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Remembering Tom Phillips, the man with the ‘sterling reputation’

Thomas Phillips was the kind of person whose name inspired a smile when it appeared in newspapers or on letters, say those who knew him.

by Molly Callahan January 29, 2019

How to stop the spread of fake news for the 2020 election campaign

In order to stop the spread of fake news for the 2020 U.S. elections, social media companies may need to limit how frequently its users…

by Molly Callahan January 24, 2019

Everyone’s talking about Sidney Gish

Sidney Gish, who’s studying music at Northeastern and is fresh off a tour with the critically acclaimed musician Mitski, recently notched a win at the…

by Molly Callahan January 24, 2019

You think you can read the facial expression on the teenager in the MAGA hat? You can’t.

“You can’t look at someone’s face and know how they feel. The evidence is very clear on this,” said Lisa Feldman Barrett, a University Distinguished…

by Molly Callahan January 22, 2019

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

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