In the Press Archive

MoneyBombs in the 2012 election

MAPPING American election campaign contributions has developed into an art form. Usually the information is presented by location and amount. But researchers at Northeastern University’s LazerLAB have produced an animated infographic that shows it by time as well.

Boston Magazine

Vegetarian and Vegan Options on Campus

Throughout the dining halls on Boston’s campuses, students that decide to take the animal-free route embark on a challenge. Many students rely on campus dining halls for all of their meals. But what kind of dining options are available on campus? Students at Northeastern University are offered vegetarian options at International Village, vegan and vegetarian […]

Free Food, Shuttle Services & On-Campus Parties: Boston’s Colleges Encourage Students To Vote

Greater Boston’s college students have made it clear they’re ready to vote in the 2012 presidential election and, lucky for them, their schools have jumped to supporting them. From shuttle services and speaker series to election viewing parties promising free food and heated debate, there’s plenty of presidential fun happening today at campuses across the […]

Boston.com

Northeastern president Joseph Aoun has own YouTube web series

The President of Northeastern University, Joseph Aoun, is now somewhat of a YouTube celebrity, having been in a total of four short films in the past year. The videos promote Northeastern’s “Presidential Speaker Series: Profiles in Innovation,” in which the university brings high profile guests to campus. And although the lectures are serious, Aoun’s videos […]

Wonder Woman InToday

Pssst! Gossip can do good

Thanks to tabloids, Twitter and TMZ, gossip has a nasty reputation. The truth of the matter: it’s actually one of the most important ways we interact within our social and professional networks, says Jack Levin, Ph.D., a professor of sociology and criminology at Northeastern University and co-author of Gossip: The Inside Scoop. And with the […]

Anti-sitting movement gaining followers

What started as an office trend is moving to parties, meetings, and elsewhere, as more people embrace standing over sitting.

In the Final Days of the Campaign, Dukakis, 79, Knocks on Doors for Democrats

Michael Dukakis spent his 79th birthday on Saturday chasing a grown man down the street. The reason? To capture one more vote for Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic candidate for the Senate.

Daily Record

US Presidential Election: Final days spent in battlefield states

ELECTIONS expert Alan Schroeder, a journalism professor in the School of Journalism at Boston’s Northeastern University, explains how Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will spend the final 48 hours on the campaign trail.

The Boston Herald

Heavy hitters swing for Liz Warren home run

The Democratic “super heavy hitters” are coming to bat for Elizabeth Warren as she enters the final stretch of her hotly contested Senate race with Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, a popular late-game strategy pundits say is more about greasing the get-out-to-vote machine than wooing would-be undecideds. “At this point, you’re not changing minds,” Northeastern […]

Kenneth Ryder, 88; pivotal Northeastern University president

Ryder, who spent more than 40 years at the college, expanded programs, constructed buildings, and quadrupled the endowment.

DC Velocity

Study: Economic uncertainty reshaping outlook for logistics service industry

Annual Northeastern University third-party logistics survey finds economic conditions have created both problems and opportunities for 3PLs worldwide. The 19th Annual Survey of Third-Party Logistics Providers was conducted by Dr. Robert C. Lieb of Northeastern University and Dr. Kristin Lieb of Emerson College and is sponsored by Penske Logistics. The 31 respondents represented some of […]

Take a picture of that vial…and other advice for “active patients”

“I think the consumer needs to be vigilant. Much as they were with medication errors and prescription mis-fills, they now are more aware that they should understand the drug and how it’s used and who dispensed it and who made it.” When I heard Bill Gouveia say this during an interview about the meningitis outbreak, […]

Researchers decode the chemistry behind a deadly genetic disorder

How this entrepreneur built an e-commerce network for Latin America

Salah v Liverpool FC: who wins in player-team disputes?

How lobstermen could help save our coastal habitats