Molly Callahan, Author at News @ Northeastern

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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Here’s how Northeastern orchestrates a seamless move-in, a study in advance planning

Facilitating the move-in process for the roughly 9,000 students who descend upon Northeastern’s Boston campus each year requires planning from more than 350 people—including an army of volunteers and organizers from every corner of the university—and coordination with the City of Boston. But, like a well-oiled machine, it goes off without a hitch.

by Molly Callahan August 24, 2021

Afghan children pass the time making the most of their surroundings at a makeshift camp for displaced Afghans fleeing the fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan Security Forces at Hasa-e-Awal Park, in Kabul, Afghanistan.MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES

For the many left behind in Afghanistan, a refugee crisis in the making

As the rushed evacuations of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies continues, both those people waiting to leave Afghanistan and those en route to a new country face serious challenges, say three Northeastern scholars.

by Molly Callahan August 23, 2021

New research by Northeastern neuroscientists Lisa Feldman Barrett shows that interpreting a person’s facial expression can’t be done in a vacuum; it depends on the context.

You can’t determine emotion from someone’s facial movements–and neither can AI

Interpreting a person’s facial expression can’t be done in a vacuum; it depends on the context—something that Northeastern neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett shows in a groundbreaking new study published Thursday in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

by Molly Callahan August 20, 2021

Northeastern law scholar with a focus on data justice appointed to White House post

Rashida Richardson, a 2011 law school graduate who joined the Northeastern faculty as assistant professor of law and political science on July 1, was tapped to join the Office of Science and Technology Policy—a role in which she’ll help to advise President Joe Biden and others on issues related to government data collection, and data security and civil rights.

by Molly Callahan August 18, 2021

People use a boat to bring man out of home following a severe storm in 'Rue de Tilff' in Angleur, a district from Liège, Belgium. A severe storm and heavy rainfall has caused the Meuse River to flood, damaging thousands of homes and businesses. According to local reports, 23 people have died. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

Some experts see UN climate change report as urgent but not dire

A U.N. report shows that negative effects of climate change are undeniable, but the news isn’t actually all bad, says Matthew Nisbet, professor of communication, public policy, and urban affairs at Northeastern. And, says Steven Flynn, director of the Global Resilience Institute, sometimes it takes a crisis to find innovative ways out of it.

by Molly Callahan August 12, 2021

Northeastern will require indoor mask-wearing starting in September

To safeguard the health and wellness of the Northeastern community at a time when its campus populations swell with students traveling from around the world, the university will require students, faculty, staff, visitors, and vendors to wear masks indoors—regardless of vaccination status—for the start of the fall semester, officials announced.

by Molly Callahan August 11, 2021

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