MLB is making it easier for pro baseball players to get college degrees Last week, Major League Baseball announced a partnership with Northeastern University to fulfill a commitment to higher education for its players agreed upon with the MLBPA in the sport’s new collective bargaining agreement. Northeastern will provide players access to bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at the school, as well as academic and career counseling available […]
How do you train to be a tennis umpire? Dr Kris Jaeger-Helton, an engineering professor at Northeastern University in Boston in the United States, rose through the ranks to become a chair umpire alongside her studies. She says she tries to build trust with players and students alike. “One time, when a player arrived at court and said: ‘I’m glad you’re doing my match, […]
Housing proposal gets mixed reaction in Wellesley The proposal comes as the Boston area faces a recent downturn in housing construction, particularly for multi-family developments. The number of permits for new housing units had grown from about 4,700 in 2009 to nearly 14,000 in 2015, according to a report released in November by Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. […]
R&D Bacteria-coated nanofiber electrodes digest pollutants Under a microscope, the carbon nanofiber electrode resembles a kitchen scrubber. The electrode was made by co-lead author Meryem Pehlivaner, M.S. ’13, currently a doctoral student at Northeastern University, with senior author Margaret Frey, professor of fiber science and an associate dean of the College of Human Ecology. Pehlivaner fabricated the carbon nanofibers via electrospinning […]
WGBH Matching crime with punishment: The sentencing process, NECC Pharmacy, and Michelle Carter A trial is the key phase of a criminal case. But, after conviction, the parties go back to work to prepare for sentencing — the moment of truth, when a judge determines the appropriate punishment. New England Compounding Pharmacy CEO Barry Cadden was sentenced Monday for his role in the 2012 meningitis outbreak. And in […]
Dig Boston State of uncertainty As the Puerto Rican government finds itself cornered, islanders are the ones who suffer increasingly dire circumstances, leaving their relatives in the US helpless to do much besides send money. Associate Professor Amílcar Barreto is the director of the International Affairs master’s program at Northeastern University and has studied Puerto Rican culture and politics. He […]
U.S. News & World Report From free lunches to housing, children’s hospitals provide a wide array of community benefit services “Most hospitals get paid for filling beds,” says Gary Young, director of the Northeastern University Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research in Boston. “Certainly, there’s more motivation for tax-exempt hospitals to do more, and under the Affordable Care Act, they’re required at least every three years to conduct a community health care assessment and […]
Becker's Hospital Review Medicaid expansion had a ‘close to zero’ net effect on nonprofit hospital finances, report finds While the ACA’s Medicaid expansion lowered uncompensated care costs for nonprofit hospitals, those savings were counteracted by Medicaid payment shortfalls, according to a recent report by Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan research institute AcademyHealth. The study, “State Medicaid Expansion and Hospital Financial Status,” took place between 2009 and 2015, which included two years of post-Medicaid expansion. Gary […]
WGBH After meningitis outbreak, insurers are reportedly reluctant to cover compounded medications “Insurance companies have really clamped down on the coverage of compounded medications,” said Todd Brown, a pharmacy professor at Northeastern University and executive director of the Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association. Brown says the reduction in coverage came after the meningitis outbreak at the New England Compounding Center. Brown says insurers saw the headlines and they saw […]
Forbes Look out for this surprising consequence of influencer marketing that could hurt your brand It is these kinds of questions–healthy skepticism, let’s call it–that prompted me, along with three other academics, to conduct a study that looked at various outcomes of running influencer campaigns. We were looking in particular for unintended consequences of seeding products with apparently influential individuals who are supposed to spread word of mouth (WOM) about […]
At East Boston High School, a voice to raise up other young immigrants Maybelline Pérez Villatoro’s senior year at East Boston High School included a full schedule of advanced placement classes, multiple hours of homework each night, the presidency of the school’s National Honor Society chapter, and a job on weekends. But as Pérez Villatoro did the hard work that would make her a valedictorian and earn her […]
NBC News Police searches drop dramatically in states that legalized marijuana The overuse of traffic stops can damage the public trust in police, particularly when searches disproportionately involve black and Hispanic drivers. “Searches where you don’t find something are really negative towards a community,” said Jack McDevitt, director of Northeastern University’s Institute on Race and Justice in Boston. “Have a police officer search your car is […]