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

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 […]

“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, […]

As someone who has studied past forensic scandals, I thought I was sufficiently jaded when it came to lurid stories about what goes on behind-the-scenes in our country’s crime labs. Then I learned about the alleged misdeeds of Annie Dookhan.

Kenneth G. Ryder, former president of Northeastern University, has died, according to the university’s website. He was 88. Ryder was NU’s fourth president, serving for 14 years beginning in 1975. During his tenure, he launched the College of Computer Science as well as nearly two dozen research institutes, according to Northeastern.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is either the most significant accomplishment or the most disastrous mistake in U.S. domestic policy over the past four years. President Barack Obama has embraced the (originally derisive) nickname “Obamacare” to describe the law, saying he now “kind of likes it.” Gov. Mitt Romney has promised to “repeal and replace” […]

It’s been 100 years since the death of “Dracula” author Bram Stoker. To commemorate the anniversary –- and with one day before Halloween — we speak to vampire expert, Dragan Kujundzic, about the blood lust for vampires in literature and cinema. On Wednesday at 6 p.m., Dragan will be giving a lecture as part of […]

Violent crime in the United States fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2011 with murder, rape and robbery all going down, although crime remains a serious problem in many urban areas, the FBI said on Monday. James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University, said crime has continued to decline from a peak in […]

SEATTLE — With name tags clipped on and PowerPoint at the ready, officials from Northeastern University invited prospective students in one night last week for a peek at a new extension campus, 2,500 miles from the school’s home in Boston and about as far northwest as you can get in the lower 48 without swim […]

As he has pursued re-election in one of the most predominantly Democratic states in the nation, Republican Scott Brown’s voting record during his three years on Capitol Hill — and the extent to which he has or has not lined up with his party’s leadership — has been a focal point.

We continue our 30 Issues in 30 Days election coverage with a conversation on trade. Both President Obama and Mitt Romney touched on it earlier this week during the foreign policy debate, so Boston Public Radio host Philip Martin asks, what role should trade play in deciding the election? GUEST: Sonia Rolland, Associate Professor at […]

Massachusetts’ economic growth slowed significantly over the summer while the national economy showed a modest pickup, according to two reports released Friday. Clayton-Matthews, who compiled the data for the ­UMass report, said he expects economic growth in the state to pick up modestly over the next two quarters to an annual rate of 2.3 percent, […]