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3Qs: For Big Dig, light at the end of the tunnel?

Boston’s Big Dig — the most costly highway project in United States history — has been plagued with problems since ground was broken in 1991.

by Kara Shemin August 17, 2011

Faculty Reads, Volume Two

Northeastern faculty members have written at length on a wide range of topics. Here, we highlight the first batch of published works in a feature…

by Kara Shemin August 15, 2011

Faculty Reads, Volume One

Northeastern faculty members have written at length on a wide range of topics. Here, we highlight the first batch of published works in an occasional…

by Kara Shemin August 8, 2011

3Qs: From Tinseltown to Public Office

Having expressed an interest in running for elective office—perhaps as a Republican candidate in the 2013 New York City mayor’s race—actor Kelsey Grammer may be…

by Kara Shemin August 7, 2011

3Qs: Buying into the knockoff factor?

Retail titans Apple, Nike and Ikea have to compete with impostor replicas of their retail stores that have popped up in the southern district of…

by Kara Shemin August 4, 2011

3Qs: Keeping ASL at center of deaf culture

Recent budget cuts in parts of the U.S. have threatened the future of state schools for the deaf, creating worry that deaf children children will…

by Kara Shemin August 1, 2011

3Qs: Tech sector ‘bubble-ing’ over?

The leading social-media news site, Mashable, recently released an infographic comparing the successes and failures of new new-venture companies today to those in the dot-com…

by Kara Shemin July 25, 2011

3Qs: Machu Picchu’s anniversary cause for celebration and caution

Sunday marked the 100th Anniversary of the discovery of Machu Picchu — the ancient Incan city in Peru — by American archaeologist and history professor…

by Kara Shemin July 22, 2011

Google algorithm links to cancer detection

Network scientists at Northeastern find that Google’s PageRank algorithm can reveal complex interactions in other kinds of networks, such as the human body.

by Kara Shemin July 19, 2011

3Qs: Campaigning in Twitter’s virtual ‘big tent’

President Obama, who’s known for his social media savvy, held the first-ever Twitter Town Hall meeting last week, where he answered the public’s questions about…

by Kara Shemin July 9, 2011

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