Graduate garners Huntington Award to help improve maternal health in Ethiopia
Blen Yohannes will spend the next year in Ethiopia helping provide new mothers with resources for hospital care.
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Eight undergraduates selected as new CEM Student Associates
After a competitive selection process, eight outstanding undergraduate students were selected to join CEM's Student Associate program for the upcoming 2026-27 academic year.
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Three Graduating Seniors Named 2026 CEM Student Fellows
The Center for Emerging Markets is proud to recognize three graduating seniors, Anjali Laddha, Brenda Belgamo, and Anh “Rachel” Le, as CEM Student Fellows, a distinction awarded to Student Associates who have made a lasting impact on the Center and the broader Northeastern community.
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CEM Awards Four Srinivasan Family Grants for Projects in Emerging Markets
This spring, CEM funded four outstanding projects spanning healthcare, infrastructure finance, energy access, and digital health. This grant cycle marks four years of the Srinivasan Family Award program, with now 50 awards provided to 67 students over eight grant cycles.
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Center for Emerging Markets Announces 2026 DiSanto Student Engagement and Innovation Award Recipients
Ten undergraduate students were selected as the first recipients of the DiSanto Student Engagement and Innovation Award and travelled to Washington D.C. over spring break for a four-day immersion program on commercial diplomacy and policymaking.
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2026 Revvity CEM Scholars Selected for CXO Shadowing Program
Four MBA students from emerging markets were selected as the first recipients of the Revvity Access CEM Scholarship and participated in a two-day executive shadowing experience at Revvity's headquarters, joined by six undergraduate participants in a collaborative learning model.
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CEM Welcomes the 2025–26 Cohort of Student Associates
The Center for Emerging Markets has selected its fifth cohort of Student Associates for the 2025–2026 academic year. Chosen through a competitive process, these undergraduate students will contribute to CEM's mission by supporting research, programming, and student engagement around emerging markets. Their diverse backgrounds and global interests reflect the center's commitment to shaping future leaders in international business.
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CEM Associate, Anjali Laddha, recognized by Poets&Quants for AI Startup
Poets&QuantsAnjali Laddha, DMSB'26, a long-time Student Associate with CEM, was just awarded “Most Disruptive Business School Startup” by Poets&Quants for Degree2Destiny, her AI-powered career readiness platform helping students turn their degrees into real careers.
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The Center for Emerging Markets Celebrates Fourth Year Supporting SmartIDEAthon
Through the Vivek and Vandana Sharma Initiative, CEM supported the sixth edition of SmartIDEAthon, one of India's largest student social innovation competitions, held on December 12, 2025, at GITAM University in Visakhapatnam
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Spotlight on Impact: CEM Announces Fall 2025 Emerging Markets Grant Recipients
Four student projects received funding through the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets in fall 2025.
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Brazilian Student Association welcomes over 500 students to international summit at Northeastern
On October 11th and 12th, Northeastern University welcomed the 10th edition of the BRASA Summit Américas, bringing over 500 students from across the US and Canada for a weekend of connections and learning.
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This CEM Student Associate turned soft skills into an AI startup helping Indian students unlock their potential
NGNNortheastern student Anjali Laddha won an Innovator Award for helping Indian students boost careers with AI-driven tools.