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Here’s why Canada’s cantaloupe crisis is still going strong after 6 weeks

What’s more, not everyone pays attention to recall notices, said Darin Detwiler, an associate teaching professor and food safety expert at Northeastern University in Boston. “Many times, when we’re eating cantaloupe, we don’t know what farm it came from, or who’s the company behind this,” he said in an interview. “So that becomes problematic.”
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A Boston building, scattered souls, and rent control revisited

Economist and housing specialist Barry Bluestone, professor emeritus at Northeastern University, called Wu’s proposal “as close to the perfect rent control bill as possible. It should not have any impact on new housing construction, but it would possibly reduce some of the dramatic increases in rents.”
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What to know about Mayor Wu’s ‘Electeds of Color’ holiday party and why it’s caused such a stir

Adam Hosein, a faculty member at The Ethics Institute at Northeastern University said he saw no issue with the party. “It’s perfectly acceptable for elected officials of color to get together to discuss their shared experiences and challenges,” said Hosein, who is an associate professor of philosophy, an affiliate law professor, and director of the […]
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Could the Texas couple who sought a court order to get an abortion face legal risks after out-of-state travel?

“They’re saying it’s up to the doctor, but they also seem to be saying that the doctor’s affidavit was not sufficiently harrowing,” said Wendy Parmet, the director of the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University in Boston. “That, I think, is going to put shivers down the spine of a lot of […]
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A college will reopen the site of a campus shooting. Some aren’t ready.

There’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach, said Sarah Peck, director of the UnitedOnGuns initiative of Northeastern University’s Public Health Advocacy Institute. Officials’ biggest consideration should be the psychological impact on those affected, said Peck, who helped create a handbook for local officials on handling mass shootings. Survivors should “have a big voice” in the decision, she said.
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Could it happen today? Boston fertility doctor suit stirs worry, but safeguards have improved.

“This particular case illustrates how norms have changed in the field,” said Katherine Kraschel, assistant professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University. “You could see how, if the norm is collecting a fresh sample from a medical resident on site that day, the opportunity for physicians to do this would be readily available,” […]
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Bill would require property tax payments from some nonprofits to Mass. cities, towns

5 Investigates teamed up with Northeastern University’s School of Journalism to review PILOT payments and community benefits in Boston. Across the board, tax-exempt institutions are falling far short of what the city is requesting. While hospitals contributed 91 percent, colleges contributed only 68 percent, and museums donated just 35 percent of what the city requested.
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How to master the art of delegation

In a paper from 2016 by Mary Steffel of Northeastern University and her co-authors, volunteers were told that they had to book hotel rooms at a conference, either for their own use or for their boss, and asked them if they would like to reserve the rooms themselves or delegate the task to an office […]
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Bernie Sanders: We can’t allow the food and beverage industry to destroy our kids’ health

Alarmingly, according to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal, ultra-processed foods, which Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute says make up an incredible 73% of our nation’s food supply, can be as addictive as alcohol or cigarettes.
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Why multiple Boston universities now have classes all about Taylor Swift

At Northeastern University, Catherine Fairfield is taking a similar approach. Her intersession course in January, “Speak Now: Gender & Storytelling in Taylor Swift’s Eras,” will explore how Swift engages with histories of women’s storytelling techniques across her musical eras and how she has engaged a global audience.
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The Christmas miracle of a newly unearthed story by Louisa May Alcott

Now a researcher at Northeastern University has discovered a huge cache of forgotten Alcott texts, including “The Phantom,” a story inspired by Charles Dickens and his “Carol.” This story offers fresh insights into Alcott as a young author — and also some timeless reminders about the holidays and their oldest themes.
Vox

One Texas case shows why women can’t rely on legal exceptions to abortion bans

“The court is trying to get out of the business of construing the Texas abortion statute, but by doing so, it simply leaves the statute in place to continue deterring doctors from taking a risk that might end their practice,” Northeastern University law professor Martha Davis tells Vox.