MaineBiz The Roux Institute breaks ground on its new, permanent home in Portland The former B&M baked bean factory in Portland’s East Deering neighborhood will soon be the permanent residence of Northeastern University’s Roux Institute. On Friday, the university broke ground on what’s planned to become a 300,000-square-foot campus.
Balance of Power: Trump Safe After Second Assassination Attempt Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino about the state of rhetoric on the campaign trail. Senior Fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University and Former-top labor policy advisor to President Joe Biden Seth Harris as Kamala Harris seeks to earn the endorsements of the Teamsters.
San Jose Mercury News How Hurricane Katrina Shaped One Young Researcher’s Worldview Grist spoke with Aldrich, now a professor of political science at Northeastern University, about his post-disaster experience, how climate shocks like hurricanes affect voters, and how Americans’ expectations of how the federal government should respond to a disaster have changed over time.
Newsweek How Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Could Impact Campaign “Politically, a second assassination attempt could strengthen support among Trump supporters, but it is unlikely to move the needle by much for independents and undecided voters,” Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek.
Northshore Magazine Newburyport Visitors Find a Modern Town Rich in History “It was stories like that we really wanted to surface as part of the Newburyport Black History Initiative,” says Kabria Baumgartner, a Newburyport resident, history professor at Northeastern University, and one of the founders of the initiative. “There’s a very vibrant and rich history of the African-American experience here in Newburyport.”
Glamour Magazine Pratika Katiyar Wants to Make STEM More Accessible for the Next Generation Pratika Katiyar is a powerhouse of brains, heart, and hustle. Hailing from Fairfax, Virginia, this 21-year-old go-getter is in her senior year at Northeastern University in Boston. She has a mission to make STEM accessible and meaningful to all, and she is double-majoring in business administration and communication studies.
How to create a useful agenda for any type of meeting As the former CEO of five ventures and board member of dozens of others, Naeem Zafar has sat in his fair share of meetings. Zafar, a CEO coach who teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, and Northeastern University, says ineffective meetings are a “pain point” for him.
Le Monde Parents and police officers are now being held accountable for US school shootings When it comes to shootings, the situation in the US is appalling, as evidenced by the database compiled by Northeastern University in Boston in partnership with the Associated Press and USA Today.
Newsweek Instagram Announces Major Changes for Millions of Users Dr. Rachel Rodgers, associate professor of Applied Psychology at Northeastern University, said: “Instagram Teen Accounts reflect the importance of tailoring teens’ online experiences to their developmental stages, and implementing appropriate protections.”
Appeals court rules in favor of Northeastern’s Nahant expansion A planned expansion of a Northeastern University Marine Science Center in Nahant can move forward after winning a state appeals court ruling.
Mashable Instagram announces restrictive ‘Teen Accounts’ for users under 16 “Instagram Teen Accounts reflect the importance of tailoring teens’ online experiences to their developmental stages, and implementing appropriate protections,” wrote Northeastern University professor Rachel Rodgers in the company’s press release.
The Scientist XX Marks the Spot: Addressing Sex Bias in Neuroscience Historically, most researchers believed that the preferential model, focused on male humans, animals, and cells, was a no-brainer. “Nobody said to include females unless you were specifically asking questions about sex differences,” said Rebecca Shansky, a neurobiologist at Northeastern University.