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The Telegraph
Young, single men are leaving traditional churches. They found a more ‘masculine’ alternative
Dr Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, an assistant professor of religion and anthropology at Northeastern University, whose research looks at recent Orthodox converts in the US, said that she started seeing an increase in people seeking out Orthodoxy from 2016.
The myth of the mass shooting epidemic
Op-ed by James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law, and public policy at Northeastern University and coauthor of “Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder.” He oversees the Associated Press/USA Today/Northeastern University Mass Killing Database.
How tariffs could hurt small businesses in New England
And there’s another side to the issue of tariffs: If affected countries retaliate, small businesses that export goods to Canada or Mexico could be hurt as well, said Peter Simon, a professor of economics at Northeastern University.
If You Can’t Be Replaced, You Can’t Be Promoted
Dr. Curtis Odom, an Associate Professor of Management and Organizational Development at Northeastern University in Boston, provides insight on organizational behavior.
Cheap and deadly: Why vehicle terror attacks like the Bourbon Street ramming are on the rise
James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law and public policy at Northeastern University, said that while vehicle rammings remain relatively rare among mass-casualty incidents in the United States, “they can be quite deadly” in contrast to a gun attack.
The Tribune
Most of Puerto Rico Is Darkened by New Year’s Eve Blackout
The island’s power grid suffered from underinvestment even before the damage caused by Hurricane Maria, said Laura Kuhl, a professor at Northeastern University who has written about energy policies in Puerto Rico.
Christian Science Monitor
Massachusetts towns ban nicotine for a generation. Public health win or overreach?
“We’re at a level of readiness that is really the envy of most other states,” says Mark Gottlieb, a lawyer who runs Northeastern University’s Public Health Advocacy Institute. “This is a really good place to see where this policy can go.”
AC Grayling — How to live well, according to philosophy
AC Grayling, Professor of Philosophy and Principal of Northeastern University London, speaks at the Melbourne Writers Festival
Fox News
Bird flu patient had virus mutations, sparking concern about human spread
“The same mutations were not present in viral genomes sampled from the backyard birds that presumably infected the individual,” Samuel Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences and professor of health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Broccoli listeria warning hits Walmart stores, says FDA recall website: Symptoms, list of states, what to know
Darin Detwiler, a food safety adviser and professor at Northeastern University, told Fast Company earlier this year that the food system has grown more complex in recent decades, driven by globalization and demand for “fresh and ready-to-eat products.”
Bluesky users report AI bots, disinformation, and copycat accounts
“They got this spike in attention, they’ve crossed the threshold where it is now worth it for people to flood the platform with spam,” said Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University and a member of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media.
NBC News
New year, new health benefits? Here’s how to keep your out-of-pocket costs down.
The good news is that you won’t need to relearn the basics if your plan is changing in 2025. The bad news is that the risk of unexpected bills remains, in part because the fine print for most policies “can get very complicated,” said Gary Young, director of the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare […]