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Your phone isn’t secretly listening to you, but the truth is more disturbing

In early 2017 Jingjing Ren, a PhD student at Northeastern University, and Elleen Pan, an undergraduate student, designed a study to investigate the very issue of whether phones listen in on conversations without users knowing. 
Mass Live

Perjury at Karen Read trial? Experts explain what ‘false statement’ by key witness means

Another legal expert, Daniel Medwed, is a professor at Northeastern University. He said he could not weigh in on Roberts’s specific testimony, but described perjury more broadly.
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US farm agency withdraws proposal aimed at lowering Salmonella risks in poultry

It represented a critical shift from reacting to outbreaks toward preventing them, said Darin Detwiler, an associate teaching professor at Northeastern University and food safety adviser.
The Diary of a CEO (podcast)

Top Neuroscientist: Anxiety Is A Predictive Error In The Brain! Here’s Proof Your Brain Is Faking Trauma!

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a Professor of Psychology and among the top 0.1% of most cited scientists for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is also the author of books such as ‘Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain’.
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Concerns Rise Over Safety of Lab-Grown Blood Vessel

Since he came forward, others have voiced their concern. The codirectors of the Amy J. Reed Collaborative for Medical Device Safety at Northeastern University and Tufts Medical Center filed a petition April 10 asking the FDA to withdraw Symvess’s approval and hold a public meeting of outside experts to weigh its risks and benefits.
Boston.com

Karen Read retrial: Defense calls Proctor a ‘cancer’ as prosecutors hammer ‘science and data’

Asked about Proctor’s lingering influence, Daniel Medwed, a criminal law professor at Northeastern University, said the ex-trooper “might be the elephant in the courtroom throughout the trial.”
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The Fight Against Child Labor Is Surviving the ESG Backlash

Ruth Aguilera, a business professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies corporate governance, says she expects more shareholder activists to file proposals related to child labor this year.
Boston Magazine

Most Influential Bostonians 2025

Now nearing two decades at the helm of Northeastern, Aoun is the proverbial dean of Boston’s major higher ed institutions. That’s one reason that he’s looked to for leadership, particularly amid the recent turmoil on college campuses.
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What to prioritize when making a budget? Tips on creating and sticking to one

“Nobody is withholding money for you, and suddenly it comes to the end of the year and you’re going to owe taxes,” said Tim Rupert, a professor of accounting at Northeastern University.
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Karen Read’s second murder trial gets underway with opening statements and testimony

“It’ll definitely be different in its execution, in how each side sort of executes its strategy, but the basic narrative will be be the same,” said Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University.
The Associated Press

Karen Read’s second murder trial revives debate over who killed her Boston police officer boyfriend

“I view it as a blow to the defense strategy but not a knockout punch,” Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, said of the ruling. 
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Why do people care so much about the Karen Read case?

Read’s assertion that she’s the victim of a law enforcement frame job comes at a moment when distrust of authority and information is running high, said Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University.