Northeastern University - The Northeastern Difference
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Academic Excellence

We integrate rigorous classroom studies with experiential learning opportunities, anchored by the nation's largest, most innovative cooperative education program.  It’s the Northeastern difference.

STUDENTS
Northeastern Undergraduate researchers named 2007 Goldwater Scholars
a student and profesor examine lab findings Chosen from 1,100 applicants nationwide, physics major Matthew Bouchard and mechanical engineering student Jeffrey Patenaude were cited for academic merit in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering.
FACULTY
Northeastern University receives grant to raise environmental awareness with computer simulation game
a researcher looks into a microscope An interdisciplinary project to assess next-generation learning through computer-facilitated networked play has earned Northeastern a $498,803 grant from the National Science Foundation.
UNIVERSITY
Northeastern University Awarded $3 Million to train diagnostic engineers for aging civil infrastructures
three professors Northeastern University has been awarded a $3 million Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) grant from the National Science Foundation to help train diagnostic engineers in the assessment of aging and damaged infrastructure.
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