Krishna Kumar is the New Gluckstern Professor in Physics
AMHERST, MA--As Krishna Kumar finishes his first academic year as the second Gluckstern Professorship in Physics at UMass Amherst, he reflects that he is...
He’s preparing the ER for a surge of COVID-19 patients
By Khalida Sarwari
News at Northeastern
Every night at 8 p.m., as many of us are winding down for the evening, Abhishek Mogili pulls a mask...
Harvard University Postpones 369th Commencement Ceremony Indefinitely
By Colleen Walsh
The Harvard Gazette
Harvard President Larry Bacow announced Friday that the University’s 369th Commencement ceremony will be postponed indefinitely. The move is part of...
University of Texas President Vistasp Karbhari Resigns Amid Reports of a Probe Into an...
Houston-- Hailed as a visionary in many academic journals, Vistasp Karbhari, the Indian-American President of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), has resigned amid...
Wellesley Team Wins State Robotics Championship, Invited to World Championships
WELLESLEY, MA--The Lexington Legoheads, a Wellesley, MA-based robotics team whose members include four Indian American students, has won the Vermont State Championships for First...
40,246 apply to Harvard College Class of 2024
Applications for admission to Harvard College’s Class of 2024 totaled 40,246, the third time in Harvard’s history that applications have exceeded 40,000. Last year,...
Northeastern holds Global Leadership Summit in Mumbai
By Namrata Kolachalam
News at Northeastern
MUMBAI, India—On Saturday, the Northeastern global community gathered in Mumbai, a city of 20 million occasionally referred to as the...
MIT’s Mehtaab Sawhney and Duke’s Azim Dharani Among 15 Named 2020 Churchill Scholars
BOSTON--MIT’s Mehtaab Sawhney and Duke University's Azim Dharani are among 15 individuals named 2020 Churchill scholars. The prestigipus Churchill Scholarships are given in science,...
Visually Impaired coders shine at Inclusive STEM Confluence
LEXINGTON, MA--Lexington, MA-based non-profit Vision-Aid announced the successful completion of the “Inclusive STEM Confluence 2020”, a unique, one of a kind event, organized by...
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Provides Updated School Prayer Guidance
Washington — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the Department of Education is taking several concrete actions to protect religious liberty and...