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The Center for Emerging Markets recognizes Fall 2024 recipients of the Srinivasan Family Awards
These students, representing three different schools and colleges at Northeastern University, will all pursue innovative research and field projects over the next year to solve pressing social, environmental, economic, and health-related problems around the world, from India, to Kenya, to Mexico, to Nigeria.
Northeastern’s Bioinnovation Center is developing low-cost biomedical devices to transform health care in West Africa
The new Bioinnovation Center, housed at Academic City University College in Ghana and in partnership with Northeastern, will develop novel solutions to complex problems in West African health clinics.
Malaria and maternity wards: This Northeastern student balances medical research and hospital work during Ghana co-op
Enam Fiattor, a first-generation Ghanaian-American, wanted a co-op experience to connect her to her roots and decide what path to take in the world of public health. These co-ops helped her with both.
Co-op student works to eradicate Leishmaniasis disease in Kenya
With a passion for advocacy work and helping others, Leah Oruko, a third-year health sciences major at Northeastern University, plans to become an otolaryngologist who travels around the world helping those in impoverished communities.
Humble beginnings and hard work pay off for this Northeastern graduate student from Ghana
Grateful for support, a graduate student from Ghana gives a Northeastern professor an unusual token of appreciation.
Meet Young Global Leader Award recipient Jonas Feit
1. Can you tell us about your experiences on your Global Co-op in Africa so far? What projects have you been involved in? My experiences on global co-op have been incredibly varied. I’ve written blog posts, grant proposals, drafted annual reports, gone on field...
Meet Young Global Leader Award recipient Enam Fiattor
Enam Fiattor is an undergraduate junior pursing her Biology degree with a Minor in International Affairs at Northeastern, currently on her first co-op in Ghana. Enam is a recipient of the Young Global Leaders Africa Fund for global co-ops. She shares her journey...
Meet Young Global Leader Award recipient Alex Chang
Alex Chang is an undergraduate junior pursing his Biology and Political Science degree with a minor in Photography. His plan is to start medical school as soon as he graduates from Northeastern. He is currently on his third co-op as a lead researcher at ACCIH –...
An interview with undergraduate student Vivian Akyirem
Vivian Akyirem is an undergraduate sophomore pursing her Marketing and Brand Management degree at Northeastern and a recipient of an Athletic Scholarship. Vivian is a football (soccer) player and a graduate of the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana which she joined at...
These co-op students went to Kenya to find ways to prevent one of the world’s most deadly tropical diseases
For their spring semester co-op, Katherine O’Brien and Grace Kennedy traveled to Kenya to do research on visceral leishmaniasis at a clinic in Baringo County established several years ago by Richard Wamai, an associate professor at Northeastern and global health expert.