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Matthews Arena demolition underway at Northeastern University

Demolition is underway at Matthews Arena, the more than century-old home of Northeastern University athletics that once hosted the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics, kicking off the start of a project that will replace the building with a modern athletic facility.
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Live Nation settles antitrust case with US Justice Dept, states object

John Kwoka, a professor of economics at Northeastern University, said the settlement appeared “inadequate.” “It does not deal with the fact that Ticketmaster is still an integrated company that has incentives that remain pretty much intact to disadvantage competitors,” Kwoka said.
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Colleges Face Widespread Closures. So Why Are They Still Resisting Change?

Northeastern University has been extending its campus and scope across the globe, and it now has campuses in around a dozen cities that help boost the university’s scholarly and research capacity.
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Out of public view: Governor Healey significantly scaled back official events in 2025, Globe analysis finds

Healey is a different candidate than Baker, in that her role as a rising leader for the national party is a point of pride among Democratic voters, said Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University.
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The Nature of Things: Decisions, Decisions: The Science of Choice

Episode transports viewers into the heart of a burning building as firefighters train to make quick decisions. “Decisions, Decisions” takes cameras inside Morgan’s brain to show decision-making in action. It includes Mary Steffel, PhD, associate professor of marketing at Northeastern University
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Northeastern’s historic Matthews Arena torn down to make way for new one

Demolition began on Northeastern University’s historic Matthews Arena this week. The university said the process will take about three months and the demolition will make way for a brand new arena, scheduled to be finished in 2028.
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10 ways teachers can use AI

I recently talked with Lance Eaton, Senior Associate Director of AI and Teaching & Learning at Northeastern University and writer of AI + Education = Simplified. We traded ideas about what’s actually working.
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When to talk to AI chatbots about mental health—and when to stay far away, professionals say

The study was published on Jan. 21 and conducted by researchers from institutions including Massachusetts General Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine and Northeastern University.
Charlotte Observer

Kroger quiely closes dozens of healthcare clinics

Timothy Hoff, professor of management health care systems at Northeastern University, said in an interview with Northeastern Global News in 2024 that retailers are facing challenges in healthcare.
San Francisco Chronicle

A ‘Southern Ivy’ university is setting up a campus in S.F. What will that look like?

“Location becomes a strategy.” It’s a strategy that Boston’s Northeastern University has employed for about 15 years, perhaps the first selective institution to do so. 
Boston.com

Massachusetts earns a D in new online gambling rankings

For more than a decade, researchers have known that gambling is an addictive substance, “just like heroin, opioids, tobacco, alcohol, and cocaine,” said Harry Levant, director of gambling policy with the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University to Boston.com on Wednesday. 
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RFK Jr. has wide discretion to choose evidence to support vaccine decisions, DOJ argues

“That might have been an example of a particularly stupid, dangerous, unfounded, statement but it’s still, I think, less subject to review than what’s at issue here,” said Wendy Parmet, a law professor at Northeastern University who was involved in submitting an amicus brief in the case.