A study by Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, found that people who abuse animals are five times more likely to commit violent crimes against humans. Placing vulnerable cattle in the care of individuals convicted of violent crimes, especially in a space with inadequate supervision due to low […]

Op-ed by Peter Enrich, a professor emeritus at Northeastern University School of Law and member of the steering committee of the Coalition to Reform Our Legislature.

But according to Maria Ivanova, director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and codirector of the Plastics Center at Northeastern University, the treaty doesn’t need saving. It needs a reset. “It’s saving when something is dead. A reset is when I hit an obstacle, and I’m gonna turn around.”

Contrast that with institutions treating governance as infrastructure. Northeastern University partnered with Anthropic in 2025 to pilot Claude for Education across its global university system, giving students, faculty, and staff secure access to the tool.

“You have this group of six women who are extraordinarily creative and brilliant. They were Energizer bunnies, every one of them, and so smart — and they had no outlet,” said Kaplan, a professor of American literature at Northeastern University. “Their creativity, for the most part, explodes in really unfortunate ways.”

“There have been layoffs in a lot of high-tech businesses, but I think that’s largely because they over hired during the recovery from the pandemic,” said Alan Clayton-Matthews, professor emeritus of economics at Northeastern University. 

The team of researchers from Stanford University, the University of Washington, and Northeastern University then tested the browser extension on the X feeds of over 1,200 participants who consented to having them modified for 10 days in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election.

Northeastern University has developed a micro-credential center and offers a primer for education al leaders, and the Grow with Google program has enlisted dozens of universities to accept Google Career Certificates for up to 15 credits toward degrees.

Some companies may be asking existing employees to take on more shifts rather than hiring more seasonal workers, said labor economist Alicia Modestino at Northeastern University.

The extent to which more antidemocratic posts make users feel greater animosity towards political opponents “demonstrates the power of the algorithm”, said Martin Saveski, assistant professor at the University of Washington information school, who, with colleagues at the universities of Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and Northeastern, produced the study published in the journal Science.

“Decisions about transportation investment have been uneven across multiple administrations and levels of government,” Serena E. Alexander, Associate Professor of Environmental Policy and Engineering at Northeastern University, told Newsweek. “Building a modern, nationwide passenger rail network requires sustained leadership and funding across administrations — not one-off programs.”

Guest David DeSteno, is professor of psychology at Northeastern University. Author of “Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride.” Host of the PRX podcast How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality.