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This year celebrates a decade of NU-CUIBE, an event that gives international business students the chance to develop and showcase their analytical skills.

A brother and sister, both Northeastern alumni, have teamed up to modernize a clothing accessory that some say is on the historical fringe of fashion.

Jason Yau, DMSB'17, founded Zyphr, a company that sells high-quality sportswear. He hopes it will become as big as Nike or Adidas in Hong Kong.

A new Northeastern-Gallup poll shows that more than 70 percent of Americans believe automation will downsize workforces and eliminate jobs. Lifelong learning could be the answer. Raj Echambadi and Mark Bernfeld discuss these changes for News at Northeastern.

Yasmina Khashoggi, a Northeastern student who is studying journalism, knows what it's like to want to eat healthy, but struggling to find healthy snacks on the go. Her company, Evolve Vending, seeks to change that.

Gearflow is the first online marketplace for buying, selling, researching, and repairing construction equipment and parts, says Ben Preston, the Northeastern graduate who co-founded the company.

“Northeastern is a leader in experiential learning, which is the necessary basis for learning how to be a value creator. They understand that to have a long, productive career in our global innovation economy, value-creation skills are essential,” Carlson says.

Chocolate milk isn't just for kids anymore! Josh Belinsky, DMSB'17, and Manny Lubin, CAMD'15, founded Slate, a company that makes chocolate milk with less sugar and more protein. Belinksy and Lubin have received support from IDEA, Northeastern University's student-led venture accelerator, and now 25 students are conducting market research for the company as part of Keith Smith's course.

A tech-savvy intrapraneur, Robert Hass is used to driving innovation from inside companies. Guided by a D'Amore-McKim MBA and a keen sense of social consciousness, he aims to help corporations do well while doing right by society.

3D printers and cloud-based design programs have created the “perfect storm” for companies to expand their ability to innovate according to “The Innovation Navigator,” a new book written by Tucker Marion and Sebastian Fixson.