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Mike Armini sitting at the front of a classroom speaking into a microphone.

How to build a strong brand: Northeastern’s Michael Armini on consistency, trust and crisis management

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by Tanner Stening
A man sitting on the pavement begging for money while shoppers walk past on a busy sidewalk.

This Northeastern researcher studies homelessness in the 19th century. He doesn’t think much has changed in 200 years

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by Patrick Daly
A hand holding up a printed image of a new building construction with a yellow sticky note on it saying "what we lost: our family homes, our views, our neighbors"

In neighborhoods changed by gentrification, past hopes return as a haunting, Northeastern researcher says

by Noah Lloyd
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This Northeastern researcher has been tracking activists’ efforts inside Communist China

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by Patrick Daly
Patrick Mahomes wearing his Kansas City Chiefs Jersey, holding one of his kids. Next to him, his wife Brittany Mahones holds another one of their kids.

Could Patrick Mahomes’ kids’ names — Golden, Stirling, Bronze — lead to sibling rivalry?

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by Erin Kayata
A black and white photo of a young Queen Elizabeth II standing next to Anthony Blunt, a man wearing a suit and tie.

The British secret service kept the Queen in the dark for nine years that a spy was in her midst. Northeastern historians unpack what happened

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by Patrick Daly
Ms Rachel, in a pink headband, pink t-shirt, and blue overalls, looking at the camera excitedly

YouTube star Ms. Rachel is bringing her children’s songs to Netflix. But are they good or bad for teaching children?

by Cody Mello-Klein
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David Lynch, master of the surreal, tapped into America’s shadow self and left a legacy that’s even more important now, experts say

by Cody Mello-Klein
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TikTok shows dominance among young Americans amid looming US ban, new Northeastern research reveals 

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by Cyrus Moulton
A person holding an iPhone with the TikTok app loading on screen.

Will another social media platform be able to replicate TikTok’s ‘special sauce’?

by Alena Kuzub
Mark Zuckerberg speaking at an event.

Meta’s move away from fact-checking could allow more false or misleading content, content moderation expert says

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by Tanner Stening
Fans lined up outside of the Eras Tour official merchandise stand.

Was Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour a modern-day religious pilgrimage?

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by Patrick Daly