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Social media channels are accused of enabling hate speech and misinformation that contributes to violence, including the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Should Facebook, Twitter review your posts before they’re published?

The threat of hate speech and misinformation has grown so great that Facebook, Twitter, and other social channels must develop artificial intelligence filters to create safe spaces, according to two Northeastern professors.

by Ian Thomsen April 19, 2021

Northeastern engineering students John Buczek and Noah Ossanna have led a team effort to build a fleet of drones based in artificial intelligence. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

They began racing drones. Now these students are using AI to build a fleet of them.

A mother ship dispatching a half-dozen drones on a search-and-rescue mission is the vision of engineers Noah Ossanna and John Buczek. They’ve spent the past three years leading a team of fellow Northeastern students to design, build, and complete the adventure by next fall.

by Ian Thomsen April 15, 2021

Giving Day generated a record number of gifts from around the world for student groups and organizations on campus. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Giving Day generates record engagement — more than 17,000 gifts from across the globe

The gifts, which came from 28 countries, exceeded expectations in the midst of the year-long COVID-19 pandemic. The 24-hour philanthropic blitz offered support for student groups and organizations on campus.

by Ian Thomsen April 9, 2021

Max Bi, assistant professor of physics, received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for cellular research. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

His parents wanted a better life for Max Bi. Their gamble paid off.

Their decision to emigrate to the U.S. from China when Bi was 14 enabled him to pursue a career in higher education. Bi, an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award for cellular research that could advance the understanding of cancer, asthma, and other diseases.

by Ian Thomsen April 7, 2021

A commuter in protective face mask is seen crossing London Bridge at sunrise on March 2, 2021. AP Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto

UK reopening plan may offer framework for the US

Based on confidence that vaccinations will quell the pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched a highly detailed strategy to unlock the British economy. Two Northeastern professors weigh in on the economic and legal issues.

by Ian Thomsen March 29, 2021

Aerin Frankel became the third Northeastern star to win the highest honor in women's college hockey. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Aerin Frankel is named national player of the year in NCAA women’s ice hockey

The Huskies goaltender capped a historic season by receiving the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Frankel, a senior, joins Kendall Coyne-Schofield, the 2016 winner, and Brooke Whitney, who won in 2002, as Northeastern’s recipients of the highest individual award in the sport.

by Ian Thomsen March 27, 2021

Half of adolescents say they could gain access within in an hour to a loaded gun stored in the home. Photo by Getty Images

Children have more access to guns than their parents may believe

New research by Carmel Salhi, a Northeastern professor, shows that 70 percent of parents believe their children cannot access the guns they keep in their home. The children tell a different story.

by Ian Thomsen March 24, 2021

Graduate student Lex Weaver, who studies journalism. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Women journalists are fighting to overcome the ‘macho dynamics’ of US newsrooms

In this time of enormous social change, women journalists are pushing for equity and inclusion for everyone in the industry, including nonbinary people. A resolution of those issues is by no means assured, says Meg Heckman, an assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern.

by Ian Thomsen March 24, 2021

Aerin Frankel made 35 saves in the No. 1 Huskies' 2-1 NCAA championship loss in overtime to Saturday to No. 2 Wisconsin. Photo by Jim Pierce

Historic season ends as Huskies lose in NCAA final to Wisconsin in overtime

As they watched defending champion Wisconsin celebrate its record-tying sixth national title Saturday night in the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championship, the Huskies considered all of the plays that might have altered the outcome. Coach Dave Flint promised it will fuel them next year. “We’ll be back,” he said.

by Ian Thomsen March 21, 2021

The Huskies are one win away from the first team national championship by Northeastern in any sport. Photo by Jim Pierce

Huskies win in overtime and will play for Northeastern’s first NCAA championship

No. 1 Northeastern fought back from two goals down to beat No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, 3-2, on a Skylar Fontaine overtime winner in the semifinal of the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Erie, Pa. The Huskies will face No. 2 Wisconsin, the defending champion, in the NCAA final Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time (ESPNU).

by Ian Thomsen March 18, 2021

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