Northeastern University Magazine, Spring 2012

Features: THE NORTHEASTERN EFFECT A willingness to take issue. A refusal to let well enough alone....These are stories of leadership. A UNIVERSITY LINKED TO PEOPLE, NOT TO A PLACE By John Ombelets. Northeastern launches the first in a series of regional campuses with a model that could completely change higher education. WEATHER PROOF By Jason Kornwitz. Global warming doesn't always behave like you expect it to. A faculty expert sets us straight. STEADY COURSE By Joan Lynch. A charitable gift annuity is a smart investment, benefiting both the donor and Northeastern. POV The search for the Holy Grail of particle physics. Q&A with Terry Fulmer, new dean of the Bouvé School of Health Sciences. RESEARCH Dagmar Sternad, professor of biology with joint appointments in electrical and computer engineering and physics...HUSKIANA From 1957: Northeastern's evening-division seniors often held full-time jobs...SPORTS Senior Veronica Napoli holds the Northeastern all-time scoring record...RESEARCH BRIEFS A keyboard lets the physically impaired type with brain waves...