From January 2019 through April 2021 alone, some 7.5 million U.S. adults became new gun owners, collectively exposing, in addition to themselves, more than 11 million more people — including millions of children — to household firearms, according to researchers from Harvard and Northeastern universities. 

Marty Ross, a professor emeritus at Northeastern University in Boston, believes that some private universities patronize students in a country where students are routinely asked for feedback about professors and courses.

The company – unlike other Musk ventures – is largely dependent on advertising for funding, making his erratic behavior more consequential for the firm’s bottom line, said John P Wihbey, a professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University.

Online, Gen Z members confront political and cultural discourse with humor and satire, a response to the “whiplash-inducing” events of their lifetimes, said John Wihbey, associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University.

Host Michel Martin speaks with Meredith Clark, Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication Studies at Northeastern University, and the author of a forthcoming book on Black Twitter.

New research from Northeastern University suggests that women are at higher risk of long Covid.

Meredith Clarke, a communications professor at Northeastern University, is writing a book about Black Twitter. 

“The current fentanyl situation is really a product of misguided drug policy and its enforcement,” says Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston.

Guest Meredith D Clark, Associate professor, Northeastern University.

A massive survey conducted by researchers from Harvard, Rutgers, Northwestern and Northeastern universities found there was a midsummer 3.2-percentage-point spike among Democratic women who said they were “very likely” to vote in November.

Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, previously told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on.

Ensuring a male sexual partner uses a condom can require negotiation or persuasion skills that can be difficult to navigate, said Jennifer Evans, an assistant teaching professor and health education specialist at Northeastern University.