Fabio Ciulla from Northeastern University, Boston, USA, and his colleagues demonstrated that the elimination of contestants in TV talent shows based on public voting, such as American Idol, can be anticipated. They unveiled the predictive power of microblogging Twitter signals–used as a proxy for the general preference of an audience–in a study recently published in […]

NBC’s Michael O’Brien reported Tuesday on the Republicans’ need to capture the support of women from Democrats, noting: “Obama led Romney 51 percent to 41 percent among women in the August NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, and the GOP brand lags significantly behind the Democratic brand among women voters.” At the same time, there are […]

In fourth grade, Alec Rodriguez was already headed for trouble. Even though he was a smart kid, he was receiving poor grades in the New Bedford public schools and his conduct had become an issue. Eight years later, Alec is headed to Northeastern University on a full scholarship and is brimming with enthusiasm about how […]

(CNN) — We don’t yet know how heavy a blow Hurricane Isaac will deliver to the Gulf Coast when it hits. But mindful of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in its wake, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi have declared states of emergency and evacuations have begun. Public officials and emergency managers are getting good […]

Students at Northeastern University in Boston are pretty confident about their job prospects. Northeastern tops our “Best Career Services” ranking list, available online and in our Best 377 Colleges guidebook.

NEW YORK — When David Burrows took on Barry Goldwater and Ayn Rand as “mentors” at age 14, his parents wanted to know what else he was doing that they might be ashamed of. Andrew LaGrone’s grandmother was an Edmund Muskie delegate at the Democratic National Convention in 1972 and was stunned when Andrew became […]

Recent workplace shootings have led many companies to develop or enhance violence prevention programs, helping contribute to a steady decline in on-the-job fatalities.

The great crime decline continues. No one is sure why.

RIPON – The Summer Olympic Games may be fading into history, but another group of athletes is getting ready to take the international stage. Wednesday, the 2012 Summer Paralympics will start in London. Two athletes from Northeast Wisconsin will be there to compete. One in swimming, and the other in wheelchair basketball.

The street shooting Friday morning near New York’s landmark Empire State Building, in which an ex-employee killed his former boss, is a tragic reminder that workplace-related violence remains a consistent, if sporadic, problem – one that more American companies have sought to address by adopting more humane firing policies. “In the early 1990s, there was […]

Americans are almost evenly divided in how they view Muslims, according to a survey released Thursday (Aug. 23) by the Arab American Institute in Washington. But the online survey, which also gauged views on Mormons, Jews, Catholics, evangelicals, Buddhists and Hindus also found a striking generational gap and significant differences between political groups.

Grosse Pointe Woods resident Max Montpetit was part of Northeastern University’s freshman 8+ crew that won a silver medal at the Eastern Sprints at Worchester, Mass., in mid-May. The 20-year-old Orchard Lake St. Mary’s graduate put together a strong first year of collegiate rowing, ending with the silver-medal performance. Montpetit and his teammates posted a […]