Tricia Kiefer is a student at Northeastern University who cares about the way she eats. She’s passionate about the importance of consuming honest, healthy, and local food as a way to support a sustainable food system and create social change. “I had a community garden on Symphony Road, and it felt empowering to grow my […]

Abhinav Nangia is the co-founder and CEO of reweave, an organization focused on social entrepreneurship. He attended Northeastern University, and his organization aims to provide resources to grow, strengthen, and connect social enterprises within communities.  

A bitcoin’s value is determined by the people. So long as people buy into the bitcoin market, the value of bitcoins and the market grow. Businesses around the world are offering the virtual option right next to cash or charge, but as Northeastern University Professor of Economics Alan Dyer suggests, it’s not close to universal […]

The back-to-school season is easy to recognize. Temperatures get a bit cooler. Walgreens and CVS start doing a brisk business in pencil and notebook sales. And in college towns like Boston, as I can personally attest, commute times suddenly double. Another familiar feature of the season, of course, is news columns on education trends — […]

James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University in Boston, noted that homicide levels in Chicago have generally been declining over the past decade. Still, he said, police have difficulty preventing homicides despite their best strategies. “I don’t think you can change the unemployment rate through the police. It’s really hard to have an impact […]

Back in 2007, Red Sox enthusiasm was at fever pitch. The roster was stacked with big names and even bigger personalities who led the team to its second championship in three years. But this year, that level of excitement seems to have tapered, despite the fact that the Sox have the best record in baseball. […]

In a recent experiment, a team of scientists from Northeastern University in Boston advertised a meditation class and recruited a set of volunteers. Half of the respondents went along to the sessions, while the other half were told that they were on a waiting list instead. For those who attended, the course involved different forms […]

But proving it is difficult. And a report published last year by the Urban Institute and Northeastern University suggests why: a lack of law enforcement resources, legal guidance and cooperation from victims. But Burke said if what victims have experienced cannot be proven, she at least hopes that public awareness will put pressure on those who profit […]

Rob and Clint are ambitious college students at Northeastern University in Boston and avid climbers, cyclists and outdoorsmen. Not new to the world of adventure travel Clint and Rob set out to spend more than a month this past summer cycling over 600 miles around Colorado from climb to climb and included over 40,000 feet […]

In a journal editorial accompanying the study, Michael Meltsner, a patient in the study, said he had never thought about the option of seeing notes. Now, “I would find it hard to go to a primary care provider who didn’t share his or her notes,” he said. Meltsner, a professor at Northeastern University School of […]

Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received today President of the American Northeastern University Joseph Aoun who is on a visit to Bahrain during which he will meet officials and academics. He expressed hope the visit will contribute to boosting bilateral cooperation and exchanging experiences in the scientific and research field.

Be sure to keep your topic, well, topical, and within the bounds of reasonable discourse. “While I don’t believe there are any essay topics that are inherently bad, it is important for the student to keep in mind that they don’t know who will be reading their essay,” says Liz Cheron, Associate Director for Admissions […]