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Professors in Boston and Oakland honored for creating ‘a model of how Northeastern’s global network can be leveraged to create real and measurable change’
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Professors in Boston and Oakland honored for creating ‘a model of how Northeastern’s global network can be leveraged to create real and measurable change’

‘As an experiential university, this is exactly what we do.’ Northeastern creates 135 summer jobs for high school students
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‘As an experiential university, this is exactly what we do.’ Northeastern creates 135 summer jobs for high school students

Here’s why US workers can be optimistic about the next decade
Automation at an Amazon plant.

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Here’s why US workers can be optimistic about the next decade

Northeastern University wins competitive federal grant to help broaden job opportunities in biotech across New England

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Northeastern University wins competitive federal grant to help broaden job opportunities in biotech across New England

Looking for holiday season deals? Don’t forget to check the labor market.
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Looking for holiday season deals? Don’t forget to check the labor market.

Is child care funding in Biden’s infrastructure bill vital to restoring the post-pandemic economy?

Is child care funding in Biden’s infrastructure bill vital to restoring the post-pandemic economy?

When the pandemic put summer jobs at risk in Boston, Northeastern stepped in to help

When the pandemic put summer jobs at risk in Boston, Northeastern stepped in to help

How will the economy bounce back after COVID-19?

How will the economy bounce back after COVID-19?

COVID-19: No work, essential work, and what they have in common

COVID-19: No work, essential work, and what they have in common

Is there implicit gender bias in the field of economics?

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Is there implicit gender bias in the field of economics?

Northeastern University researchers are designing the future of work, starting with collaborative robots for processing seafood
A soft gripper attachment holds a fake fish in Taşkın Padır's lab in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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Northeastern University researchers are designing the future of work, starting with collaborative robots for processing seafood

Why people are less likely to enroll in college when the economy is doing well
Counter-cyclical trends in college enrollment, and especially graduate school enrollment, are par for the course, says Alicia Sasser Modestino, a Northeastern professor who has studied the relationship between employer demands and the labor market.

Why people are less likely to enroll in college when the economy is doing well