As AI begins to transform how decisions are made, democracy expert and Director of the Burns Institute for Social Change at Northeastern University Beth Noveck asks whether we can use AI to make institutions more responsive, deepen citizen participation, and strengthen democracy at a time when confidence in public institutions is under strain.

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that “presidential approval and the state of the economy are both strong predictors to outcomes in congressional races in midterms. The president’s sagging rating on both of these metrics are making races in these states more competitive than we’d expect.”

“Looking at the available complete year data, we did see an increase in food recalls in 2025 compared with 2024,” explains Darin Detwiler, Ph.D., a professor at Northeastern University.

When it comes to a safer online experience for young users, many of the settlement’s mandated features are promising, says Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer sciences at Northeastern University whose research has focused on social media safety.

Liz Bucar, a religion professor at Northeastern University in Boston, is skeptical of chatbots based on religious texts.

Liz Bucar, a religion professor at Northeastern University in Boston, is skeptical of chatbots based on religious texts.

“When you have a drought colliding with an aging infrastructure, that’s more than a drought. That’s a humanitarian crisis, and it’s a crisis which is deep,” said Northeastern University chemistry professor Eugene Smotkin, who lives in Old San Juan with his wife. “It’s not a drought story.”

Liz Bucar, a religion professor at Northeastern University in Boston, is skeptical of chatbots based on religious texts.

Since the locks rely on water to buoy the boats, drought is a big problem—especially because it’s not the only system depending on this resource, said Samuel Muñoz, an associate professor at Northeastern University.

Darin Detwiler, a professor at Northeastern University, stressed this: “Geography itself is not a food-safety hazard.”

Northeastern University Distinguished Professor of political science Costas Panagopoulos joins Fox’s Alex Hogan to discuss the true weight of endorsements in modern American politics.

“It’s a city that’s grounded in its founding values, but is also always looking forward,” Diane Nishigaya MacGillivray, senior vice president for advancement at Northeastern University, told Indeed.