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Demand for food delivery has skyrocketed. So have complaints about some drivers.

Drivers of motorized two-wheeled vehicles are coming under much more scrutiny than was faced years ago by other gig workers in cars, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, because they can more easily violate traffic laws, said Hilary Robinson, an associate professor of law and sociology at Northeastern University.
The Independent

Cities are cracking down on delivery drivers and dangerous driving

Drivers of motorized two-wheeled vehicles are coming under much more scrutiny than was faced years ago by other gig workers in cars, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, because they can more easily violate traffic laws, said Hilary Robinson, an associate professor of law and sociology at Northeastern University.
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Demand for food delivery has skyrocketed. So have complaints about some drivers

Drivers of motorized two-wheeled vehicles are coming under much more scrutiny than was faced years ago by other gig workers in cars, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, because they can more easily violate traffic laws, said Hilary Robinson, an associate professor of law and sociology at Northeastern University.
Fortune

Fury road: Cities are seizing illegal mopeds and scooters amid backlash against food delivery drivers

Drivers of motorized two-wheeled vehicles are coming under much more scrutiny than was faced years ago by other gig workers in cars, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, because they can more easily violate traffic laws, said Hilary Robinson, an associate professor of law and sociology at Northeastern University.
PBS NewsHour

After a decades-long decline in teen employment, Gen Z is reversing the trend

To discuss the rise in teenage employment, PBS News Hour is joined by Alicia Modestino, associate professor at Northeastern University in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
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US Colleges Are Stuck Between Decline and More Debt

Marymount Manhattan College, a 1,400 student school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, combined with Northeastern University.
WCVB TV

Karen Read trial: Prosecution may pay price after ‘mirrored’ video evidence, law professor says

Northeastern law professor Daniel Medwed said the prosecution could pay a price with the jury because of this cross-examination. “The jurors may have felt a little bit tricked or deceived,” he said.
New York Post

The 28 sodas, juices and other drinks recalled by the FDA over harmful chemicals revealed

A former FDA and USDA advisor and food safety expert at Northeastern University in Boston said that drinks are sometimes sold to the public before proper checks are done on them. “There are a lot of drinks that have been scrutinized of late and a lot of it has to do with labeling and undeclared […]
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‘Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance’ Review: Seeing Both Sides

Art review by Cammy Brothers, a professor at Northeastern University.
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Think AI Can Perceive Emotion? Think Again.

Essay by Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, and the author of “How Emotions Are Made” and “7½ Lessons About the Brain.”
Boston Magazine

Why I’m Ready to Break Up With Summer

“Kids can experience a little apprehension,” says Laurie Kramer, professor of applied psychology at Northeastern University. “It’s good.”
WCVB TV

Court docs reveal failed attempts to keep Acton, Massachusetts, victim safe from abuser

Northeastern University School of Law Professor Margo Lindauer says more could have been done to keep this victim and others safe. “This is an issue writ large in the system that these cases are not prioritized. There are not enough district attorneys, there are not enough lawyers to lawyer the cases and the cases are […]