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This quantum computer built on server racks paves the way to bigger machines

Devesh Tiwari, a quantum computing researcher at Northeastern University, describes Xanadu’s progress in an analogy with building a hotel. “They have built a room, and I’m sure they can build multiple rooms,” he says. “But I don’t know if they can build it floor by floor.”
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Ebola outbreak reported in African country — here’s what you need to know

Samuel Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences and professor of health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, reiterated that the ongoing situation in rural DRC is “quite serious.”
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RFK Jr. Says Ultra-Processed Foods Are ‘Poison’—But That He Won’t Ban Them

Neil Maniar, director of Northeastern University’s masters program in public health, says “I firmly believe that politics should not drive public health. Public health should be driven by science, by what we know works, and our understanding and partnership with communities.” 
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In northern Vermont, shock after fatal Border Patrol agent shooting

Carey Rappaport, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University and director of a research group focused on detecting explosive threats, said aluminum foil is an effective tool to block a cellphone’s signal and GPS tracking capability.
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How the quick high of ‘fast-food gambling’ ensnared young men

The psychology of sports betting apps is modeled on the slot machine, argues Dr Richard Daynard, a law professor at Northeastern University and the founder and president of its Public Health Advocacy Institute.
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Funflation: Concert ticket prices have soared, but music fans don’t seem to care

How and when dynamic pricing is used is at the discretion of the artist or management, according to Andrew Mall, an associate professor of music at Northeastern University — and it is often determined under the radar.
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Trump Has Two Years to Push Through Sweeping Change Before Likely Roadblock

Costas Panagopoulos is a distinguished professor of political science at Northeastern University. He is an expert on campaigns and elections, voting behavior, and political psychology, and has been part of the Decision Desk team at NBC News since 2006.
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How Popular Is Deporting Migrants? What Polls Show

Costas Panagopoulos, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that Trump may “overstep” on immigration issues.
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There Are No Pennies in Canada. Can DOGE Achieve the Same Feat?

Dan Urman, a law and politics professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that like Desan suggests, “the language is flexible and gives the Secretary of Treasury discretion.”
Women's Health

Which Berry Is Most Likely To Be Contaminated? A Food Safety Expert Breaks It Down Amid New FDA Rules

“While the overall risk of contracting a virus from frozen berries remains relatively low, the persistence of viruses like norovirus and hepatitis A in frozen conditions is concerning,” says Darin Detwiler, LPD, author of the book Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions and a professor at Northeastern University.
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Massachusetts to receive more than $100 million from landmark opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers

Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, said he suspects that states agreed to the legal-defense fund for the Sacklers because they wanted the case to be resolved as quickly as possible.
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Professor Offers Hope To LGBTQIA+ Individuals Feeling Ostracized By Trump

As President Donald Trump takes hold of the Oval Office for a second time, a Northeastern University professor is spreading a message of hope to those who identify as part of the LGBTQIA + community.