Category: Student and Alumni

Northeastern in Toronto Student Drives Data-Driven Changes in TTC’s Emergency Management photo

April 11, 2025

Northeastern in Toronto Student Drives Data-Driven Changes in TTC’s Emergency Management

Weirui Wang will never forget Taylor Swift’s concerts in Toronto. But it isn’t because she was in the audience singing along to the pop star’s hits. Instead, as an Emergency Management Program Analyst at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the...

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Launching an information systems career — with or without a STEM background photo

March 24, 2025

Launching an information systems career — with or without a STEM background

A law firm may not seem like an obvious choice for an information systems career workplace, but it’s a great example of how this field is evolving. Many law offices increasingly rely on technology and data to analyze laws and...

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Northeastern University in Toronto Champions Women in STEM and Beyond photo

March 7, 2025

Northeastern University in Toronto Champions Women in STEM and Beyond

At the current rate of progress, it will take until 2158 — 133 years from now — to achieve full gender parity. This is where the theme of the 2025 International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, comes in....

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Co-op Chronicles: Three Students Share Their Journeys in Industry photo

February 19, 2025

Co-op Chronicles: Three Students Share Their Journeys in Industry

At Northeastern University in Toronto, co-op is more than just a resume booster—it’s a chance for students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings, build professional networks, and gain valuable industry experience. In this edition of our Co-op Chronicles Series,...

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Bioinformatics Master’s Provides a Gateway to Growing Industry photo

January 9, 2025

Bioinformatics Master’s Provides a Gateway to Growing Industry

In 2023, the Ontario government invested $3 million to help six life sciences companies develop and market locally-made medical innovations and healthcare solutions. This news and the province’s newly formed Life Sciences Innovation Fund, which provided the funding, highlight the...

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Three Ways To Carve Out Your Project Management Career Path photo

December 16, 2024

Three Ways To Carve Out Your Project Management Career Path

From the Site C Clean Energy project, a dam and hydroelectric generation station on the Peace River in British Columbia, to On-Corridor Works, the largest capital infrastructure development on Ontario’s GO Expansion program, multibillion-dollar infrastructure ventures are underway nationwide. These...

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Much More Than Crunching Numbers: The 101 of a Data Analyst Career in Canada photo

December 6, 2024

Much More Than Crunching Numbers: The 101 of a Data Analyst Career in Canada

Data analytics is critical in addressing today’s complex challenges and innovating across all sectors, from helping hospitals manage patient flow and municipalities reduce waste to assisting companies in developing more customer-centric products and services. With companies increasingly recognizing its importance...

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Advancing Healthcare with a Regulatory Affairs Career photo

November 7, 2024

Advancing Healthcare with a Regulatory Affairs Career

The hard work of regulatory affairs professionals is all around us. Medical devices, from adhesive bandages and contact lenses to more complex units such as cancer screening tests and pregnancy test kits, are all regulated. Biopharmaceuticals, such as vaccines and...

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Innovative Cross-border Academic Partnership Empowers Students and Industry Partner photo

October 22, 2024

Innovative Cross-border Academic Partnership Empowers Students and Industry Partner

Students from two Northeastern University campuses recently contributed to exciting artificial intelligence (AI) innovation projects at a leading engineering professional services consultancy firm. The experiential learning opportunity with WSP Canada and WSP USA highlights how collaboration within the university’s global...

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Northeastern’s Comprehensive Approach Readies Co-op Student for Career Success photo

September 6, 2024

Northeastern’s Comprehensive Approach Readies Co-op Student for Career Success

Qi (David) Ren was drawn to the unique benefits of participating in a co-op opportunity during his graduate studies. Beyond gaining industry experience, he saw co-op as a chance to immerse himself in the Canadian workplace and build a professional...

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