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Opioid addiction is a public health crisis. The way we’re talking about it isn’t helping.

The misuse of and addiction to opioids is a public health crisis in the United States. Part of solving that crisis, say two Northeastern researchers,…

by Molly Callahan January 18, 2019

The Brexit deal failed. What happens now?

With 10 weeks to go before the United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union, it’s unclear how—or whether—the U.K. will do it. “There…

by Molly Callahan January 16, 2019

Here’s why two law professors believe a new jury should decide the fate of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Northeastern law professors Michael Meltsner and Daniel Medwed are among eight Boston-area lawyers who say that a new jury outside of the city should decide…

by Molly Callahan January 11, 2019

These students have $50,000 to help the environment. How can they do the most good?

Imagine you have $50,000 to donate to nonprofit organizations that would help them carry out their missions. How would you split it up? How would…

by Molly Callahan January 10, 2019

Want to know which hashtags will dominate in 2019? Look to what worked in 2018.

Last year was the year of #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter, and #NoBanNoWall. Which social movements will dominate 2019? Look for conversations about climate change to emerge online,…

by Molly Callahan January 10, 2019

Here’s how the government shutdown is affecting research at Northeastern

As the United States enters the third week of a partial government shutdown, federally funded research at Northeastern University is so far “minimally affected” and…

by Molly Callahan January 9, 2019

Did TV networks make the right choice to air Trump's live border wall address?

The major television networks in the United States have made the right decision to air President Donald J. Trump’s prime time address on border security…

by Molly Callahan January 8, 2019

Here’s what they’re saying in Russia about an American’s arrest on spying charges

The Russian version of what happened to Paul Whelan, the U.S. citizen charged with espionage in Russia, “is a spy story made to order,” says…

by Molly Callahan January 3, 2019

What made Bird Box so popular?

The answer, says Yakov Bart, an associate professor of marketing at Northeastern, is in the memes.

by Molly Callahan January 2, 2019

The government might shut down this weekend. Here’s how we got here and how it would affect you.

As the United States steadily marches toward a budget shortage that would kick off a Christmastime government shutdown, a deal to bridge the spending gap…

by Molly Callahan December 20, 2018

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