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Students should learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the classroom — not on TikTok
At Northeastern University, Hillel officials confirmed that an Instagram post by an individual who has not been publicly identified included Jewish students’ names, Instagram handles, and public biographies and called for them to be shamed on campus.
Exposure of brothels that catered to the elite spotlights how legal system treats buyers and sellers in sex trade
While there is debate about whether arresting buyers cuts down on the exploitative sex trade, “not arresting them at all completely sanctions their behavior,” said Amy Farrell, the director of Northeastern University’s School of Criminology & Criminal Justice. “It’s not fair to arrest sellers but not buyers.”
For Diwali, Boston-brewed Rupee is putting the ‘India’ back in India Pale Ale
After college at Northeastern University, and time in London, Sharma returned home to help out during the pandemic.
Israel hopes technology will help it fight in Hamas’s tunnels
Like its maritime counterpart, this involves sending out sound waves (often by hammering on a metal plate) and listening for echoes. Pinging the underworld in this way, says Carey Rappaport, a computer scientist at Northeastern University in Massachusetts, can reveal tunnels 100 metres down.
CBS Boston
Northeastern researcher believes he found 20 new works by Louisa May Alcott
Max Chapnick, lead researcher at Northeastern University, believes he has found 20 new works by Louisa May Alcott.
The Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office
As of Wednesday, there had been at least 37 mass killings in the United States in 2023, leaving at least 195 people dead, not including shooters who died, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
Zoning laws, racial covenants, and segregation in Greater Boston explored in new report
Ted Landsmark, director of Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, advised and edited the report. Dain’s findings reminded him of his struggles moving to Boston as a young Black professional in the 1970s, and the lack of “access to housing, residential, and education opportunities in [suburban] communities.”
NBC News
Rise in hate crimes includes a ‘significant increase’ against Latinos
“Hate crimes have increased fairly steadily over the last eight years. But there are certain groups that have suffered this increase disproportionately, and the Hispanic community is an example,” said Carlos Cuevas, an academic at Northeastern University who has collaborated with investigations with the Department of Justice.
Daily Mail
Biden’s food advisers could soon urge Americans not to eat chicken nuggets, white bread, and breakfast cereals – as processed foods become target of new diet advice
A 2022 study from Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, for example, estimated that 73 percent of the United States food supply is ultra-processed.
KQED
In Mills College Art Museum Show, Technology Becomes an Active Collaborator
After years of financial troubles, Mills was acquired by Northeastern University in 2022, which describes itself as academically positioned “at the intersection of technology, healthcare, science and business.
Researcher uncovers a new body of work believed to be by Louisa May Alcott
“The cool thing about working on Louisa is that there’s still more out there,” said Chapnick, who is now a postdoctoral teaching associate in English at Northeastern University.
WGBH
White House guidelines on AI offer a start — but more work is needed, AI expert says
That includes Professor Usama Fayyad of Northeastern University, who runs the school’s Institute for Experiential AI.