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‘What in Me Is Dark’ Review: Paradises Lost and Found
WSJ’s review of a new book by Orlando Reade, a professor of English at Northeastern University London.
Exclusive: Tesla Investor Calls for Board To Oust Elon Musk as CEO
Dismissal of a CEO is “very uncommon,” Jeffrey Born, a professor of finance at Northeastern University, told Newsweek, noting that while the large decline in Tesla shares may make it “more likely,” it would still be rare.
Business Insider
No duh: Heavy social media use and irritability are correlated, new study says
Heavy social media use correlates to higher irritability, according to a study from Northeastern.
LAist
Fiona the flying squirrel
“ It’s reality TV, but it’s not,” said Steve Granelli, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston who analyzes pop culture. “ There is something very pure about this — about this live stream and about these types of live streams.”
ADDitude
Background Music, Amplitude Modulation Improves Focus for ADHD Brains: New Study
“All music contains modulation to some degree, but it isn’t controlled to impact brainwaves systematically,” Psyche Loui, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Creativity and Creative Practice and Director of the Music, Imaging, and Neural Dynamics Laboratory (MIND Lab) at Northeastern University, told ADDitude.
How do Americans feel about President Trump? What approval ratings show after 2 busy months
Two months later, Trump’s approval ratings did not show a major shift from the beginning of his term or compared with his first term, according to Costas Panagopoulos, head of political science at Northeastern University.
Al Jazeera
‘Lunatic’: Trump’s long history of abusing judges who oppose him
“Under our system, up until now, it’s always been understood that it’s the courts that decide whether executive authority is legitimate or not,” Jeremy Paul, a law professor at Northeastern University, told The Associated Press news agency.
WGBH
How tracking wastewater from airplanes could help detect the next pandemic
Now, a team of Northeastern researchers say this tool could help detect the next pandemic if we start regularly testing wastewater from airplanes at a handful of airports around the globe.
Boston Magazine
March Madness: The Northeastern Professor Vs. the Sports Betting App
On a warm Friday night, the Northeastern University law professor stood in the dark threshold of Banners Kitchen & Tap wearing sporty oxfords, khakis, a pastel-peach shirt, and—most conspicuously—a sweater looped around his neck.
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
By limiting resources, the cutbacks pare back work meant to prevent problems and to focus efforts on cases in which someone was already hurt or killed, Darin Detwiler, a food safety consultant and associate professor at Northeastern University, said.
Health
Risky Chemicals Are Lurking in Perfumes and Colognes—Here’s How to Reduce Your Exposure
“Phthalates are known for being a reproductive toxin,” Julia Varshavsky, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor of public health and health sciences at Northeastern University.
Voc-tech admissions saga zigzags toward finish line
In some parts of the state, regional vocational high schools have become the preferred choice of the most academically advanced students. That has created what a 2016 report from Northeastern University called the “peculiar paradox” of Massachusetts voc-tech schools.