In the Press Archive

Why Unvaccinated Are Unvaccinated

“In this report, we see a crucial and important finding in the declining trust in institutions among Americans,” said lead author Katherine Ognyanova, an associate professor of communication at Rutgers’ School of Communication and Information who is part of a coalition of researchers from Rutgers-New Brunswick, Northeastern, Harvard and Northwestern universities.

East Asia Forum

The benefits of Japan’s social infrastructure and civic ties in uncertain times

Daniel P Aldrich is Director of the Security and Resilience Studies Program and Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Northeastern University.

Women Are Nearly Half of New Gun Buyers, Study Finds

The preliminary results from the 2021 National Firearms Survey, designed by Deborah Azrael of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Matthew Miller of Northeastern University, show an estimated 3.5 million women became new gun owners from January 2019 through April of this year. About 4 million men became new gun owners over […]

Business Insider

How Boston is embracing smart tech to make its roads safer, close the digital divide, and combat climate change

BARI is a multiuniversity partnership with the city that participates in urban research and public policy. The organization is housed at Northeastern University and each year hosts a conference to bring together researchers, policymakers, and community leaders.

Northeastern Acquires Mills College

The long-awaited board vote follows a months-long legal fight and significant pushback from Mills alumnae groups.

Teaching About the Pandemic

One innovative project came across my desk the other week: the Pandemic Teaching Initiative at Northeastern University, in Massachusetts. A couple of things stuck out to me in looking at what faculty members there have put together. First, it’s publicly available: Academics on other campuses are welcome to use the modules, which include lectures, readings, and assignments. […]

A&E

The Death of Conrad Roy: Michelle Carter’s ‘Virtual Presence’ and ‘Failure to Act’ in Texting Case

Northeastern University criminal law professor Daniel S. Medwed tells A&E True Crime that the verdict was flawed, but not for First Amendment reasons.

PolitiFact

Will Joe Biden’s vaccination requirements hold up in court?

Similarly, a presidential order for states to require vaccinations on their own would likely have been found unconstitutional, said Wendy E. Parmet, director of the Center for Health Policy and Law and Northeastern University.

Burlington Free Press

Vermont’s worker shortage is among the greatest in the country, study says

“For the most part, it’s not a shortage of workers that’s the problem, per se. It’s a sign that employers just need to offer better packages of wages and working conditions to attract workers,” Northeastern University economics professor Robert Triest said in the study.

Mills College Board Approves Acquisition by Northeastern

The Mills College Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to approve an acquisition by Northeastern University, months after the college first announced the deal.

Roux Institute kicks off Techstars Accelerator with 10 startups

Northeastern University’s Roux Institute in Portland on Tuesday announced the names of 10 startups participating in a 13-week accelerator program in partnership with Techstars, a Boulder, Colo.-based seed investment firm.

Three Massachusetts startups head to Maine for entrepreneur boot camp

Northeastern University opened the Roux Institute last year to bolster Maine’s tech and life sciences sectors with a $100 million donation from David Roux and his wife, Barbara Roux. David Roux is the former chairman and co-chief executive officer of Silver Lake, a private equity firm that focuses on acquiring technology companies.

Several surprises pulled from Matthews Arena before deconstruction

Want to get better at using ChatGPT? Try empathy, research finds

How to protect yourself and pets from frostbite in Arctic conditions

What the Beckham family feud tells us about parent-child estrangement

Why Unvaccinated Are Unvaccinated

The benefits of Japan’s social infrastructure and civic ties in uncertain times

Women Are Nearly Half of New Gun Buyers, Study Finds

How Boston is embracing smart tech to make its roads safer, close the digital divide, and combat climate change

Northeastern Acquires Mills College

Teaching About the Pandemic

The Death of Conrad Roy: Michelle Carter’s ‘Virtual Presence’ and ‘Failure to Act’ in Texting Case

Will Joe Biden’s vaccination requirements hold up in court?

Vermont’s worker shortage is among the greatest in the country, study says

Mills College Board Approves Acquisition by Northeastern

Roux Institute kicks off Techstars Accelerator with 10 startups

Three Massachusetts startups head to Maine for entrepreneur boot camp

Why Unvaccinated Are Unvaccinated

The benefits of Japan’s social infrastructure and civic ties in uncertain times

Women Are Nearly Half of New Gun Buyers, Study Finds

How Boston is embracing smart tech to make its roads safer, close the digital divide, and combat climate change

Northeastern Acquires Mills College

Teaching About the Pandemic

The Death of Conrad Roy: Michelle Carter&#8217;s &#8216;Virtual Presence&#8217; and &#8216;Failure to Act&#8217; in Texting Case

Will Joe Biden’s vaccination requirements hold up in court?

Vermont&#8217;s worker shortage is among the greatest in the country, study says

Mills College Board Approves Acquisition by Northeastern

Roux Institute kicks off Techstars Accelerator with 10 startups

Three Massachusetts startups head to Maine for entrepreneur boot camp

The Death of Conrad Roy: Michelle Carter’s ‘Virtual Presence’ and ‘Failure to Act’ in Texting Case

Vermont’s worker shortage is among the greatest in the country, study says