the mantra for D'Amore-McKim's newest management course.
From Boston to Barcelona, this Husky got a chance to see how innovators operate around the world through a marketing co-op
Ivanna Pilataxi wants to bring a global perspective back to her home city in Ecuador. Northeastern's co-op program allowed her the chance to see how businesses operate globally.
How Schneider Electric views the sustainability challenge
Global sustainability leader Pascal Tricoire presented at an exciting summit hosted by D'Amore-McKim's Center for Emerging Markets.
The sustainability challenge in South Asia (and India in particular)
Global sustainability leaders gathered for an exciting summit hosted by D'Amore-McKim's Center for Emerging Markets.