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May 7, 2025
Transforming Healthcare Through Data: Vancouver's new Master of Science in Health Informatics
Healthcare and technology are two of the most exciting, rapidly-evolving job markets in the world. And in the fall of 2025, students will get a new opportunity to explore them together, as Northeastern University in Vancouver launches its Master of...
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April 15, 2025
From Marketing to Machine Learning: Claire Liu’s Journey into Tech
Panxin (Claire) Liu didn’t always want to be a computer scientist. Her bachelor’s degree is in media and advertising, and she was working in marketing in China when artificial intelligence first captured her curiosity. “When I was still doing marketing...
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March 7, 2025
Northeastern in Vancouver Student Workshop Promotes Gender Equity in STEM
Olivia Lam is a woman who loves research. She knows that isn’t unusual, but in an industry like STEM – where men make up two thirds of the workforce – it can certainly feel that way sometimes. When her Information...
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May 21, 2024
Northeastern’s Vancouver campus celebrates lifelong learning and opportunity to thrive during convocation
Student speaker Runze “Ricky” Zhu and British Columbia Minister of Jobs Brenda Bailey addressed about 220 graduates on Saturday. This post originally appeared at Northeastern Global News. By Alena Kuzub Growing up in Asia, Runze “Ricky” Zhu has always had...
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January 2, 2024
Winter Tech Career Fair - Jan 23, 2024
Tech employers, connect with top talent from Northeastern University Vancouver! Employers are invited to help us kick-off the 2024 hiring season at our Tech Career Fair at our downtown Vancouver campus. Our diverse and talented masters-level students possess technical skills...
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November 23, 2023
Campus Connect Information Session & Student Showcase - Dec 12th
Considering a career change into tech? Or looking to upskill your technical knowledge with a Masters degree in computer science, analytics, or information systems? Join us on December 12th from 4:30-5:30 PM for a campus connect information session where you'll...
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June 2, 2023
Can forest fires be predicted? How drones, data and computer science are being used in western Canada
Trees charred by wildfires on the outskirts of Lytton, British Columbia, on September 1, 2021. – On the front lines of global warming, evacuees from Lytton, a western Canadian village destroyed by wildfires in June, are detached and bitter about...
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May 25, 2023
Northeastern recognizes resiliency of computer science graduates at Vancouver convocation
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University This post originally appeared at Northeastern Global News. By David Nordman VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Northeastern University celebrated 121 master’s degree recipients during Thursday’s Vancouver campus convocation at The Centre for Performing Arts. The lively ceremony included...
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April 27, 2023
The importance of human-centred leadership
This post originally appeared at University Affairs. By Jodi Szimanski & Dr. Bethany Edmunds Showing gratitude, providing professional growth opportunities as well as community-building are all vital to being a good leader. Postsecondary institutions are not immune to losing staff...
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April 13, 2023
Don’t be surprised by AI chatbots creating fake citations
This post originally appeared in Marketplace Tech. Bethany Edmunds of Northeastern University says these systems are built to generate text and language, not to be factually accurate — however plausible their references may seem. By now a lot of us...
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