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Criminologists weigh in on adolescent killings after teen is charged in woman’s death

In situations where the perpetrator “wanted to see what it felt like to kill … certain teenagers can be considered temporary sociopaths,” said James Alan Fox, a criminology professor at Northeastern University. 
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SNAP recipients sue USDA over rules limiting what they can buy

Christopher Bosso, professor of public policy and politics at Northeastern University, said the restrictions aren’t controversial “if you take it at face value.” “They’re doing this because they want to improve the health of SNAP users,” he said.
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‘RAMmageddon’ hits labs: AI-driven memory shortage is impacting science

“Scientific research increasingly relies on large-scale computing infrastructure,” says Matteo Rinaldi, director of the Institute for NanoSystems Innovation at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. “And many of these workloads require substantial memory capacity.”
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Nurse practitioners are rushing in to fill the gaps in US health care

“We see big increases in prescribing behavior in the states where [NPs] can participate in the market compared to states where they can’t, which we interpret as an increase in market access and lower costs,” Mindy Marks, a health economist at Northeastern University and co-author on that study, told
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Nine tips to help you cope during turbulent times

“You can think of the words and the concepts they are associated with as tools for living,” said neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett at Northeastern University in Boston.

Mass. lawmakers advance bill to make sweeping changes to sports betting. Here’s what to know

Mark Gottlieb, executive director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University, supported the bill in November. He said sports betting inundates people with notification messages and advertisements.
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War in Iran is increasing prices for more than just gas and oil

Steve Flynn, an expert on national security at Northeastern University, said oil is just the first domino to drop. “There’s a lot more at stake than just oil and gas,” he said.
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Matthews Arena demolition underway at Northeastern University

Demolition is underway at Matthews Arena, the more than century-old home of Northeastern University athletics that once hosted the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics, kicking off the start of a project that will replace the building with a modern athletic facility.
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Live Nation settles antitrust case with US Justice Dept, states object

John Kwoka, a professor of economics at Northeastern University, said the settlement appeared “inadequate.” “It does not deal with the fact that Ticketmaster is still an integrated company that has incentives that remain pretty much intact to disadvantage competitors,” Kwoka said.
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Colleges Face Widespread Closures. So Why Are They Still Resisting Change?

Northeastern University has been extending its campus and scope across the globe, and it now has campuses in around a dozen cities that help boost the university’s scholarly and research capacity.
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Out of public view: Governor Healey significantly scaled back official events in 2025, Globe analysis finds

Healey is a different candidate than Baker, in that her role as a rising leader for the national party is a point of pride among Democratic voters, said Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University.
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The Nature of Things: Decisions, Decisions: The Science of Choice

Episode transports viewers into the heart of a burning building as firefighters train to make quick decisions. “Decisions, Decisions” takes cameras inside Morgan’s brain to show decision-making in action. It includes Mary Steffel, PhD, associate professor of marketing at Northeastern University