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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 refrain among Hollywood executives who are called out for their lack of diversity that non-white stars aren’t bankable.

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 respect it deserves,” said Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern. Bush died on Friday, at 94 years old.

by Molly Callahan December 2, 2018

FOMO no more with this one-stop shop for campus events

When Bennett Lovejoy and Alban Van Gaver started at Northeastern, they wanted to join as many clubs as they could. But they felt overwhelmed by all the different places those clubs published information. So they created Go University: one place to find everything.

by Molly Callahan November 30, 2018

Northeastern DREAM makes college a reality

Northeastern DREAM pairs Northeastern students with youth who are living in affordable housing in Roxbury in order to guide them toward attending college.

by Molly Callahan November 29, 2018

Lessons from the pineapple under the sea

Stephen Hillenburg, who created SpongeBob SquarePants, died this week at 57 years old. But the underwater world he constructed is more than just a Nickelodeon cartoon about a business-casual sea sponge and his aquatic friends; it’s “a guide for growing up,” said Jason Donati a visiting associate teaching professor at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan November 28, 2018

A bright side to those dire climate change reports?

A dire new climate report compiled by 13 U.S. federal agencies states that “the impacts of climate change are intensifying across the country.” Jennie Stephens, a Northeastern professor who studies climate change, said that the science in the report is nothing new. But, she said, its focus on the way global warming will affect people’s wallets might be the thing to inspire new policy.

by Molly Callahan November 28, 2018

Follow the journey to the U.S. border of the caravan of people fleeing Central America

Thousands of people from Central America are fleeing the unstable governments and widespread violence in their home countries to seek a better life in the United States. But who are they, and what awaits them? We tracked their weekslong journey with this interactive map and spoke to two Northeastern associate professors to get a better understanding of this complex issue.

by Molly Callahan and Gregory Grinnell November 21, 2018

How can the rest of the country prepare for wildfires like those in California?

The combined forces that brought about the blaze are growing more and more present in the Northeast, said Stephen Flynn, founding director of Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute.

by Molly Callahan November 15, 2018

LGBTQ students have specific questions about entering the workforce. These people have some answers.

Two storylines out of last week’s midterms were the election of the first openly bisexual member of the U.S. Senate and the passage of…

by Molly Callahan November 15, 2018

‘Our university never stopped embracing the military’

A day after the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, Northeastern also celebrated 100 years of collaboration with the military at its annual Veterans Day ceremony.

by Molly Callahan November 12, 2018

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