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LAW ENFORCEMENT IS URGED TO ‘THINK LIKE A PARENT, NOT A PROSECUTOR’

A national study by Health in Justice Action Lab at Northeastern University School of Law found less than half of drug-induced homicide cases between 2000 and 2017 involved a traditional dealer-buyer relationship. 
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A Record Expansion’s Surprise Winners: The Low-Skilled

In a 2016 study, Alicia Sasser Modestino of Northeastern University and two co-authors observed that as unemployment soared between 2007 and 2010, the percentage of job postings requiring a bachelor’s degree on Burning Glass, a website that aggregates job postings, rose more than 10 percentage points.
Business Insider

The earthquakes in southern California were centered near a naval station contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’

But a report from Northeastern University and the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that the water source at the China Lake station contained PFAS levels of 8 million parts per trillion — more than 114,000 times the EPA threshold.
Columbia Journalism Review

State lawmakers try to bridge widening local-news gaps

“I worry there’s going to be kind of a vicious cycle here,” Dan Kennedy, associate professor at Northeastern University’s School of Journalism, says. “There’s a possibility that readers are really turned off by the consolidation of their local weekly into other weeklies, and they either drop the paper or don’t renew it.” 
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Three former prosecutors accused of misconduct in Amherst drug-lab scandal

After nearly two years, Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University who filed the complaints with the nonprofit Innocence Project, was pleased to hear the bar counsel has requested disciplinary proceedings.
MSN

Bernie Sanders: America is drowning in student debt. Here’s my plan to end it

Karthik Krishnan, a professor at Northeastern University who specializes in student debt, told CNBC last year that people with $30,000 in student loan debt are 11% less likely to start businesses than are those without debt.
WGBH Boston Public Radio

Hallmarks Of Innocence: Forensic Evidence

WGBH’s Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with Northeastern University law professor and WGBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed about how forensic evidence is not always as reliable as it may seem. 
Filter Magazine

New North Carolina Drug-Induced Homicide Law Ramps Up Punishments

The bill follows the “usual War-on-Drugs approach: to satisfy the urge to take the punitive approach,” said Jeremiah Goulka, a senior fellow at the Health In Justice Action Lab at Northeastern University’s law school.
Fortune

Bernie Sanders: America Is Drowning in Student Debt. Here’s My Plan to End It

Karthik Krishnan, a professor at Northeastern University who specializes in student debt, told CNBC last year that people with $30,000 in student loan debt are 11% less likely to start businesses than are those without debt.
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Americans Surveyed See Artificial Intelligence as Jobs Killer

At the same time, global workers — particularly Americans — say going back to school is no longer a feasible option, according to a survey by Northeastern University and Gallup.
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Attorneys for Michelle Carter ask US Supreme Court to review her conviction in suicide case

Daniel Medwed, a Northeastern University law professor, said the Supreme Court is becoming increasingly stingy in granting petitions for review.
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45 Numbers Highlighting The State Of AI Today

70.8%: Percentage of Americans believing AI will eliminate more jobs than it will create (Canada 61.2%, UK 59.8%) [Gallup/Northeastern University] 42%: Percentage of Americans expressing confidence that their job skills will never become obsolete [Gallup/Northeastern University]