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A sponge is the perfect environment to host various types of bacteria, study says

The results provide an understanding of the microbial point of view where “distances and spaces are dramatically different” from a human’s point of view, said Slava Epstein, a professor of microbiology at Northeastern University, who was not involved with the study. By studying the distance between cells, which is measured in microns, researchers are better […]
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Uber and Lyft are offering fuel surcharges and cash back offers for workers. Is it enough?

According to Christo Wilson, an associate professor at Northeastern University who studied Uber’s algorithms several years ago, the companies could factor the price of fuel into the algorithm that determines how much drivers get paid.
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What helps India’s BJP get lower Facebook rates? Divisive content

A study by researchers at Northeastern University, the University of Southern California and non-profit tech justice organisation Upturn in the US showed in December 2019 that Facebook’s ad-delivery algorithm promotes political polarisation.
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Would a No-Fly Zone Trigger World War III? Here’s What Local Experts Say

Harvard scholar Oleh Kotsyuba and Northeastern University professor Mai’a Cross weighed in Wednesday on whether they think implementing a no-fly zone would pave the road to another world war during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine Q&A.”
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Lynching victim remembered 100 years later with headstone, corrected death certificate

First is the number of lynchings whites declared to be suicides: about two dozen, according to the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University. 
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What happens if Biden cancels student loans?

Yet Thomas J. Vicino, associate dean of graduate studies and a professor of political science at Northeastern University, said that no longer having a monthly student loan payment could free up $300 a month more immediately. While it’s not clear how Americans will choose to spend or save that money, Vicino says many borrowers put off buying […]
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Could a Russian strike on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war?

If a triggering event occurs, NATO members “meet to discuss whether they agree that actions on the ground rise to the level of invoking Article 5,” said Mai’a K. Davis Cross, a professor of political science and international affairs at Northeastern University. “They must reach consensus on this, rather than taking a formal vote. Consensus […]
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Could a strike by Russia on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war?

If a triggering event occurs, NATO members “meet to discuss whether they agree that actions on the ground rise to the level of invoking Article 5,” said Mai’a K. Davis Cross, a professor of political science and international affairs at Northeastern University. “They must reach consensus on this, rather than taking a formal vote. Consensus […]

The disproportionate impacts of COVID

 We talk about the challenges of owning a family business and how common these types of feuds are with Boston Business Journal reporter Grant Welker and Ted Clark, Director of the Northeastern University Center for Family Business.
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Refusals to Treat the Unvaccinated Violate Health Care Ethics

Researchers at Northeastern University have shown that people who perceive higher levels of partisan polarization are at greater risk for depression and anxiety. The pandemic has already taken years off our lives. Physicians who choose the partisan route of abandoning the unvaccinated risk worsening the nation’s physical and mental health.
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Q&A: Understanding Europe’s response to Ukrainian refugee crisis

Al Jazeera speaks to professor Serena Parekh to explain Europe’s response to Ukrainian refugees compared to those from Syria.
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Reshaping The Employee Experience

Dr. Curtis Odom is the Managing Partner at Prescient Strategists, and an Executive Professor at Northeastern University in Boston.