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Live Boston
Boston police to hold ‘guns for gift cards’ event this week amid continued gun violence but questions remain if effective or just good PR
A research paper published in 2018 by Harvard and Northeastern University professors studied the illicit sale of firearms in Boston and found that the lowest street price for a used, old and decaying revolver was roughly $200 in 2018.
Conway Daily Sun
MaineHealth Partners with Northeastern University for innovative residency
MaineHealth is making a $500,000 investment in health-tech innovation over the next three years by partnering with the Roux Institute at Northeastern University and Northern Light Health in The Future of Healthcare Founder Residency.
Mass Live
Boston city councilors vote ‘yes’ on task force to study reparations
In Roxbury, a predominately Black neighborhood that Fernandes represents, the average life expectancy is roughly 78. Meanwhile, in Back Bay – a mostly white area – the average resident is expected to live up to 85, according to Northeastern University.
Americans bought at least 150m guns in decade since Sandy Hook shooting
While there’s lots of interest in the eye-popping total number of guns in the US, “what matters is how these guns are distributed across people and households”, said Matthew Miller, a Northeastern University professor who specializes in firearm research, and what that distribution means for their increased risk of gun suicide, homicide or accidental injury.
Portland Press Herald
Roux Institute joins with hospital networks to boost health care tech start-ups
According to the Roux Institute, the technology, engineering and computer science graduate school run by Northeastern University, the program will help accelerate growth in Maine’s healthcare technology industry.
Marketplace
Extending your holiday trip to work remotely has its joys … and its interrupted Zoom calls
“You know, it’s really hard to know when someone is doing something where they need silence,” said Kimberly Eddleston, a management professor at Northeastern University.
Medium
Design thinking for trust
A 2020 study by Rutgers and Northeastern Universities showed how the more Americans were exposed to social media, the lower their trust in journalists and media organizations.
Musk’s Twitter Actions Could Incite Harm, Experts Warn: ‘Playing With Fire’
Media professor at Northeastern University John Wihbey told Newsweek on Monday that he “applauds” Musk’s drive to be more transparent, but he fears that Musk’s approach with the “Twitter Files” could “incite more really cruel, coordinated internet-based trolling, abuse and threats.”
QAnon Followers Are Reading Into Elon Musk’s White Rabbit Tweet
John Wihbey, a media professor at Northeastern University, has been critical of Musk’s approach with the Twitter Files.
The Washington Examiner
Biden’s gay marriage win may lead Democrats to retool Supreme Court attacks
But for Costas Panagopoulos, Northeastern University’s political science chairman, the Respect for Marriage Act’s passage actually contributes to the Democrats’ portrayal of the Supreme Court as an adversary with its 6-3 conservative majority through Republican appointments.
Northeastern expands again, this time with a campus in Miami
Northeastern University will begin enrolling students next fall at its newest campus — in Miami.
South Florida Business Journal
Wynwood office building sold for $62M after Northeastern University signs lease
Northeastern University signed a lease at Cube Wynwood, which was acquired by Brick & Timber Collective.