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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

TSA airport security screening will get a lot more accurate just in time for some holiday travelers

Airport security is getting an upgrade. New full-body scanners will result in clearer, more accurate imaging, said Carey Rappaport, a Northeastern professor who studies the…

by Molly Callahan December 19, 2018

They had trouble finding videos that celebrate black men. So they did something about it.

Brendan DeVoue has spent his whole career at Northeastern bringing people together; it’s just part of who he is. It’s why the marketing major brought…

by Molly Callahan December 17, 2018

She knew you were trouble when you walked in

While thousands of Taylor Swift fans were watching the singer at a concert earlier this year, Swift was also watching them. Her security team used…

by Molly Callahan December 14, 2018

Here’s why certificates and microcredentials will help you get your next job

Employers are slowly demanding more education and more real-life experience from their job candidates. To meet this demand, job applicants can earn educational certificates to…

by Molly Callahan and Lia Petronio December 13, 2018

How to build a better building

Peter Wiederspahn, Michelle Laboy, and David Fannon, faculty in Northeastern’s School of Architecture, have focused their recent research on “future-use architecture,” the practice of designing…

by Molly Callahan December 13, 2018

The United States isn’t quite a melting pot, this data visualization artist says. It’s more like a tree.

Pedro Cruz thinks of the United States as a tree. Specifically, as a tree trunk, with its concentric rings demarking growth throughout the years. As…

by Molly Callahan December 12, 2018

They wondered what happens when a Hollywood blockbuster features two black leads. A North Korean hack helped them find the answer.

The findings of Northeastern assistant professor Venkat Kuppuswamy, supported by data unearthed in the North Korean hack of Sony Pictures in 2014, upend the common…

by Molly Callahan and Lia Petronio December 6, 2018

George H.W. Bush’s legacy: Respect for the presidency, a bellwether for US politics

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, was the last in an “older breed of politicians” who treated the presidency with “the…

by Molly Callahan December 2, 2018

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