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Amazon recently purchased MGM Studios for a whopping $8.45 billion in what amounts to ‘a classic case of musical chairs,’ says Venkat Kuppuswamy, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Amazon Prime Video doesn’t need to be great. It just needs to be good enough.

Amazon’s recent purchase of MGM Studios comes with a trove of potential content based on beloved film franchises. But the online marketplace doesn’t have to compete with other streaming services for viewers of its movies and shows, say Northeastern scholars—it just has to offer content good enough that families on the fence about subscribing to Amazon Prime decide it’s worth the plunge.

by Molly Callahan June 8, 2021

Will those ‘quarantine 15’ weight-loss ad campaigns backfire?

This summer, a new pressure has emerged: The pressure to lose weight, whiten teeth, clarify skin, and more, after a year spent largely inside. But companies run an especially high risk of backlash if their messaging is seen as out of touch with public sentiment, say Northeastern scholars.

by Molly Callahan June 4, 2021

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Supreme Court ruling clears path for researchers, journalists who test Facebook and other platforms for discrimination

In a major victory for researchers and journalists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal law that creates criminal and civil liability for violations of website terms of service. “The ruling removes a significant cloud of legal uncertainty around the kind of work we do,” said Alan Mislove, professor of computer science at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan June 3, 2021

Try summer the hammock way. ‘It’s a laid-back life.’

Ah, summer. The days are longer, the weather is warmer, and the living is easy (just ask George Gershwin). There’s no better time to unfold a hammock and relax in the shade in the arboretum on Northeastern’s Boston campus.

by Molly Callahan May 28, 2021

A woman kneels at the Moment of Reflection for George Floyd

‘The death of George Floyd was this century’s Selma moment’

For nine minutes and 29 seconds on Tuesday, Northeastern University stood still, silently mourning George Floyd on the first anniversary of his death and reflecting on the urgent work toward racial justice that still remains to be done.

by Molly Callahan May 25, 2021

Northeastern to lift mask-wearing, physical distancing requirements on Massachusetts campuses

In a move that reflects widespread progress in the fight against COVID-19, Northeastern University will lift its indoor mask requirements for fully vaccinated individuals and physical distance requirements for everyone on May 29, in accordance with updated guidance from state and federal public health officials.

by Molly Callahan May 19, 2021

The Supreme Court will hear an abortion case. What comes next?

By agreeing to hear an abortion case out of Mississippi that the state’s lower courts ruled was plainly unconstitutional under the landmark Roe v. Wade, the justices indicated that the nation’s highest court may seek to change the abortion standard, say two legal scholars at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan May 19, 2021

The COVID-19 crisis in India could cause a global economic chain reaction

Counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines and fragile global supply chains could make a bad situation worse in India, where the pace of vaccinations in India continues to drop as cases of COVID-19 in the country soar—a humanitarian crisis that could also have wide-reaching supply-chain consequences around the world, say Northeastern scholars of supply chain management and criminology.

by Molly Callahan May 12, 2021

Northeastern celebrates 2021 undergraduate Commencement at Fenway Park

The crowd at Fenway Park filled up the stadium with cheers on Saturday, in a celebration of the graduates of Northeastern University Class of 2021. And, after a year turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, some things didn’t change at all—newly minted graduates tossed their caps as the university pep band played them out of the stadium, and posed for photos with proud family, friends, and loved ones in the stands.

by Molly Callahan May 8, 2021

Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, spoke at the 2021 Commencement ceremony at Fenway Park. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Northeastern president Joseph E. Aoun celebrates the Class of 2021–and all that jazz

In a rousing address to graduating students, Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, credited the “Northeastern spirit” of the entire university community with banding together to overcome the many obstacles of the past year.

by Molly Callahan May 8, 2021

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