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Downtown Boston is trying to find its post-pandemic identity. It’s fighting an uphill battle.

A Northeastern University study of cellphone data found that when COVID hit, inhabitants of Greater Boston became far less likely to interact with people of different socioeconomic backgrounds. 
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Chief Justice Roberts’s statement shows ‘there is a line … and Trump crossed it,’ legal experts say

Northeastern University law professor Daniel Urman said the rare step of issuing a public statement “shows that there is a line for Chief Justice Roberts, and President Trump crossed it by calling for the judge’s impeachments.”
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Shell shock: Sea snail defence-mode may hinder its sex life

It’s all been laid bare in a groundbreaking study conducted by Dr Geoffrey Trussel, an evolutionary biologist and professor at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Centre in Nahant, Massachusetts which – commenced when he was a Ph.D student in the late ‘90s – spans the decades to monitor and document the scale of change.
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Karen Read’s first trial: Review key testimony, evidence before second trial begins

“The texts are appalling and wildly unprofessional, to put it mildly, and it’s hard to imagine they won’t hurt the prosecution’s case in the eyes of the jury,” Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University who is not involved in the case, told The Associated Press.
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Refik Anadol’s Guggenheim Bilbao Show Is an Architectural AI Overload

“I think it is worth questioning the motives of companies or investors, particularly when they are involved with controversial technologies,” Alice Helliwell, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University London and computational creativity researcher, told ARTnews. “What do they want to draw attention to, versus what do they want to distract from?”
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Could Spring Break Act as a Measles Superspreader?

Dr. Neil Maniar, director of Northeastern University’s public health program, told Newsweek he is concerned about Spring Break fueling the spread of measles, but that people should still enjoy their vacations while taking caution to protect themselves.
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Your Berries May Contain Norovirus—Here’s What the FDA Is Doing About It

Berries don’t just grow norovirus or hepatitis A—they get contaminated with these viruses, and it’s often from people who handle and process the fruits, says Darin Detwiler, L.P.D., a food safety expert, author of the book Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions, and professor at Northeastern University.
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Are Foodborne Illnesses and Deaths in the U.S. Worsening? New Data on Recalls Explain

But the real number is likely “much, much higher,” says Darin Detwiler, an associate teaching professor and food safety expert at Northeastern University, who wasn’t involved in the new analysis. 
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See the venue Northeastern plans to replace Matthews Arena

Northeastern University has given the public a first look at what it’s planning for a sports and events venue to replace the historic Matthews Arena. Matthews Arena opened in 1910 and is notable for hosting the Bruins and Celtics before Boston Garden opened in 1928.
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Trump Hits Columbia With $400 Million in Federal Grant Cuts Over Antisemitism

Columbia may decide to sue, said Jeremy Paul, a constitutional law professor at Northeastern University. “The federal government is certainly charged with ensuring that major universities that receive federal funds comply with anti-discrimination laws,” said Paul, the former dean at Northeastern’s law school. 
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The ‘Perfect Storm’ of Sports Betting

“We are presently witnessing the early years of a fast-building public-health crisis,” Harry Levant, director of gambling policy at the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University’s law school, told senators.
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In Massachusetts, detectives are allowed to lie in interrogations. A new bill seeks to change that.

Detectives across the country have embraced the freedom to lie, said Northeastern University criminology professor Jack McDevitt, who has participated in official reviews of the Boston and Springfield police departments.