Now the auditors, who included researchers from the University of Connecticut and Northeastern University, say they believe the problem is widespread.

Darin Detwiler, professor of food safety and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University, says the grocery chain’s proactive approach is a positive sign.

There have been 34 mass killings in which four or more victims are killed in 2023 according to a database by USA TODAY, The Associated Press and Northeastern University. 

Examples include Northeastern University Roux Institute’s employer partnerships, which aim to grow the Portland, Maine economy; semiconductor developer Wolfspeed’s partnerships in North Carolina and New York; and Amazon’s HQ2’s higher education investments in Virginia.

Certificate programs have been around for decades, but they have “become much more popular in terms of university offerings and student demand, and those two things are responding to each other,” said Sean R. Gallagher, a professor of educational policy at Northeastern University. 

According to a study conducted by a team of researchers from City University of New York, Stanford, Dartmouth, Northeastern University, and University of Exeter, YouTube algorithmic recommendations do not necessarily funnel users through radicalizing rabbit holes, “possibly due to changes that the company made to its recommender system in 2019.”

 That increase in demand will help unemployment rates across the board, said Robert Triest, chair and professor of economics at Northeastern University.

Darin Detwiler, an associate professor of food safety and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University, said that “in a way, it’s good” that Trader Joe’s recalls are so public and transparent because “it’s a sign that things are working.”