Nevertheless, the composition of audiences can still tilt toward demographic groups such as men or younger workers, according to a study published today by researchers at Northeastern University and Upturn, a nonprofit group that focuses on digital inequities.

Daniel Aldrich, director of security and resilience studies at Northeastern University, began studying these connections after his own home in New Orleans was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina.

“It’s a great resource for teaching students,” said Sara Wylie, a science and technology studies scholar at Northeastern University and a cofounder of EDGI. Wylie uses Toxmap in her environment, technology, and society class. Among other things, she told Undark, the tool offers a vivid demonstration for students of how widespread toxic releases are in […]

James Alan Fox is the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law and Public Policy at Northeastern University, a member of USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors and co-author of “Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder.” 

 In what seems like a perverse twist on an Arthur Miller play, a new study from Northeastern University found an inverse association between social mobility and gun homicide rates.

“We know that these root causes can be modified through policies,” Dr. Daniel Kim, lead author of the study and associate professor at Northeastern University, told ABC News. “This, and future research, could get policymakers to tackle the gun violence epidemic in America.”

WGBH Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with Northeastern University law professor and WGBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed about the legal implications in the impeachment against President Trump, and what could happen once he leaves office. The transcript below has been edited for clarity.

The states have an opportunity to “minimize harm and maximize benefit” of the programs, said Leo Beletsky, a law and health sciences professor at Northeastern University and faculty director of the Health in Justice Action Lab.

The day after the forum, the Museum of Science and its partners, including representatives from NOAA, Arizona State University, Northeastern, ISeeChange, and SciStarter, gathered with science centers from across the country to explore how they can host forums on different environmental hazards.

Nevertheless, the composition of audiences can still tilt toward demographic groups such as men or younger workers, according to a study published today by researchers at Northeastern University and Upturn, a nonprofit group that focuses on digital inequities. 

Mary Steffel is an assistant professor of marketing at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.

One reason for the persistent bias is that Facebook’s modified algorithm appears to rely on proxy characteristics that correlate with age or gender, said Alan Mislove, a Northeastern University professor of computer science and one of the study’s co-authors. “