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How Kim Kardashian, the Koch brothers, and Jared Kushner moved the needle on criminal justice reform

The First Step Act shows a bipartisan awakening about the need to decriminalize and decarcerate, says Northeastern criminal law scholar Daniel Medwed. The sweeping criminal…

by Khalida Sarwari December 20, 2018

The scribblings of John Adams might help build a better search engine

David Smith, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science and a founding member of the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks,…

by Khalida Sarwari December 20, 2018

This job has a high suicide rate. She wants to get to the bottom of the problem.

More correctional officers in Massachusetts take their own lives than anywhere else in the country. Northeastern professor Natasha Frost and her research partner Carlos Monteiro…

by Khalida Sarwari December 19, 2018

Here’s one way to make data tangible and exciting

When most of us hear “data,” we think of facts and figures confined to charts and reports. For Northeastern professor Dietmar Offenhuber, it’s not so…

by Khalida Sarwari December 18, 2018

How one student turned her academic struggles into a million-dollar business

Jessica Sun is a 19-year-old Northeastern sophomore who in 2015 co-founded Lumos Debate, a million-dollar education startup that teaches public speaking and debating to middle…

by Khalida Sarwari December 13, 2018

Data security expert calls for stronger cybersecurity laws

Professor Woodrow Hartzog will testify at the Federal Trade Commission’s hearing on data security on Wednesday, where he plans to advocate for rules that understand…

by Khalida Sarwari December 12, 2018

Here’s a college classroom where it’s nothing but fun and games

Kellian Adams Pletcher’s capstone game design course requires students to create digital games from concept to completion. The course is offered as part of a…

by Khalida Sarwari December 11, 2018

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