CSFs Joseph A. Adinolfi Jr. is fund is permanent fund Nov 20, 2008
Adinolfi was a graduate of the Immaculate Conception School in Revere, Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern University. He worked as an electrical engineer for Raytheon for more than 35 years before retiring. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Making new preparations Nov 19, 2008
To watch the crowd in the president's office at Northeastern University yesterday, one could easily have thought they were celebrating good news, but that would have been mistaken ... Northeastern University president Joseph Aoun described a hastily conceived remedial program for Boston students that sounded more like 13th grade than college. (Boston Globe)
Put it on layaway Nov 18, 2008
There's a need for it, said Tony Gao, a marketing professor at Boston-based Northeastern University. Times are tough. (Fresno Bee)
Hub grads come up short in college Nov 18, 2008
They went in greatest numbers to Bunker Hill Community College, followed by the University of Massachusetts at Boston, Roxbury Community College, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Northeastern University, Quincy College, and UMass Amherst. Yet seven years later, only 675 of those who enrolled, or 35. (Boston Globe)
Women's Hockey: Wildcats beat Maine.....again Nov 18, 2008
The Wildcats' next home game is Nov. 26 (5 p.m.) against Northeastern University. Page 1 of 1. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Getting in isn't enough Nov 17, 2008
A landmark tracking study by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University shows that, of the 1,904 Boston Public Schools graduates in the class of 2000 who attended two- and four-year colleges, only 35 percent earned a degree by June 2007. The study compels the Menino administration to take a long and deep look into the gulf between "getting in" and "getting through" college. (Boston Globe)
James Stewart, 76; veteran became telephone executive Nov 17, 2008
His brother took a bus, a train, and a subway on his daily commute to Northeastern University, he said. James Stewart joined the Navy after graduating from Holten High School in 1949 in Danvers. (Boston Globe)
Local players lift NU's soccer team Nov 16, 2008
Algonquin Regional High grad Matthew Laning of Southborough and Needham High alumni Nick Leuders and Jeremy Klein have contributed to the success of Northeastern University men's soccer team this fall. The Huskies, 7-4-7 in the regular season, were lined up to play the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association championship tournament on Friday, after advancing past Old Dominion with a shootout win Tuesday. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
A look back as 'TRL' pulls plug Nov 15, 2008
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The look of Boston, thanks to Curley Nov 15, 2008
The extension of the Red Line from South Boston to Dorchester; the Red Line's Charles Street Station; the Huntington Avenue subway from Copley Square to Northeastern University; and the extension of the Green Line's Boylston Street subway under Kenmore Square to new tunnel portals on Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue were Curley accomplishments. The conversion of the Blue Line from light rail to rapid transit, the construction of Maverick Square station and the extension of the Blue Line to... (Boston Globe)
Trolley crash snarls Green Line rush hour Nov 15, 2008
"All of a sudden, the train just shook," said Eric Chen, 20, a Northeastern University student who was one of roughly 500 riders on the two trains. "A couple people spilled their coffee, and my friend hit her head.". (Boston Globe)
GM May Run out of Gas Before Obama Arrives Nov 15, 2008
"According to the bankruptcy code, it only takes three creditors to go into court and say this company is bankrupt in an involuntary manner. General Motors must have 25,000 to 35,000 creditors who could do that," said Harlan Platt, who teaches finance and corporate turnarounds at Northeastern University in Boston. What's more likely than bankruptcy, according to Baird, is that GM would come to some kind of agreement with its creditors that would buy some time enough time, perhaps, for Obama to... (ABC News -- Wire)
Suit on light and low-tar cigarettes heads to SJC Nov 15, 2008
"This will be an extremely influential decision that will likely be followed in many other states," said Richard Daynard, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law and head of the Tobacco Products Liability Project, which encourages lawsuits against tobacco companies. The case is the latest example of Massachusetts playing a pioneering role in legal challenges to the tobacco industry. (Yahoo News -- Tobacco Lawsuits)
Women's Hockey Begins Four-Game Homestand This Weekend Nov 14, 2008
GAME STORYLINES The Wayne State University women's hockey team (5-2-1) begins a four-game homestand this weekend as the Warriors host the #10 Northeastern University Huskies (6-1-2) for a series at the City Sports Center in Detroit. The puck drops at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, with play-by-play broadcaster Tom Balog calling the action on , which is free to all fans via the Internet. (Wsuathletics.com)
Meet your police, Nov. 13 Nov 14, 2008
He received a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice at Northeastern University in 2004, and started at Burlington Police Department in June of 2004. Patrolman Abaskharoun was elected as an e-board member in the newly established BPD Honor Guard and was certified as a field training officer in 2005. (Burlington Union, MA)
UNC Opens Title Chase Friday Versus Western Carolina Nov 14, 2008
The automatic qualifying conferences and their representatives follow: America East Conference, Boston University; Atlantic 10 Conference, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Atlantic Coast, North Carolina; Atlantic Sun Conference, Belmont University; Big 12, Missouri; Big East, Notre Dame; Big Sky Conference, Northern Arizona University; Big South Conference, Radford University; Big Ten, Pennsylvania State University; Big West, UC Santa Barbara; Colonial, Northeastern University;... (Tarheelblue.com)
Business notes Nov 13, 2008
She holds a bachelor s degree in health science from Northeastern University and is the proud parent of Kyle Abbott, a sophomore at Curry College. Business Network Intl. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Grambling dubs Dawson AD Nov 13, 2008
After nine seasons in the NFL, Dawson moved to the administrative side of athletics, working at Northeastern University in Boston and his alma mater. He also served as athletic director at North Carolina Central and spent three years at Virginia Commonwealth University as an adjunct professor in the school's graduate sports management program. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Dawson named AD Nov 13, 2008
After a 10-year NFL career, Dawson moved to the administrative side of athletics, working at Northeastern University in Boston and his alma mater. He also served as athletic director at N.C. Central. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Dirty sexy matchmaking Nov 12, 2008
Holzle, a 44-year-old Northeastern University graduate who got a business degree at Babson, is so convinced of his theory that a year ago he created , a dating website that pairs people from the Boston and Providence area by their immune systems. It works like this: You pay $1,995 to sign up for the service (there's a limited-time special of $995), and receive a genetic testing kit in the mail. (Boston Globe)
Elephantom scores record deal Nov 12, 2008
The members of Elephantom are Matt Aucoin, 18, a freshman at Harvard University and a 2008 graduate of Medfield High School; Mike Cotter, 16, a junior at Medfield High School; Trudie Kaiser, 16, a senior at Wellesley High School; Sam Pearce, 17, a senior at Milton Academy; Nick Pope, 18, a freshman at UMass-Amherst and a 2008 graduate of Medfield High School; and Zack Trahan, 19, a sophomore at Northeastern University and a 2007 graduate of Medfield High School. Loading commenting interface. (Medfield Press, MA)
Michigan Opens Season With 77-55 Win. Nov 12, 2008
Advancing to the second round of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, the Wolverines (1-0) will meet another bunch of Huskies, this time from Northeastern University, Wednesday night at 8 p.m. for the right to travel to New York City for a possible showdown with. For all the struggles in the back-and-forth first half with Saginaw Valley State in the Wolverines only exhibition contest, the opener that counted was all Maize-and-Blue. (GoBlueWolverine.com)
Obituary: Wilbur D. Canaday Nov 12, 2008
He was a graduate of Harvard College, Class of 1942, Yale Divinity School in 1945, and Union Theological Seminary in 1947, a doctoral candidate in theology at the University of Edinburgh, 1947-1948, earned a master s degree in education at Northeastern University in 1972. Mr. Canaday was a chaplain in the U.S. Naval Reserve in Corona, Calif. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Go to a college fair in your pajamas Nov 11, 2008
Yale University, Northeastern University, West Point and Dartmouth College are just some of the schools that will be represented. If students are not able to make it to any of the event, all the presentations and videos are archived online. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
N.E. colleges join initiative to prevent homemade bombs Nov 9, 2008
Oxley and scientists at Northeastern University in Boston, which is co-directing the new center, have received $5. 15 million from the Department of Homeland Security to run experiments in three main areas of research: making blasts less damaging by upgrading building materials, taking the bite out of common, commercial ingredients that people use to make bombs at home, and improving ways to detect homemade bombs and bomb makers. (Boston Globe)
Young and struggling in the U.S. Nov 9, 2008
"Low-income people are the big losers when the economy turns down," said Andrew Sum, director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University, in Massachusetts. With jobs scarce, many college graduates find themselves taking jobs that do not require a degree, and laid-off middle-income workers are taking lower-paying jobs in areas like retail sales. (International Herald Tribune)
For cyclists seeking simplicity, the fixed is in Nov 9, 2008
He's studying sociology and history at Northeastern University and started riding fixed three years ago. His first bike was a "conversion" - take an old bike, strip off everything, and swap the wheels (if that's in the budget). (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Nurse fulfilled by work with veterans Nov 8, 2008
Pizzi has spent most of her nursing career within the Caritas system after graduating from St. Elizabeth s Hospital School of Nursing, and as she continued through degree programs at Northeastern University and Emmanuel College, but the outpatient care at Hanscom is a very different experience. It s a different kind of place, she said. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Study: Dearth of black coaches in NCAA football Nov 7, 2008
David Czesniuk of the Center for the Study of Sports in Society at Northeastern University, a program Lapchick founded, said he was struck by who controlled the money. "What stood out to me, is that in the biggest component of dollars in college football is the BCS, and every single commissioner of a BCS conference is a white male," Czesniuk said. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Watertown-Belmont Chamber of Commerce names Bob Kaprielian Person of the Year Nov 7, 2008
He went on to play football at Northeastern University before joining the Army and becoming a pilot. After his service in the Army, which did not include overseas travel, Kaprielian settled in Watertown. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
New T police chief named Nov 7, 2008
As a member of Chief Carter s Command Staff, Deputy Chief MacMillan managed the highly successful StopWatch program, a nationally recognized multi-agency effort to quell disturbances and disorderly conduct among youths on the MBTA. MacMillan, 55, earned a bachelor s degree from Northeastern University s College of Criminal Justice and a master s degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England College. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Could Rocks Sponge Carbon Dioxide From Air? Nov 6, 2008
6, 2004) A Northeastern University researcher today announced that he has found that the soil below oak trees exposed to elevated levels of carbon dioxide had significantly higher carbon levels than those. . (Science Daily)
Men's Hockey: On the long road again Nov 4, 2008
9 Northeastern University on Halloween night might be the next best thing. The Terriers were 4-0-0 in Hockey East and were sitting atop the conference, so the UNH win brought NU closer to the rest of the pack. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Psychiatric patient's flight from facility leads to a new life Nov 2, 2008
"A lot of the work Jon has done has changed thousands of people's lives in Massachusetts, but they don't know Jon was part of it," said Alisa K. Lincoln, an associate professor of health sciences and sociology at Northeastern University, who has worked with Delman for years and nominated him for the prize. Delman began by focusing on giving consumers more voice in the treatments they received, but he is focusing increasingly on dragging academic research out of the Ivory Tower and orienting it... (Boston Globe)
Unsolved mysteries Nov 2, 2008
What about that big 22-story dormitory Northeastern University is building on the corner of Ruggles and Tremont streets. Why did Wilkerson support that project over many of her constituents' objections that it was far too big and that the school had not provided enough benefits to the community in return for the right to bring more than a thousand students into the neighborhood. (Boston Globe)
Countdown to elections Nov 1, 2008
"I attended public schools and then went on to receive two advanced degrees from Northeastern University and the University of Bridgeport. I've served twice on the Danbury City Council. If the people elect me, they know I'll bring my experience to a Senate that has the majority." Mr. Perkins said he feels that there's energy in the air now that the campaign is in its final days. "There's this exciting buzz in the air," he said. (Bethel Beacon, CT)
Late goal lifts UNH hockey team past Northeastern Nov 1, 2008
OVERCAST Saturday November 1, 2008. Today's most viewed articles. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
McCarthy: Soccer, politics at Hofstra Oct 31, 2008
Darryl Jones, a sophomore defensive back for Northeastern University in Boston, was seventh on the team with 31 tackles this season. The former Laurel resident played at St. John's Catholic High in Washington. (Laurel Leader, MD)
Taking it to the 'Street' Oct 31, 2008
Other contacts led to seven more young people including Tu Phan, a Dorchester freshman at Northeastern University who does spoken-word poetry, and TiElla Grimes, a recent graduate of Newbury College. Myer outlined the themes of the dances she was choreographing - love, anger, death, the feeling of being trapped and constrained in a dangerous world - and asked them to write something for her. (Boston Globe)
Once a refugee, now an honoree for volunteerism Oct 31, 2008
The dinner will be held at Marriott Boston Copley Place and features Joseph Aoun, Northeastern University president, as the keynote speaker. Khibkin, 69, is retired but will not attend the event because he is recovering at home from pneumonia. (Boston Globe)
25th Lantern parade shines around Jamaica Pond Oct 31, 2008
"I can't emphasize how necessary and vital all the volunteers from Northeastern University have been," he said. " Northeastern University's crews were right on point. ... They were absolutely crucial to this event.". (Northeastern News, MA)
A business by design Oct 30, 2008
When it came time to develop his own business, Adam sought advice on production, promotion, and distribution from one of his professors, Ted Clark, the director of the Northeastern University Center for Family Business. "He didn't come to me with a big idea," Clark said. (Boston Globe)
Average cost at Mass. private colleges is tops in US Oct 30, 2008
"It definitely raises a lot of concerns," said Ashley Cote, a Northeastern University student in her final year. "I worry about it.". (Boston Globe)
White Supremacists by the Numbers Oct 30, 2008
Explainer thanks Timothy Brown of Northeastern University and Mark Pitcavage of the Anti-Defamation League. Brian Palmer is a freelance writer living in Columbia, Md. (Slate)
Area's rents up 4.2% in one year Oct 29, 2008
These factors pushed rents to "an unaffordable level" for many Boston-area residents, particularly low-wage workers, said Barry Bluestone, director of the Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University. He is lead author on the annual Housing Report Card from the Boston Foundation, which was also released yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Teens become mentors to combat violence Oct 29, 2008
Founded in 1993 by Northeastern University, MVP is a leadership program that teaches students to play a central role in helping to combat things like rape, battering and sexual harassment. Normally tailored for college students and professional sports teams, the MVP program trains participants to recognize sexism, racism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination and asks how they would react as a bystander in various scenarios. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
FULL STORY: FBI: Race-based hate crimes still highest Oct 29, 2008
Jack Levin, a criminologist at Northeastern University, says that drop shows the effect of 9/11 waning. Latinos and Asians, he says, are likely to be targets as the economy worsens. (USA Today -- News)
Home prices hitting bottom? New report highlights uncertainty Oct 29, 2008
Although evidence exists that Greater Boston housing prices may have bottomed out and that the nation may have hit the nadir of the crisis, adjustable rate subprime loans still threaten any relative rebound, according to Northeastern University s Center for Urban and Regional Policy Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2008 ... Barry Bluestone, a Northeastern University housing researcher who worked on the report, said policymakers should use the dire economic climate to spur more drastic changes,... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
NJIT professor finds engineering technique to identify disease-causing genes Oct 29, 2008
Effat Emamian, MD, founder and CEO of Advanced Technologies for Novel Therapeutics, a start-up company in NJIT's business incubator, and Mehdi Tahoori, assistant professor at Northeastern University, contributed to the research. "In the field of medical research, we face enormous challenges for finding the causes and curative treatments for complex human disorders" said Emamian, whose research focuses on mental disorders. (EurekAlert!)
Driven by justice: A job demands it Oct 29, 2008
After graduating from Northeastern University in 1990, St. Clair joined the U.S. Marshals Service and began her work in Rhode Island. Her roles ranged from protecting witnesses and sequestered juries in high-profile trials to undercover work tracking people on the run. (Florida Times-Union)
Kerley named EMS Educator of the Year Oct 28, 2008
Originally from Ireland, Kerley has had a diverse international career in emergency medicine and also served as the clinical coordinator for EMS instruction at Northeastern University. He is an innovative teacher devoted to education and learning who has worked with thousands of EMS providers within the Region IV EMS System. (Burlington Union, MA)
What can you tell me about the fruit acai? Oct 28, 2008
Dr. Knowledge is written by physicists Stephen Reucroft and John Swain, both of Northeastern University. E-mail questions to or write Dr. Knowledge, c/o The Boston Globe, PO Box 55819, Boston, MA 02205-5819. (Boston Globe)
Easton obituaries Oct 28, 2008
He was a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston where he received a degree in engineering. Mr. Zentackos worked for 35 years as an engineer and was employed by the U.S. Government Army Core of Engineers. (Easton Journal, MA)
Driscoll, Moran face off in League forum Oct 28, 2008
Moran, 50, who grew up in North Quincy, is a graduate of Northeastern University, where he majored in business administration. He has lived in Braintree since 1986, served on the Old Colony rail mitigation committee in 1991 and 1992, and has been active in local youth sports, including coaching Little League and Babe Ruth baseball. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Suit on light and low-tar cigarettes heads to SJC Oct 27, 2008
"This will be an extremely influential decision that will likely be followed in many other states," said Richard Daynard, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law and head of the Tobacco Products Liability Project, which encourages lawsuits against tobacco companies. The case is the latest example of Massachusetts playing a pioneering role in legal challenges to the tobacco industry. (Yahoo News -- Tobacco Lawsuits)
Election '08: The world weighs in Oct 26, 2008
"Once they know you are American, the only issue of concern becomes the election and the reasoning behind your choice," said Leventhal, a Northeastern University junior. On the other side of the globe in Australia, Aviva Gat, a Boston University junior, was similarly quizzed. (Boston Globe)
NASCAR caps off busy sports weekend Oct 25, 2008
Sports always has been an anchor for people, regardless of what all was going on in the world, said Dave Czesniuk, director of operations at Northeastern University s Center for the Study of Sports and Society. Sports is a community uniter, a rallying point that different people of different backgrounds can gather around. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Finalists named for sustainability summit Oct 25, 2008
Three teams from Thunderbird and one each from the University of Phoenix and Arizona State University will join teams from the University of Wuppertal in Germany, the Queens School of Business in Canada, Northeastern University, DePaul University and the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. The summit, to be held Nov. 13-15, will feature the 10 finalists competing for a $20,000 prize. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Side by side with Sondheim Oct 24, 2008
Stephen Sondheim will take part in a conversation at Northeastern University tonight ... Tonight at 8 he will take part in a conversation with Sean Patrick Flahaven at Northeastern University. (Boston Globe)
In digital era, blue books still causing white knuckles Oct 24, 2008
"You pass out blue books, students pass out from anxiety," William Fowler, a history professor at Northeastern University, said as he prepared to grade 120 blue books for an exam given Wednesday. "It is the metaphor for failure and success.". (Boston Globe)
Road show pressuring candidates to respond to questionnaires Oct 24, 2008
Project Vote Smart started out surveying candidates in 1992 and opened a research center at Northeastern University in 1994 with the help of Michael Dukakis, a former governor of Massachusetts and a member of the group's board. Massachusetts candidates also have received questionnaires from the American Institute of Architects, the Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters, the International Association of Fire Fighters, Common Cause, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the list... (Boston Globe)
First Swampscott Leadership Symposium is Monday, Oct. 27 Oct 24, 2008
The keynote speaker for this event is Peter Roby, athletic director at Northeastern University, former head basketball coach at Harvard University, former marketing vice president at Reebok, and director of Northeastern s Center for the Study of Sport in Society since 2002. Roby is a renowned public speaker. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
REITER: Pena's eternal optimism pays dividends for Rays in October Oct 24, 2008
The Texas Rangers made him the tenth overall pick out of Northeastern University in the 1998 draft, but he was a quantifiable bust for the first nine years of his professional career, a rollercoaster that was marked by such unpredictable highs (27 home runs with the Tigers in 2004) and lows (just 33 at bats with the Red Sox in '06) that a man of lesser character would have been tempted to quit. In fact, Pea says that he could have stomached it had his career ended after that abortive stint in... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
The race in the 2nd: Atsalis seeks sixth term Oct 24, 2008
Atsalis is a graduate of Northeastern University, with a bachelor s degree in Business Management and a minor in History. He is a grades 7-12 certified teacher in social studies from Salem State College. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Brennan talks here: LItalien and Brennan face off in state representative race Oct 24, 2008
Education: B.S. Business Administration, UNH; Master s Technical and Professional Writing, Northeastern University. Hometown: Georgetown, born in Salem. (Georgetown Record, MA)
