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Northeastern officials seeking answers about Iranian student who was removed from the US

A Northeastern student who is an Iranian citizen was removed from the United States on Monday night. University officials “still have not received a satisfactory explanation from Customs and Border Protection” as to why, said Jigisha Patel, assistant general counsel.

by Molly Callahan January 21, 2020

What’s in the smoke given off by the Australian wildfires?

The smoke created by wildfires is filled with chemicals and particulate matter that make it dangerous to breathe, both for firefighters and civilians, say Jessica Oakes and Chiara Bellini, both assistant bioengineering professors who study the health consequences of wildfires.

by Molly Callahan January 16, 2020

So how do you sell recreational marijuana?

Booming sales and the piecemeal legality of both recreational and medical marijuana use in the United States have created a novel marketplace that is ripe for study by marketing scholars, says Northeastern assistant professor Keith Smith.

by Molly Callahan January 15, 2020

Do women in economics face extra scrutiny?

In the field of economics, seminars are critical to the growth of professionals and the field as a whole. But, new research from associate professor Alicia Sasser Modestino shows that men and women are treated very differently at such seminars.

by Molly Callahan January 14, 2020

‘This is where the proverbial rubber hits the road’

The inaugural Health in Translation event at Northeastern convened a wide range of people to jumpstart collaboration in order to find novel solutions to grand health challenges.

by Molly Callahan January 13, 2020

YouTube’s new ad policy is designed to protect kids. Will it drive them away instead?

YouTube is changing its ad policies to prevent the collection of children’s personal information. But the changes may have unintended consequences, says assistant professor Keith Smith: Reducing the amount of kids’ videos on YouTube, and pushing children to streaming sites that are less child-friendly.

by Molly Callahan January 9, 2020

In rural India, it’s not just the parents who decide how many children to have

Mothers-in-law who fear that their daughters-in-law will have different ideas about how many children to have (and when to have them) can play an outsize role in gatekeeping to whom young women talk about family planning, according to first-of-their-kind findings by a team of researchers that included Northeastern assistant professor Catalina Herrera-Almanza.

by Molly Callahan January 8, 2020

Here’s why the drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani could lead to more violence, not less

Taking out the leader of a militant group—such as Soleimani, who commanded Iran’s powerful Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps—often results in the group “paradoxically becoming even more violent, because lower-level members with even less restraint become empowered,” says Northeastern associate professor Max Abrahms.

by Molly Callahan January 3, 2020

The biggest hashtag of 2020 might not be a hashtag at all

In 2018, it was #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and #NoBanNoWall. In 2019, it was the #ClimateStrike. In 2020, Twitter hashtags might not cut it, says Northeastern assistant professor Moya Bailey. “There’s more of a cultural shift that I think young people understand needs to happen, and that’s not something that’s easily conveyed in a hashtag or on a social platform,” she says.

by Molly Callahan December 23, 2019

Facebook changed its ad tools, but the results are still biased. What’s going on?

Facebook earlier this year promised to change the way it manages certain advertisements to prevent discrimination. But new research by Northeastern computer science professor Alan Mislove shows that it’s still biased. “What our research shows is a complex algorithm at work,” he says.

by Molly Callahan December 18, 2019

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