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CDC issues new opioid prescribing guidance, giving doctors more leeway to treat pain
While the voluntary guidelines are a welcome step, their impact depends largely on how state and federal agencies and other authorities respond to them, says Leo Beletsky, professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University and director of the Health in Justice Action Lab there.
Elon Musk’s Proposed Twitter Changes Revive Debate on How to Quash Spam
For now, Twitter’s check marks help users tell the difference between bogus accounts and ones operated by real individuals, according to David Lazer, professor of political science and computer and information sciences at Northeastern University.
Boston’s 2030 climate goal is out of reach, a new report finds
“It is a call to action,” said report author Joan Fitzgerald, a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University. “But this city government can’t do this alone. … Everyone has to be moving in lockstep to realize these goals.”
Security Cameras Make Us Feel Safe, but Are They Worth the Invasion?
he study, led by a team of researchers at City University of New York, Northeastern University and Cambridge University, was a 40-year systemic review of the effects of closed-circuit television networks on crime trends in countries like Britain and South Korea. Overall, crime decreased 13 percent in areas with CCTV.
Wired Magazine
Seeking Psychedelics? Check the Data Privacy Clause
If the purpose of sending psilocybin client data to DORA is to identify adverse events, the system would be redundant. Overall, “the risks outweigh the potential remote benefits,” said Leo Beletsky, professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University.
The cost of building in Boston keeps going up. That’s making real estate more expensive, too.
From 2020 to 2021, however, those costs rose 14 percent, and are up 11 percent so far in 2022, said Ali Touran, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.
WGBH
Can elected officials oust citizens from public meetings for being rude?
Daniel Medwed, GBH’s legal analyst and Northeastern University law professor, joined Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about the case, Barron v. Kolenda.
History
How a Cherokee Leader Ensured His People’s Language Survived
According to Ellen Cushman, a professor at Northeastern University and member of the Cherokee Nation, syllabaries have an advantage over alphabets.
CBS Minnesota
Do political endorsements matter?
Panagopoulos chairs the political science department at Northeastern University and is the editor of American Politics Research journal.
KQED
The Enduring Ties of Siblings
Guest Laurie Kramer,Professor, Applied Psychology, Northeastern University.
Fact Check-Connecticut electorate will not be voting to ‘unseal’ ballots
There is only one ballot measure in Connecticut in November 2022, Costas Panagopoulos, chair of the political science department at Northeastern University told Reuters, and it is to amend the state constitution to allow early in-person voting.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy