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Trump’s appointments signal which Project 2025 goals he might advance first

“A lot of it’s going to be Trump daring Congress and the courts to stop him,” said Christopher Bosso, a professor of public policy and politics at Northeastern University.
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Virus outbreak in China sparks pandemic concerns: What to know about HMPV

Samuel Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences and professor of health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, agrees that the general risk in the U.S. is low.
WBZ

Keller: What does the end of Meta’s fact-checking mean for social media?

“Obviously, they feel threatened,” said Northeastern University Journalism Professor Dan Kennedy, an expert on the First Amendment. “Should they feel threatened? I’d certainly hope not, but I guess we’re going to find out starting January 20th.”
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What New York’s congestion charge could teach the rest of America

Joshua and Benjamin Moshes, students at Northeastern University and Brown University respectively, are monitoring how commuting times into Manhattan have changed since the charge came into effect. Their congestion tracker collects traffic data from Google Maps every 15 minutes across 19 routes into Manhattan.
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Is your phone listening to you? Yeah, but probably not to target ads.

For years, Northeastern University professor David Choffnes has helped analyze how often our phone apps and voice assistants capture audio without our knowledge, and whether recordings from gadget microphones are used to tailor advertisements.
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Facebook Embraces Donald Trump

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that “like other businesses, Meta recognizes Trump is expected to be in the White House for the next four years, and Zuckerberg wants the president to be favorably disposed to him and his interests.
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Jan 6. rioters could look forward to pardons with new Trump administration

“…The only place where I would draw a line is: I don’t think he is authorized to pardon himself,” said Michael Meltsner, a Matthews University Professor of Law Emeritus at Northeastern University School of Law. Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, said it’s likely the president-elect will either pardon or commute sentences […]
Inside Higher Ed

The Dream of a Climate Justice University

What is a climate justice university, and how can our universities transform into institutions that truly promote the well-being of the earth and humanity? In her new book, Climate Justice and the University: Shaping a Hopeful Future for All, Jennie C. Stephens, a professor at Northeastern University sets out to answer that question.
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Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns

“It reveals the kind of sweeping surveillance going on,” said David Choffnes, executive director of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute at Northeastern University in Boston. “When something bad happens, it’s helpful, but it’s a double edged sword. Companies that collect this data can abuse it.”
Times of India

Harvard, California and other US universities that offered courses on pop icon Taylor Swift

Northeastern University offered a unique two-day Zoom course led by Catherine Fairfield. Attended by over 500 students, this course delved into the intersection of English literature and gender studies, as reported by USA Today. It examined themes like womanhood, societal expectations of women’s fame and success, and the cultural dynamics Swift highlights in her music.
The Tribune

Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack?

The city’s design for the new system, which places bollards at strategic distances from utility poles along the sidewalk, would have effectively prevented the truck from both accessing the road and circumventing barriers by going over the sidewalk to reach Bourbon Street, according to Peter Furth, a Northeastern University professor who reviewed the plans.
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Is your car spying on you? What it means that Tesla shared data in the Las Vegas explosion

“It reveals the kind of sweeping surveillance going on,” said David Choffnes, executive director of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute at Northeastern University in Boston. “When something bad happens, it’s helpful, but it’s a double edged sword. Companies that collect this data can abuse it.”