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Le Monde

Parents and police officers are now being held accountable for US school shootings

When it comes to shootings, the situation in the US is appalling, as evidenced by the database compiled by Northeastern University in Boston in partnership with the Associated Press and USA Today. 
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Instagram Announces Major Changes for Millions of Users

Dr. Rachel Rodgers, associate professor of Applied Psychology at Northeastern University, said: “Instagram Teen Accounts reflect the importance of tailoring teens’ online experiences to their developmental stages, and implementing appropriate protections.”
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Appeals court rules in favor of Northeastern’s Nahant expansion

A planned expansion of a Northeastern University Marine Science Center in Nahant can move forward after winning a state appeals court ruling.
Mashable

Instagram announces restrictive ‘Teen Accounts’ for users under 16

“Instagram Teen Accounts reflect the importance of tailoring teens’ online experiences to their developmental stages, and implementing appropriate protections,” wrote Northeastern University professor Rachel Rodgers in the company’s press release. 
The Scientist

XX Marks the Spot: Addressing Sex Bias in Neuroscience

Historically, most researchers believed that the preferential model, focused on male humans, animals, and cells, was a no-brainer. “Nobody said to include females unless you were specifically asking questions about sex differences,” said Rebecca Shansky, a neurobiologist at Northeastern University. 
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Instagram launches ‘teen accounts’ as child safety laws loom

Rachel Rodgers, an associate psychology professor at Northeastern University, applauded this distinction.
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Lexington leaders hear about business, public health impacts of generational nicotine sale ban

Mark Gottlieb executive director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, said at the meeting that it’s common for towns and cities to go first with setting new public health policies that then become adopted statewide and nationally. 
Boston.com

Northeastern scores legal win in fight over Nahant marine research center

In 2018, the university announced plans to expand its Marine Science Center. The town claimed it had promised to keep the 12 acres public.
The Globe and Mail

Encore: How online reviews got gamed

In an encore of our very first episode, we tackle the fake review economy: how online reviews got corrupted and if we can ever trust them again. Our guest is Joseph Reagle, an associate professor at Northeastern University and the author of several books, including Reading the Comments: Likers, Haters, and Manipulators at the Bottom of the […]
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Survey: At least 23 percent of New Englanders know someone with an opioid addiction

The 50-state poll of more than 26,000 people nationwide was conducted in April and May by the Civic Health and Institutions Project and The COVID States Project, a joint initiative from Northeastern University, Harvard University, Rutgers University, and the University of Rochester. Their findings were released last week.
Marie Claire

Is Gisèle Pelicot leading France’s MeToo Reckoning?

“While there is still perhaps more scepticism in France than in the US about the legitimacy of sexual assault and sexual harassment, these attitudes are changing fast, especially as a younger generation of women and French feminists and their male allies … are willing to confront these issues head-on,” Laura Frader, a professor of history […]
Maine News Center

Roux Institute construction underway following years of promise, debate

Chris Mallett is the chief administrative officer of the institute, and spoke with us after the groundbreaking. “The feedback that we have from the people who live most immediately adjacent to the site has informed the design of what we announced today,” Mallet said.