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Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer
“It’s the gathering, the free time, the drinking,” said James Alan Fox, a criminologist and professor at Northeastern University, who oversees a mass killings database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with the university.
The Globe and Mail
Biden is not only battling Trump, but also challenges within his own party
“A withdrawal this late has its own challenges,” said William Mayer, a Northeastern University political scientist. “The delegates are planning to go to the Chicago convention with the intention of voting for Biden. This is unusual – and dangerous – and that’s before we even consider the question of who will replace him as nominee.”
WCVB TV
These ultraprocessed foods may shorten your life, study says
5 On Your Health discusses a 2024 research paper by Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute on ultra-processed foods.
U.S. News & World Report
The Case for President Kamala Harris
Despite her support of the president, Harris has often found herself eclipsed in the larger post-Biden scenario conversations. But Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, believes that’s a mistake.
Karen Read’s murder trial ended in a mistrial. Here’s what could happen next
But ahead of a status conference on July 22, prosecutors will be engaged in a post mortem of the case, said Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, and they will be asking themselves a series of questions.
How Karen Read’s case captivated media, conspiracy theorists and true crime enthusiasts
Former Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss, now the director of media training at Northeastern University, watched the trial closely and joins WBUR’s All Things Considered to discuss how the case morphed into a spectacle.
Why Northeastern Keeps Acquiring Colleges
“We’re seeing schools like Northeastern start to make bigger inroads in the private college world of mergers. It makes sense in a lot of different ways,” says Jeff Denneen, senior partner and global head of the higher ed practice at Bain & Co. “If this were a for-profit industry, this would have happened at a […]
NBC Boston
Boston Celtics ownership plans to sell the team: Read the announcement
“I think they’re probably the most attractive team in the league,” said Professor Robert Prior, who leads the master’s program in sports leadership at Northeastern University. “Two superstars, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, in their mid-20s, they’ve got another 10 years in the league.”
Mistrial called in Karen Read boyfriend murder trial after jury deadlocks
“It was this perfect stew of factors,” Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University said of the Read trial. “You have a woman charged with homicide, which is pretty rare; the victim is a police officer; and it’s a small town, so a lot of people can identify with the […]
NBC Boston
With a mistrial declared, what’s next in the Karen Read case?
“You do want to move while the evidence is fresh and while witnesses memories are intact,” explained Northeastern Law professor Daniel Medwed.
Trump was a winner on immunity even before the Supreme Court ruled
Dan Urman, who teaches courses on the Supreme Court at Northeastern University, said the first sign the court would be taking its time on the issue was its rejection of a December request by special counsel Jack Smith to bypass the appellate course and take the case on an expedited basis.
Christian Science Monitor
Supreme Court grants Trump some immunity. Are presidents now above the law?
“What a huge victory for Trump in that there’s basically zero chance that he’s going to be tried before the 2024 election,” says Dan Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University in Boston, who adds that he was “slightly surprised” at how “deferential” the majority was toward Mr. Trump’s behavior while in office.