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Northeastern University will replace Matthews Arena, built in 1910. Teams could be displaced for at least one season.

Northeastern University took another step forward in its path to replacing Matthews Arena, unveiling on Thursday plans to build a multipurpose athletics and recreation complex at the same site.
Fox News

Florida alerts first measles case of year in public school as experts stress vaccination

Neil Maniar, PhD, MPH, professor of public health practice at Northeastern University, stressed that the MMR vaccine is the “most powerful tool” in preventing and controlling outbreaks.
WGBH

COVID upended everyday life. What’s stuck around 5 years after lockdown?

The continuing popularity of hybrid work and e-commerce has already had an effect in regards to office and retail space, said Sara Jensen Carr, an associate professor of architecture, urbanism and landscape at the School of Architecture at Northeastern University.
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‘His way has to be the model’: Team Trump turns to Hungarian strongman for inspiration on higher ed

“It is very much a McCarthy period,” said Suzanna Danuta Walters, a professor of sociology at Northeastern University.
Travel + Leisure

These Blind Travelers See the World in Ways Beyond the Visual

Mona Minkara, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Northeastern University, has been blind from childhood. In 2019, she created Planes, Trains, and Canes, a YouTube series that follows her solo journeys around the world, including trips to Manila, Johannesburg, and Tokyo.
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Northeastern University unveils plans to replace Boston’s historic Matthews Arena

As of Thursday morning, Northeastern University officials described their planned replacement of Matthews Arena as a 310,000-square-foot “state-of-the-art, multi-purpose athletics and recreation complex” that will incorporate a new arena and training facilities.
Times of India

Trump’s tariff gamble: Will it curb migration or trigger inflation?

“There’s always the risk of opportunistic pricing,” warns Peter Simon, an economics professor at Northeastern University. “Some businesses might use tariffs as an excuse to raise prices beyond what’s necessary.”
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Vitamin A as measles treatment? RFK Jr.’s comments spark discussion of benefits and risks

While studies have suggested that vitamin A can help fight a measles infection, Neil Maniar, PhD, MPH, professor of public health practice at Northeastern University in Boston, reiterated that it does not prevent the disease.
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How much longer will we have a free press?

Op-ed by Jill Abramson, a former executive editor of The New York Times, who teaches journalism at Northeastern University and is a contributing Globe Opinion writer.
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How Parents Can Prepare Their Children For An AI-Driven Future

President Joseph Aoun of Northeastern University recently released a second edition of Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence underscoring the urgent need for AI literacy, with fifty percent new content addressing how higher education must evolve to foster human intelligence in an AI-driven world.
IEEE Spectrum

Universal Magnonic Device Quickly Designs Electronic Parts

“The YIG and current-loop combination provides a complex yet fully controllable medium that can be used to design a wide range of magnonic devices,” said Northeastern University’s Mingshong Wu in a recent Nature Electronics commentary on the device.
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Beertown: Looking Back At Jamaica Plain, Roxbury’s Rich Brewing History

More than a century ago, Northeastern University historian Malcolm Purington said Boston was the center of dozens of beer-makers. “Around 1900, there were 30 different breweries,” he said. “And 25 of them were located within one mile of Roxbury Crossing.”