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  • CEM is thrilled to recognize seven students and one student club as Spring 2024 recipients of our Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets. These students, representing four different schools and colleges at Northeastern University, will all pursue innovative research and field projects over the next year to solve pressing social, technological, economic, and health-related problems around the world, from Kenya, to Ecuador, to Ghana, to Lebanon.

  • As a Fall 2023 recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, Saraïna Ulysse, a third-year Public Health student at Northeastern University, has spent the past four months making critical contributions to improving community health education efforts in Baringo County, Kenya.

  • At the close of the Spring 2024 semester, CEM recognized five students as new Student Associates, representing three different Northeastern University colleges and schools. These students, all with a demonstrated passion for futhering their understanding of emerging markets, will join six other undergraduate students recognized as Student Associates in the Fall 2023 semester to help shape CEM programming, perform research with CEM Faculty Fellows, and grow CEM's student outreach efforts in the 2024-2025 school year.

  • Amitabh Kant, India's G20 Sherpa and Former CEO of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog), discussed India's role in the global economy in a fireside chat moderated by Sharad Sharma, Co-Founder of the Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable (iSPIRT), and Ravi Ramamurti, Founding Director of the Center for Emerging Markets.

  • All plastics need to be treated as a public health issue that requires regulation and a change in the consumption culture, Northeastern experts say.

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  • In their analysis of 194 publicly listed, non-state-owned Chinese companies across 24 provinces, Banalieva and colleagues observed that rapid implementation of pro-market reforms was associated with increased internationalization. Conversely, quick reversals had a deleterious effect on international expansion. The presence of family involvement, however, made family-owned companies more resilient in the face of such reversals, enabling firms to sustain their international presence, despite regulatory headwinds.

  • While the heavy rainfall was part of a larger storm system in the region, some have blamed the use of cloud seeding. But what exactly is this technique?

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  • As a Fall 2023 recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, Sima Sharma Tiwari is making strides advocating for comprehensive reproductive health education in Nepal.

  • The Latin American Business Club at Northeastern University (LBC) had the privilege of hosting Ecuador's former President, Jamil Mahuad, for a fireside chat on Thursday, March 28. Supported by the Center for Emerging Markets and organized by the LBC leadership team, the event provided students and faculty attendees with an opportunity for insightful discussions about global economics, diplomatic strategies, and entrepreneurship with the distinguished leader.

  • As a Spring 2023 recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, Northeastern University's chapter of Innovators for Global Health, is working to develop affordable and sustainable medical supplies for healthcare facilities in Ghana.

  • Last night, the Center for Emerging Markets (CEM) at Northeastern University celebrated the culmination of two years of its Srinivasan Family Awards student grant program with a reception attended by over a dozen past student and alumni awardees, as well as faculty and staff partners.

  • Only strong political will of the international community and a strategic long-term plan can restore order in Haiti, a Northeastern expert says.

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