Questions about what could’ve been done differently arose recently in Steubenville, Ohio, in Torrington, Connecticut, and in other communities where teen dating violence and sexual assault drew national attention. Blame bounces around the victim’s clothes, the amount she drank, whether she “put herself in that situation,” and to the perpetrators, parents and society for fostering a culture […]

Some pretty amazing little gadgets are bringing new insights into how children respond to therapy and how we can improve our methods to really make a difference in the homes of our families. One intriguing tool is a sensory wrist band that collects information on a person’s movement, body temperature and other internal and physical […]

One might be tempted to think that the Yankees’ musical tribute to the loathed Red Sox the day after April’s Boston Marathon bombings was an act of basic human decency. But there’s actually more to it than that, said Northeastern University psychology professor David DeSteno at Monday’s The City Resilient conference in Brooklyn. And the episode points to a […]

The plaza in front of the Supreme Court was awash with rainbow flags and “marry who you love” signs on Wednesday, as hundreds of gay Americans celebrated two historic victories for advocates of same-sex marriage. “Seven years ago we literally had to leave the country to make a legal commitment to each other,” said John […]

“The trend of history is pretty clear: We’re going to see this fight go state by state,” says Daniel Urman, director of the doctorate in law and policy program at Northeastern University in Boston. “The lesson is democratic legitimacy, no matter what is decided. Each state is learning lessons from other states. To me, the […]

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On June 12, Northeastern University named Dov Waxman as the new co-director of its Middle East Center. Prior to the announcement, a single director, Denis Sullivan, headed the department. Waxman plans to bring greater balance in course coverage to Northeastern’s Middle East Center, which has become a hotbed of controversy because of the campaign waged […]

For half a century, one theory about the way we experience and express emotion has helped shape how we practice psychology, do police work, and even fight terrorism. But what if that theory is wrong? Forty-six years ago a young San Francisco–based cowboy of a psychologist named Paul Ekman emerged from the jungle with proof […]

As media critic Dan Kennedy has watched newspapers fold over the last decade, he’s been trying to figure out what might successfully replace them. In his new book, The Wired City, he proposes an answer: independent, online local news sites like the New Haven Independent. Kennedy, who teaches journalism at Northeastern University, doesn’t think newspapers will disappear soon but […]

Lastline, a service that offers a range of solutions for protecting businesses from malware, just announced that it has raised a $10 million funding round led by Redpoint Ventures and e.ventures. The service, which provides organizations with a way to protect themselves from “persistent threats (APTs),targeted attacks and zero-day threats in real time,” was founded in 2012 by a […]

“I wouldn’t use the word, ‘dropout,’ I would use the word ‘extended leave of absence’,” said Marc Meyer, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University in Boston. Northeastern gives out $250,000 a year in grants through its own new, student run venture accelerator. Meyer could have used that kind of help when he was […]

As media critic Dan Kennedy has watched newspapers fold over the last decade, he’s been trying to figure out what might successfully replace them. In his new book, The Wired City, he proposes an answer: independent, online local news sites like the New Haven Independent. Kennedy, who teaches journalism at Northeastern University, doesn’t think newspapers will disappear soon but […]