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About Northeastern University
Northeastern University, abbreviated as NU, is a private national research university in Boston, Massachusetts. Northeastern's award-winning campus is mostly located in Boston's Fenway and Back Bay neighborhoods adjacent to Huntington Avenue near the vaunted Museum of Fine Arts and Symphony Hall. The area is also known as the Fenway Cultural District.
Northeastern is perhaps best known for its distinctive "co-op" program, which encourages students to alternate semesters of study with periods of full-time work with co-operative partners in business and industry. In 2003, US News ranked Northeastern #1 for Best Co-ops/Internships. Employers from around the world participate in the program, providing an avenue for internships and post-graduation employment. Employers include top ranked international law firms, banks, and corporations, including many of the Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Disney, and Raytheon. The co-op program enhances the theoretical classroom work with real world experience.
Northeastern has many programs that are nationally recognized. In 2007, the Princeton Review rated Northeastern as one of the top colleges in the Northeast. The undergraduate business school is ranked number 26 in the country by Business Week. Northeastern ranked No. 4 in Forbes Magazine as one of "America's Most Entrepreneurial Campuses." The School of Architecture was ranked #12 by the Key Institute National Rankings.
Northeastern has produced many successful graduates, including top executives, entrepreneurs, scientists, astronauts, entertainers, political figures, and professional athletes. Northeastern graduates have particularly excelled in the high technology industry. For example, Northeastern grads founded EMC Corporation, Lycos, and Cognex. Northeastern grads are also a members of the senior management teams of Analog Devices, Teradyne, Evergreen Solar, and CMGI. In addition, a Northeastern computer science student created the music file sharing program Napster in his dorm room. A Northeastern engineering alumnus is listed on the Forbes List of the World's Billionares.
Admission to Northeastern is highly competitive and very selective, even for a top 100 university. In 2008, the university received over 35,000 applications for 2800 seats in the freshman class. Northeastern is ranked among the top 10 private universities in the U.S. in terms of the total number of applications received. -
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US Bio, Akrivis become first few biotechs in Salem
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Oct 1 2012)
...l biotech has just two full-time and two part-time employees now, and is based on technology that came out of Northeastern University. Right now, the company plans to offer its Z-TECTTM system for research use for early ...
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Mass. officials look to bridge skills gap for manufacturing sector
Explore Business News (Sep 13 2012)
... if they want to ensure that future is a bright one. A new report released today by The Boston Foundation and Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center paints a picture of a vibrant, healthy manufacturing sector where emp... (Read Full Article)
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Massachusetts economy grows at slower rate than rest of country, MassBenchmarks says
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The last time the state’s economy grew more slowly than the U.S. was in the second quarter of 2010.
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R.I. lender opens Glastonbury loan office
Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Dec 21 2011)
...than 25 years of lending experience, most recently with Bank of America. He received a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University. Veronesi reports to James Gueltzow, newly hired vice president and Connecticut region... (Read Full Article)
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Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey
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....9 points from 47.3 points in October. Alan Clayton-Matthews of the school of Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University said that confidence is a reflection of the state’s strength in making high-tech goods...
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Holyoke Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center completes first stage of construction
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...niversity of Massachusetts, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Northeastern University, EMC Corp., of Hopkinton, an information storage, back-up and recovery firm, and Cisc...
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New England scores seven ARPA-E awards
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...I program • Charles River Associates (with partners PJM Interconnection, Boston University, Tufts University, Northeastern University, Polaris Systems Optimization, and Paragon Decision Technology), Boston – $1.34 millio... (Read Full Article)
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Holyoke planners to begin reviewing 90,000-square-foot plan for the high performance computing center
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...partners in the project are Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Northeastern University, EMC Corp., of Hopkinton, an information storage, back-up and recovery firm, and Cisco...
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Western New England College opens $40 million Center for Sciences and Pharmacy
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...lose to her home in Springfield. The Western New England College started in 1919 as a Springfield division of Northeastern University. ...
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Three of America's Greenest Colleges And Universities are in Mass. and Maine
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...co-generation power facilities, which produce both heat and electricity. Oberlin College in Ohio and Boston's Northeastern University are among many schools that require all new buildings meet at least LEED silver standa...
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...s juris doctorate from Columbia University Law School, a masters from Harvard Law School and a doctorate from Northeastern University. All court nominees in Massachusetts have to be approved by the Governor's Council, a ... (Read Full Article)
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Advanced medical research among the possibilities for Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
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...Oct. 5. Partners in the project are the state, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Northeastern University, Boston University, Umass, Cisco Systems Inc., a computer networking company based in ...
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Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center groundbreaking in Holyoke draws state, college officials
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...m anything. Other partners in the computing center whose representatives made remarks were Boston University, Northeastern University, Cisco Systems Inc., a computer networking company based in California, and EMC Corp.,...
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Holyoke hosts M.I.T. president Susan Hockfield, other officials for groundbreaking of Massachusetts Green High Performance Computer Center
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...marks also were made by U.S. Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst, as well as representatives of Harvard University, Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts and Boston University as well as private investors EM...
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Gov. Patrick to participate in ground-breaking of new high performance computing center in Holyoke
Explore masslive.com (Oct 3 2010)
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