Pedestrian deaths are up sharply in Mass. Here are five ways to reduce them SUV ownership is increasing rapidly in the United States and the vehicles are unquestionably unsafe for pedestrians, said Peter Furth, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.
How to Not Be a Jerk in the Cutthroat College-Admissions Process Northeastern University received a record 96,327 applications this year, up 50% from four years ago.
No more climate legislation needed; it’s time for action Op-Ed by Joan Fitzgerald, professor of urban planning and public policy at Northeastern University, Michael J. Walsh , founding partner at Groundwork Data, and Ted Landsmark, distinguished professor of public policy and urban affairs and director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.
Michael K. Williams’ Drug Dealer Admits Selling Him Deadly Dose of Fentanyl The number of drug-induced homicide prosecutions in the U.S. spiked from 109 to 696 in a six-year span, according to researchers from Northeastern University, which found the charges are pursued disproportionately against Black and brown people, who are sentenced, on average, to terms nearly two times as long as those of white people.
The totally normal but not entirely rational fear of being duped Op-Ed by Evan Selinger is a professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology; an affiliate scholar at Northeastern University’s Center for Law, Innovation, and Creativity; and a scholar in residence at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project.
Spring Enrollment Steady, but Not for All Institutions Sean Gallagher, executive director of the Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy at Northeastern University, said demand for short-term education options, such as certificates, is outpacing demand for longer degree programs.
Is ‘ladies’ a microaggression? Diversity experts explain after superintendent candidate loses job offer. It might be common, and feel natural, to address a group of women as ladies, but Karl Reid, chief inclusion officer at Northeastern University, said it is still important to ask people how to refer to them, as a sign of respect.
Turkey’s parliament ratifies Finland’s membership in NATO The accession of Finland, which has a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) border with Russia, has geographic and political importance for NATO, said Mai’a Cross, professor of political science at Northeastern University.
The Independent Finland to join Nato as hold-out Turkey approves membership bid “Given Finland’s long border with Russia and its history of being conquered by Russia and the Soviet Union, it has in many ways a more in-depth understanding of Russia and a track record of cultivating knowledge in Russian studies,” said Mai’a Cross, a professor of international relations at Boston’s Northeastern University.
Pedestrian deaths are up sharply in Mass. Here are five ways to reduce them According to a Northeastern study conducted by Furth, “if the traffic speed is more than 27 miles an hour, then cars just won’t stop” for pedestrians trying to cross the street. Thompson called reduced speed limits in densely populated areas “a good starting point,” but Aloisi said decreasing speed limits would not help slow cars […]
Libraries Need More Freedom to Distribute Digital Books A good portion of many large library collections, such as my own at Northeastern University, are stored in remote storage facilities these days, while many libraries serve widely distributed community members.
No ‘incredible rise’ in transgender shooters James Alan Fox, a statistician and professor of criminology, law and public policy at Northeastern University, helps maintain the Associated Press-USA TODAY-Northeastern database of mass killings in the U.S., which does not contain full data on perpetrators’ gender. The claims on social media this week amount to extreme cherry-picking of data, he said.
