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Twitter has banned political ads. Is Facebook next?

It was the announcement everyone wanted to hear from Mark Zuckerberg, but instead it came from Twitter’s chief executive officer Jack Dorsey: There will be no more political advertising. Don’t expect a similar announcement from Facebook, says David Lazer, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer and Information Sciences at Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari October 31, 2019

The sounds of the past are coming to the instruments of the future

Victor Zappi, a recently appointed assistant professor of music technology at Northeastern, designs novel interfaces for musical expression. Trained as a computer scientist in Italy, he has spent his career using technology to gain a deeper understanding of music, a passion he’s maintained since boyhood.

by Khalida Sarwari October 29, 2019

‘Just make the call, make the call, make the call. Just keep going.’

Businesses that foster the rise of ransomware; the troublesome legacy of an American football star and convicted murderer; President Trump’s payments to his charities: These are some of the subjects investigated by a panel of journalists who shared their stories—and their tricks of the trade—at the latest installment of Northeastern’s series “The Civic Experience.”

by Khalida Sarwari October 28, 2019

Why are so many people on Medicare struggling to afford food?

Nearly one in 10 older Medicare recipients is struggling to afford food. The problem also appears to be prevalent among people younger than 65 who qualify for Medicare because of a long-term disability, according to a study led by Northeastern associate professor Jeanne Madden.

by Khalida Sarwari October 25, 2019

Her family broke the cycle of poverty. She wants to do the same for others.

Growing up in Bangladesh, Urbashee Paul witnessed from an early age the crippling effects of poverty and inequality. Motivated by her own odyssey, Paul is pursuing a doctoral degree in economics at Northeastern, and hopes to find ways to mitigate the economic inequality young people may face later in life.

by Khalida Sarwari October 22, 2019

He explores the space where cultures collide

Over the course of his career, Thomas Nakayama, a professor of communication at Northeastern, has broached subjects that others have tended to shy away from. For his examination of topics such as sexuality, whiteness, Asian-American studies, masculinity, and power, he has received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Communication Association.

by Khalida Sarwari October 21, 2019

The missed opportunity in California’s power outage

Pacific Gas and Electric, California’s largest utility, says it had to turn off power for hundreds of thousands of customers to reduce the risk of wildfires. Northeastern professor Daniel Aldrich, who co-directs the Master’s in Security and Resilience Studies program, says the company should have warned residents earlier and done more to prepare them for the blackout.

by Khalida Sarwari October 10, 2019

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How closely did you listen to the last movie you watched?

The culmination of a lifelong fascination with how sound plays a role in the cinematic experience, Northeastern professor Bobette Buster’s new documentary, Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, explores the power and significance of sound in cinema, and the artists, technicians and designers responsible for creating it.

by Khalida Sarwari October 9, 2019

‘What do we want out of artificial intelligence? And, how do we get there?’

“What we want, I imagine, is something like having artificial intelligence improve human flourishing in socially just and sustainable ways,” Northeastern philosophy professor Ronald Sandler told leaders in business, government, and higher education who gathered at the Seattle campus this week.

by Khalida Sarwari October 3, 2019

Depiction of a person looking at a screen full of code

Northeastern University launches Institute for Experiential Artificial Intelligence

The university is allocating $50 million for the pioneering research hub, which will place human skills and intelligence at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, from the earliest design steps to the final implementation.

by Khalida Sarwari and Laura Castañón October 3, 2019

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