4. Mapping America’s emotional state Psychiatrists aren’t running machine learning on their patients’ Twitter profiles – yet. But large volumes of tweets can be used to make assertions about the happiness of large groups of people. A sentiment analysis run by Alan Mislove of Northeastern University in Boston measured every public tweet posted between September […]

STATE OFFICIALS ARE seeking to expand commuter rail and extend the Green Line even as ridership figures indicate suburbanites are slowly abandoning the existing public transit options available to them. The troubling trend line has transit advocates worried. Most of them say deteriorating service is to blame for the downturn in ridership, while others speculate that […]

The state economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate from July through September, according to the report. The national economy expanded at 2.8 percent rate during the same period, the US Commerce Department reportedThursday. “It’s just underlying, pent-up demand for housing and other things that consumers and businesses want and need to buy, which is […]

According to a most recent data culling by the folks at Northeastern University, higher education is among the United States’ top service sector exports. In fact, numbers indicate that International students contribute more than $21 billion to the U.S. economy through their expenditures on tuition and living expenses on American universities. The visual also showcases record growth in […]

“There are yellow flags . . . but there are a lot of people who have yellow flags, and most of these people who have risk characteristics don’t actually commit acts of violence,” said James Alan Fox, a criminology and law professor at Northeastern University. But, he added, “The problem is it’s virtually impossible to distinguish between […]

F-bombs, for the record, fall mostly where you’d expect — in countries that speak English, like the U.S. and Britain (Canada and Australia, for whatever reason, seem to swear a lot less.) More interesting is the timing of the tweets: When I opened Fbomb.co this morning, the map was nearly empty — but as of […]

Martin’s decision to walk away enhances the power of his message, according to Dan Lebowitz, executive director of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University in Boston. The group uses sports as a way to begin conversations about social justice, and three years ago assisted the NFL with workplace conduct training. “Had Martin simply started […]

Right now, health care payment is linked to services. Providers get paid, whether their outcomes are good or not. But, what if we linked pay to quality and efficiency of care? We’re about to find out. That’s because pay-for-performance programs are expanding across the United States health care system, especially under the implementation of the Affordable […]

You’ve probably been told all throughout high school to get involved and participate in clubs and extracurriculars. For many college admissions officers, seeing that you’re really committed to your activities proves that you’re responsible and you can manage your time well. Now that it’s college application season, it’s time to impress admissions officers with your […]

Designer Kenneth Cole, USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindborg , Afghan Institute of Learning FounderSakena Yacoobi , and UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi gave speeches and were honored as role models at the fifth annual Millennium Campus Conference and Global Generation Awards at Northeastern University over the weekend. The conference, which addresses global development, drew about 1,000 student leaders and […]

Whether Boston will become the greenest city in America hinges partly on how long Nathan Gottier and Jess Gillane can go meatless on Mondays. Four months ago, the couple signed a pledge — he to unplug electronics at night and she to cook tofu once a week — as part of an ambitious city-led experiment […]

Northeastern University plans to transform its presence on Columbus Avenue with the construction of a new science and engineering building and the rebuilding of the city-owned William E. Carter Playground. Blueprints of the proposed Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering building (ISEB) include a walkway over the railroad tracks that will increase accessibility to Northeastern’s core campus […]