Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president.

When scientists publish their research, they also make the underlying data available so the results can be verified by other scientists.

Recent law school graduates face one of the worst-ever job markets for entry-level lawyers — and it’s not just the economy that gets the blame. A new report by the Massachusetts Bar Association says law schools themselves are a big part of the problem.

Often thought of as the center of the home, the kitchen island is a recent invention that is now a feature in about 50 percent of new homes. Nancy Giles reports.

I run a book club. It’s a highly democratic operation, and the members choose what books they want to read. What with varying tastes and all, building a consensus can prove challenging. That may be true of any reading group, but my predicament is unusual: this book club has, at last count, 64,483 members.

Northeastern University is launching a new center focused on training students and alumni to become entrepreneurs, made possible by a $5 million investment by alumnus and Clean Harbors, Inc. founder Alan S. McKim.

Massachusetts continued its long slog out of the recession in April, as employers added jobs for the fifth consecutive month and the state unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than three years.

Northeastern University has started a new center to train students and alumni to become entrepreneurs, according to an announcement on the university’s website.

Engineering students from Northeastern University waded into the ongoing controversy over heavy pedestrian traffic on the North End’s Hanover Street recently, proposing solutions that included replacing street parking with temporary sidewalk extensions each summer.

When Northeastern President Joseph Aoun visited this year’s Husky Startup Challenge, he said “the world is about innovation,” and that it needs to be fostered. “You need to start as early as possible,” he admitted and, today, Northeastern’s taking one big step toward making that happen.

Citizenship laws are in the news again. Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota acquired, and then quickly renounced, Swiss citizenship. Eduardo Saverin, a founder of Facebook who was born in Brazil and lives in Singapore, gave up his United States citizenship, perhaps to avoid American taxes. Anti-immigrant activists are claiming that the 14th Amendment does not bestow citizenship on […]

Call it the campaign cycle’s rite of spring: Politicians always seem to sprout up behind a university commencement lectern this time of year — but especially during presidential elections.