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Women are avoiding the very technology that threatens them most, as expert warns of a ‘two-tiered AI economy’ approaching

Women are also less certain about the benefits of AI adoption, according to Beatrice Magistro and Sophie Borwein, assistant professors of political science at Northeastern University and the University of British Columbia, respectively.

The Role of Public Theology in Crisis

“We need to redefine that term for today,” said Liz Bucar, a professor of religion at Northeastern University and the author of a new book on religious innovation
Gizmodo

New Study Highlights Carbon Fiber Weakness That Sounds All Too Familiar After Titan Fiasco

Arun Bansil, a physicist at Northeastern University’s campus in Boston, told a campus publication that the “degrading effects of water absorption on the epoxy binding the carbon fibers in the composite” were worth paying attention to in “assessing the failure of Titan.”
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What the University of the Future Will Look Like

Northeastern University points in this direction with its co-op model, but still treats work and study as separate. The applied liberal-arts university would integrate them.

Inventor Beulah Louise Henry’s unstoppable rise to becoming ‘Lady Edison’

There were—and still remain today—both implicit and explicit biases against women inventors and some of the types of inventions they created, explains Kara Swanson, professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Hilary Duff joins Charlie Baker, ‘The Fonz’ and more to speak at Mass. college commencements this spring

Multiplatinum musician and actress Hilary Duff will speak at Northeastern University’s graduation on April 29 at Fenway Park. Duff began her career as the titular character of “Lizzie McGuire” on the Disney Channel. 
The B-Side

Europe is a weekend trip

Northeastern’s graduation is what dreams are made of. Translation: Hilary Duff will be its 2026 commencement speaker!
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Northeastern taps Hilary Duff as 2026 commencement speaker

Northeastern University has announced its 2026 commencement speaker and for some students, the news may be “what dreams are made of.”
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Israel is rapidly killing Iran’s top leaders. Experts warn the strategy could backfire

Northeastern University political scientist Max Abrahms said data from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel and the Palestinian territories shows violence against civilians spikes after targeted killings.
MetroWest Daily News

Hilary Duff is giving a graduation speech. Here’s where

Hilary Duff, of Disney Channel fame, has been tapped to speak at Northeastern University’s commencement this spring.
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In otherwise-quiet meeting, planning board pauses to send off a longtime civic leader

Mayor Michelle Wu and City Councilor Miniard Culpepper jointly presented Landsmark with a proclamation declaring March 19 “Dr. Ted Landsmark Day” in the city, which prompted a standing ovation in the ninth-floor boardroom.
Prevention

FDA: Cheddar Cheese Linked to Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak Is Still on Shelves

Darin Detwiler, L.P.D., an associate teaching professor of food policy at Northeastern University and author of Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions.