Category: Blog
January 10, 2025
Silicon Valley Team Feature: Hannah Kang
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 Hannah Kang is the Experiential Learning Specialist at Northeastern University’s Silicon Valley campus, a role that places her at the unique intersection of career services and strategic partnerships. Her work involves sourcing...
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January 9, 2025
“AI for Good” Hackathons Inspire Students Over Summer Break
by Marcelle Santos When Computer Science Master’s students Aaron (Chieh-Han) Chen, Amy (Hsin-Yao) Huang, Richard (Xinrui) Yi, and Songting Yang went looking for a hackathon they could participate in together over the summer break, they found not one, but three...
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December 13, 2024
Faculty Feature: Karl Ni
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 Karl Ni thrives where academia and industry intersect, bringing together his expertise as a lecturer at Northeastern University and a leader in machine learning at Etsy. A PhD in Electrical and Computer...
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December 6, 2024
Silicon Valley Team Feature: Natasha Odama
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 As the Associate Director of Career Development and Experiential Learning for the Silicon Valley campus, Natasha Odama is passionate about helping students achieve their professional aspirations. With a bachelor's degree in psychology...
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December 2, 2024
Maker's Week Sparks Creativity and Connections
by Marcelle Santos In the last four days of October, the Silicon Valley campus was buzzing with activity – and not just because of midterms. Tech leaders, climate advocates, Oakland campus students, and alumni flowed in and out of the...
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November 27, 2024
Faculty Feature: Jagadeesh Vasudevamurthy
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 With over three decades of experience in computer engineering, Jagadeesh Vasudevamurthy stands as a testament to the power of combining academic excellence with industry innovation. As an Adjunct Instructor at Northeastern University's...
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November 21, 2024
Silicon Valley Team Feature: Kimberly Wright
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 Kimberly Wright’s journey to her current role at Northeastern University reflects her diverse background and dedication to education. As the Academic Advisor and Program Manager for the College of Engineering (COE) Multidisciplinary...
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November 15, 2024
Faculty Feature: Tehmina Amjad
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 At Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Associate Teaching Professor Dr. Tehmina Amjad is cultivating a dynamic environment where technology education intersects with social impact. With nearly two decades of academic...
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November 8, 2024
Silicon Valley Team Feature: EunHae Lawlor
by Jussara Oliveira Barbosa, MS in Project Management ’25 At Northeastern University's Silicon Valley and Oakland campuses, EunHae Lawlor significantly influences the academic journeys of graduate students in the M.S. Project Management and M.P.S. Analytics programs. As the Academic Advisor for...
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November 5, 2024
How Yating Zhuang, MS in Project Management '24, Found Home in the U.S.
by Marcelle Santos Change is never easy, but for Yating Zhuang, a student in the Master of Science in Project Management program at Northeastern in Silicon Valley, moving from China to the United States in 2022 was disorienting. Before the move,...
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