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Portland Press Herald

Access denied: Authorities refuse to release records for Maine school shooter hoax calls

Daniel Medwed, a professor at Northeastern University’s law school and School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, called the responses “(par) for the law enforcement course.”

Guess Which Sex Behaves More Erratically (at Least in Mice)

The new research is “tipping all of these assumptions about sex differences and the influence of hormones on their head,” said Rebecca Shansky, a behavioral neuroscientist at Northeastern University and a co-author of the new study.
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Covid backlash hobbles public health and future pandemic response

While only a quarter succeeded in weakening public health powers, the rulings have substantially chipped away at the legal standing of health agencies and officials to protect the public, said Wendy Parmet, director of Northeastern University’s Center for Health Policy and Law, who co-wrote the paper. 

How the DEA’s proposed rules could impact addiction startups

“There’s really no empirical support for what they’re trying to do,” Leo Beletsky, a law professor at Northeastern University focused on substance use and addiction, tells Axios. “The fallout is going to be measured in lives lost.”
Inside Higher Ed

Microcredentials Confuse Employers, Colleges and Learners

“It has been the desire of many entrepreneurs, foundations and policy leaders that microcredentials will become the substitute for expensive degrees,” Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University, said. 

DEA rules on prescribing controlled substances roil behavioral health

“There’s really no empirical support for what they’re trying to do,” Leo Beletsky, a law professor at Northeastern University focused on substance use and addiction, told Axios.
WGBH

Should a new government agency protect the Massachusetts coastline from climate change?

But what if that isn’t enough? In a recent Boston Globe opinion piece, Northeastern University professor Joan Fitzgerald and two coauthors argued that Massachusetts needs a brand new coastal adaptation agency to organize and execute a response that spans the state’s shoreline. Fitzgerald, who was the lead author of the Boston Foundation’s Inaugural Boston Climate Progress Report, […]
The Nation

Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family

In the first published version of his article, Barnes cites praise for Koch’s work on the Perception Box by Lisa Feldman Barrett, described as a neuroscientist and professor of psychology at Northeastern University.
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‘Outdated views’ blamed as California system bans online degrees

Today, nearly three-quarters (71 per cent) of employers perceive online educational credentials as on par with or of a higher quality than those completed in person, according to a 2021 Northeastern University study.
South Florida Business Journal

Here’s what Northeastern has planned for its new Miami campus

Northeastern University will focus on technology and financial degrees for its new campus in Miami, according to the dean of its newest campus.
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Northeastern names new dean of D’Amore-McKim business school

Northeastern University has named a business school administrator from a university in Singapore as the new dean of its D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
Nature.com

These tools help visually impaired scientists read data and journals

Experiencing data through touch can be especially powerful, says Mona Minkara, a computational chemist and bioengineer at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, who began to lose her vision as a young child. Minkara collaborated on a 2022 study4 that described representing data as 3D-printed graphics called lithophanes.