The Augusta Chronicle Law student re-examines inmate’s 1948 death Jessica Yamane’s quest for details of an Augusta man’s suspicious death 64 years ago is like piecing together fragments from a long-forgotten puzzle. “At this point, county and medical records have all gone dry,” said the Northeastern University law school student, whose project focuses on the 1948 death of Richmond County Stockade inmate Ike Crawford. […]
Engadget WiFi-Extending Robot is built like a tank — we talk to the people behind the project (video) It’s a fairly menacing sight, an aluminum robot sporting big tank treads — that is, until you watch one of its creators do a handstand on top of the thing in a pair of cargo shorts. And really, while the ‘bot wouldn’t look too out of place with a small machine gun strapped to its […]
Union Leader Teammates since tee-ball, Bedford brothers hoping for college summer league baseball title If Bedford’s Sean and Connor Lyons had patrolled the outfield for him at Nashua High South rather than against him for Trinity of Manchester, B.J. Neverett might have deployed an unorthodox defense. “I always said Trinity should have gone with two outfielders and then used five infielders,” Neverett said last week. “(The Lyonses) could do […]
Charlotte Observer Northeastern offering scholarships to CMS employees Northeastern University’s Charlotte campus is offering a partial tuition scholarship for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teachers and administrators who want to pursue a masters degree in education and work in urban public schools.
Business Journal Education: Northeastern’s painting the streetcars red for launch With a new Seattle-based Northeastern University campus just weeks away from its official leases, new hires and a splashy new marketing plan, Tayloe Washburn enjoys watching the project rapidly take shape.
Auto Blog How car-sharers think about their cars: less ownership, more rules Will carsharing become a viable solution for American consumers concerned about traffic congestion, air pollution and making hefty car payments? Will it ever be an appealing transportation alternative, as it is in Europe? It depends on who you ask.
WGBH A Manufacturing Comeback in Massachusetts U.S. employers adding 163,000 jobs in July was a hopeful sign for many, including investors. Stocks rose on Wall Street even though the figure wasn’t enough to drive down the jobless rate. The U.S. Labor Market reported that the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent from 8.2 percent in June. But Barry Bluestone, Director of […]
London Olympics badminton scandal raises ethical issues Violation of the Olympic ideal … or a strategic business-as-usual gambit? Ethical and philosophical debates aside, in what is believed to be an Olympics first – expulsion of multiple athletes for match-throwing -eight female badminton players from three Asian nations were disqualified Wednesday from the London Games.
Red Orbit Teen Survival Expectations Predict Later Risk-Taking Behavior Some young people’s expectations that they will not live long, healthy lives may actually foreshadow such outcomes. New research published August 1 in the open access journal PLOS ONE reports that, for American teens, the expectation of death before the age of 35 predicted increased risk behaviors including substance abuse and suicide attempts later in […]
By Partnering with Local Universities, Jola Venture Helps Farmers in Developing Countries Thrive Roland Fomundam grew up in North West Cameroon, traveling to the United States to attend Northeastern University. What he carried with him on his journey, passport in hand, was the realization there was a lack of information flow within his country. He craved the innovative spirit and entrepreneurial drive he saw others fueled by here, […]
Medpage Today Teens’ Gloomy Outlook Predicts Bleak Future ‘Live fast, die young’ may be more than a rebellious slogan — it may be a prediction. In a longitudinal study, teens who expected to die young were more likely to indulge in risky behavior, including substance abuse and attempting suicide, according to Quynh Nguyen, PhD, of Northeastern University in Boston, and colleagues at the […]
Medical Daily How Long a Teen Believes They Will Live Predicts Future Behavior New research shows teens who believe they will not live a long and healthy life, may actually foreshadow the future. Conducted by lead author Quynh Nguyen of Northeastern University in Boston, the study evaluated data from 19,000 adolescents between the years of 1994 and 1995. Nearly 13-14 years later, researcher followed up with participants.