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Is a growing middle class the real key to economic growth?
Some experts have raised concerns about our preoccupation with economic growth, like Madhavi Venkatesan, an associate teaching professor of economics at Northeastern University.
Why did he suspect a COVID surge was coming? He followed the digital breadcrumbs
Nick Beauchamp is an associate professor of political science at Northeastern University and first caught wind of the Yankee Candle theory late last year.
NBC Boston
Will Putin Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine? Local Experts Explain
“There still hasn’t been any sort of concrete move to to get the nuclear weapons ready in Russia, so I think that’s at least a sign of hope,” Northeastern University Scholar Mai’a Cross said
A Surge in Young Undergrads, Fully Online
A 2021 study by Northeastern University, for example, found that nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of employers perceive online educational credentials as on par with or of a higher quality than those completed in person.
WCNC
Is South Carolina politically engaged? This study says no
“State-by-state differences in political engagement are driven by some factors, including the political culture of the state, barriers to political participation, and recent political events,” Daniel Aldrich, professor and director of the security and resilience studies program at Northeastern University, said.
Doctor Suggests Bad Yankee Candle Reviews Could Mean COVID is Coming Back
Based on @drewtoothpaste’s tweet, assistant professor of political science at Northeastern University, Nicholas Beauchamp set to work. He wrote a paper on the phenomenon seemingly confirming that there is in fact a clear link. It appears that an upturn in negative reviews has become a predictive indicator in signaling that a COVID surge is coming.
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)
Semiconductor Chip Sequences Single Proteins
“The authors report an interesting approach to sequencing peptides based on optical detection of proteins that recognize N-terminal amino acids,” said Nikolai Slavov, PhD, director of the single-cell proteomics center at the Northeastern University College of Engineering.
Forever, but also everywhere
A study out this week from researchers at Northeastern University identified more than 57,000 sites that are likely to be polluted with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which have been linked to cancer and other illnesses.
‘Zero scent’: could negative reviews of smelly candles hint at a Covid surge?
In his study entitled, Detecting the Effect of Covid Anosmia on Amazon Reviews Using Bayesian Vector Autoregression, Beauchamp used nearly 10,000 Yankee Candle reviews from Amazon and found that each additional 100,000 new Covid cases per week resulted in an estimated 0.25% increase in the number of “no smell” reviews.
I picked up the guitar later in life. Here’s what I learned about its effects on the brain.
Moreover, there appears to be a virtuous cycle when it comes to healthy lifestyle and brain health, according to Art Kramer, director of the Center for Cognitive & Brain Health at Northeastern University.
Scientists say ‘forever chemicals’ may be contaminating 57,000 US sites
“While it sounds scary that there are over 57,000 presumptive contamination sites, this is almost certainly a large underestimation,” co-author Phil Brown, director of Northeastern University’s Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, said in a statement.
Daily Mail
Are YOU living in a toxic neighborhood? Map reveals 57,000 areas with unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’ – used to make everything from carpets to frying pans
Dr Phil Brown, director of Northeastern University’s Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute and paper co-author, said: ‘While it sounds scary that there are over 57,000 presumptive contamination sites, this is almost certainly a large underestimation.’