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‘My face of determination and belief’: The story of Boston’s valedictorians is a story of defying the odds

The colleges the students will attend include Harvard University, Stanford University, Northeastern University, Wellesley College, and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
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Why World Cup Ticket Prices Are So High

“There’s some element of greed there,” says Kate Ashley, a professor at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
Fortune

Despite having a $25 million net worth, Hilary Duff thinks saying yes too much to opportunities actually hurt her career

When the doors start opening, it’s very easy to think the right answer is always yes,” Duff told graduates of Northeastern University in her commencement address.
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Applications To Washington University In St. Louis Are About To Surge

More applications generally produce lower acceptance rates, which in turn generate more visibility and prestige momentum. We have watched this cycle unfold repeatedly across elite admissions over the last decade, notably with Northeastern University and Vanderbilt University.
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Israel has killed 2 Hamas military leaders this month. But will it change the underlying conflict?

Northeastern University political scientist Max Abrahms said data from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel and the Palestinian territories shows violence against civilians spikes after targeted killings.
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Israel’s killing of another 2 Hamas leaders is unlikely to break Gaza deadlock. Here’s why.

Northeastern University political scientist Max Abrahms said data from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel and the Palestinian territories shows violence against civilians spikes after targeted killings.
TechCrunch

Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else)

Sheridan Feucht, a PhD student studying large language model interpretability at Northeastern University, told TechCrunch. “My guess would be that there’s no such thing as a perfect tokenizer due to this kind of fuzziness.”
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Blood pressure tech floods the market after FDA relaxes wearables oversight

David Simon, an associate professor at Northeastern University School of Law, called the mandate “quasi-regulatory” — something the FDA could enforce if it sees the need but which otherwise offers just a guideline for manufacturers to follow.
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AI hiring tools can be biased, new study finds

If you apply to five different places, “it could be that the same system is actually screening your resume at all five of those,” said Kathleen Creel, an assistant professor at Northeastern University and one of the co-authors on the Stanford study. 
Fortune

Jane Fraser defied the ‘glass cliff’ to engineer Citi’s long-awaited turnaround

“By simply accepting what the world was offering to me, I was losing my own voice.” Actress and singer-songwriter Hilary Duff delivering the commencement address at Northeastern University
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Blood pressure wearables flood the market after FDA relaxes oversight, concerning experts

David Simon, an associate professor at Northeastern University School of Law, called the mandate “quasi-regulatory” — something the FDA could enforce if it sees the need but which otherwise offers just a guideline for manufacturers to follow.
Live Science

War has brought Iran’s water crisis to a breaking point: ‘Things will collapse unless there is meaningful structural change’

Most water infrastructure cannot function without power, Auroop Ganguly, a distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in Massachusetts, told Live Science in an email.