Molly Callahan, Author at News @ Northeastern

Here’s why it is–and it isn’t–a big deal that Superman is bisexual

The choice to make Jon Kent bisexual “just reflects the younger generation as it really exists today,” says Ajuan Mance, an illustrator and English professor at Mills College. “The question might end up being in the reverse, eventually: Why is every character cisgender and straight?”

by Molly Callahan October 19, 2021

Tips and resources for Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

As technology ushers in new avenues for abuse, Northeastern researchers and advocates in domestic violence prevention share information about what to watch out for this and every month.

by Molly Callahan October 8, 2021

Can we better understand online behavior? These researchers will dig deep to find out.

Researchers at Northeastern University were awarded a $15.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a research infrastructure that will provide scientists around the world and across disciplines with open, ethical, analytic information about how people behave online.

by Molly Callahan October 7, 2021

Is YouTube violating the First Amendment by taking down anti-vaccine videos?

The short answer is no, says Claudia Haupt, associate professor of law and political science. “But that doesn’t mean there aren’t tricky questions” for social media companies to consider when deciding what stays and what goes.

by Molly Callahan October 1, 2021

The importance of being Lil Nas X

As a Black, gay man making wildly popular music, Lil Nas X will “transforming the landscape of queer possibilities for a long time,” says K.J. Rawson, associate professor of English and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan September 28, 2021

Why this criminal justice student wants to become Boston’s first deaf police officer

Mohamed Abanoor, a criminal justice student at Northeastern, is planning to change what are often fraught interactions between police and deaf people—by becoming an officer himself. “The criminal justice system is in place to keep societies safe,” he says, “and my passion is around the system getting better, improving what we know is an imperfect system, particularly around race and audism.”

by Molly Callahan September 26, 2021

Why does Instagram have a negative effect on teenagers’ mental health?

The highly visual nature of social media platforms favored by younger people—TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram—put a social premium on appearance, says Rachel Rodgers, who studies sociocultural influences on body image and eating concerns at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan September 20, 2021

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Northeastern University and Mills College finalize historic merger

The merger will bring Mills College and its distinctive mission focused on access, equity, social justice, and women’s leadership into Northeastern’s global network, which includes campuses across North America and in London, England.

by Molly Callahan September 14, 2021

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‘She was the best of us.’ Friends, family, and faculty remember Candace Lee Williams, a victim of the 9/11 attack

Candace Lee Williams was a Northeastern student when she boarded American Airlines Flight 11 on Sept. 11, 2001. More than a student, though, she was a sister, a friend, a roommate, a daughter, a dreamer, a doer. Twenty years after her death, her impact on others lives on.

by Molly Callahan September 9, 2021

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Will Delta Air Lines’ $200 surcharge for unvaccinated employees pay off?

Delta Air Lines recently announced that its employees are required to get a COVID-19 vaccine, or face a $200 per month increase in their health insurance premiums. But the penalty may not actually help the company mitigate the risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, say two Northeastern scholars.

by Molly Callahan August 27, 2021

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