Federal court enjoins California large-capacity magazine confiscation Although the Duncan opinion did not say so, analysis by two scholarly experts has come to precisely this conclusion about the Mother Jones material. Grant Duwe, a criminologist for the Minnesota Department of Corrections, is author of “Mass Murder in the United States: A History” (2007), a leading scholarly book on the subject. He wrote […]
Revised travel ban to have little impact on international students, experts say Hemanth Gundavaram, associate teaching professor at Northeastern University School of Law, supervises clinical projects with nonprofit organizations on a wide variety of immigration legal issues. “The best advice I think anyone can give right now is to apply early,” Gundavaram says, “because we don’t have any sense of how long the process might take.”
The Independent Martin Shkreli: Lawyers struggle to find impartial jury for trial of ‘most hated man in America’ In a high-profile case such as this one, Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed explained, finding a completely unbiased jury is nearly impossible. “You’re not going to find a pool of people who don’t know about it,” Mr Medwed told The Independent. “The question is can you find people who can put side what they’ve […]
WGBH Is Chief Justice John Roberts showing signs of moderation? Shorthanded due to Justice Scalia’s death and the delay surrounding the appointment of his successor, the court proceeded with caution by reviewing cases of a technical nature and issuing tempered, rather narrow decisions in those cases. This measured approach appears likely to change, says Daniel Medwed, a professor of Law and Criminal Justice at Northeastern […]
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 […]