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Democrats’ electoral losses were a referendum on Biden, political experts say

The president’s dwindling popularity and stalled legislative agenda cast a shadow over Tuesday’s races, says political science professor Costas Panagopoulos. Republicans outperformed expectations in Virginia and New Jersey, blue states that Biden easily carried last year over Donald Trump. “It’s clear Republicans had a good night,” Panagopoulos says.

by Peter Ramjug November 3, 2021

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Nia Grace, owner of The Underground Cafe + Lounge poses for a photo with Michelle Wu, newly elected Mayor of Boston, inside The Underground Cafe + Lounge on Northeastern’s Boston campus after election night. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

by Matthew Modoono November 3, 2021

Facebook is betting on the metaverse. But what is that, anyway?

With its rebrand as Meta, Facebook is hitching its wagon to a virtual future—and hoping that its investors and its users will go along for the ride, say Northeastern experts in marketing and network science.

by Molly Callahan October 29, 2021

peter furth wearing neon yellow jacket biking down huntington ave

Where do bikes fit in the infrastructure bill debate?

Biking has been left behind in the debate about critical infrastructure. “I don’t see anything in there that says we’re going to move America ahead on the sustainability front by investing in bikes,” says Peter Furth, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern.

by Tanner Stening October 29, 2021

Northeastern professor Regine Jean-Charles had two goals in mind with her new book on Martin Luther King -- to encourage people to think beyond the

The links between Martin Luther King, Black Lives Matter, and #MeToo

A new book by Régine Jean-Charles, a Black feminist literary scholar and Africana studies professor at Northeastern, was born out of a desire to reimagine how people remember, memorialize, and learn from Martin Luther King’s teachings.

by Peter Ramjug October 29, 2021

Why this journalist embraces critical race theory

Journalism professor Meredith D. Clark, who joined Northeastern this summer, talks about critical race theory, diversity in journalism, and her plans as director of the new Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Change.

by Hillary Chabot October 28, 2021

COVID-19 isn't a ghost just yet. But it may be getting there.

The decline of COVID-19 might continue, according to Northeastern infectious disease modelers. “It will be this long tail with bumps,” says Alessandro Vespignani, director of the Network Science Institute and Sternberg Family Distinguished Professor at Northeastern. “But there is no expiration date on a pandemic.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki October 28, 2021

Baseball fans know the bitter heartbreak of calls that don’t go their way—especially, a ball that should’ve been a strike. And, with advances in technology including computer vision, artificial intelligence, and the ubiquity of Wi-Fi, it would be easier than ever for baseball officials to replace humans with robotic umpires. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Robot umpires are coming to baseball. Will they strike out?

“The human element of officiating is one of the consistent inconsistencies that make sport a comprehensive human experience,” says Dan Lebowitz, executive director of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern.

by Molly Callahan October 27, 2021

Declaration of mental health ‘emergency’ among children and teens brings calls for more early intervention

The emergency declaration only further underscores the urgent need to identify the signs and symptoms of mental health distress early on in a child’s life, where many psychiatric disorders actually begin, experts at Northeastern University and Mills College say.

by Tanner Stening October 25, 2021

Here’s why your presents may not arrive in time for the holidays

Supply-chain shortages will distress the global economy far beyond the holiday shopping season, says Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern. “The holidays are going to be dismal,” adds Sanders, who warns that government and business leaders are missing an opportunity to mitigate the crisis.

by Ian Thomsen October 22, 2021

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