How gene testing forced me to reveal my private health information “The findings from some genetic tests can be life-altering, and people should decide whether or not they wish to receive the results after substantial contemplation,” Adam C. Powell, a healthcare economist and adjunct professor at Northeastern University, told VICE. “Genetic discrimination is a real threat now, and the negative ramifications of genetic tests can come […]
CBS News The new politics of the “war on drugs” Leo Beletsky, an associate professor of Law and Health Sciences at Northeastern University, recently noted that innovation is increasingly coming from the bottom up. In a column for The Crime Report, he described the police officers’ growing use of naloxone, a drug used to treat overdoses and commonly referred to by its brand name Narcan, […]
The Brockton Enterprise Presidential candidates run from national debt There have been few signs that the three remaining presidential candidates seeking to capture the nation’s commanding heights are willing to confront the subject of America’s public debt, which has grown to over $19 trillion, more than the gross domestic product. It is estimated that by 2023, entitlement payments, military spending, and interest on the […]
Trump, Sanders explore staging unusual presidential debate “If it does come to pass, it would generate enormous ratings,” said Alan Schroeder, a Northeastern University professor who has written extensively about presidential debates. “They are from two different planets. You have a real personality contrast. It would dominate media coverage.”
College isn’t always the answer More colleges should embrace the idea of cooperative education. At universities such as Northeastern and Drexel, students alternate between the classroom and the job. Co-ops are part of the undergraduate experience at these institutions, and paid work makes up anywhere from one-third to almost half of the time a student spends in school. Co-op education […]
Mother Jones The science of why #NeverTrump will end up voting for Trump Last February, New York Republican Rep. Peter King said Donald Trump was “not fit to be president, morally or intellectually.” In early May, he endorsed Trump. And King is not alone. Where many Republican Party members were once focused on Trump’s negatives, they’re now courting him. Like King, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who previously labeled […]
Tech Insider If you have over 25 photos on Instagram, you’re no longer cool “Even though it’s decades old, the work of Erving Goffman is still super relevant here,” Northeastern University professor Meryl Alper tells TI. Goffman’s work explores human behavior as a theatrical performance, with a front and back stage. A person acts differently depending on the audience, which Goffman refers to as “impression management.” And on Instagram, teens […]
Do US killings of militant leaders work? Social scientists who examined the effect of such decapitations on militant groups have found little empirical evidence that the killings advance U.S. goals. One of these researchers is Max Abrahms, a scholar of terrorism at Northeastern University. “When a leader of a militant group has been taken out, the group tends to become even more […]
The woeful TSA doesn’t need more staff. It needs this tech The Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats (ALERT) Center at Northeastern University is a Department of Homeland Security “Center of Excellence” (a swanky name for funded R&D centers) that is looking into the future of security checkpoints, and it’s got some intriguing ideas. Those include making checkpoints painless—maybe even invisible—and new video recognition techniques to […]
MSN Money 5 key issues OPEC must wrestle with at its June meeting The OPEC meeting will also be the first with Khalid al-Falih as Saudi Arabia’s oil minister. Al-Falih, chairman of Saudi Arabia Oil Company, replaced longtime Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi earlier this month. “The appointment of a new energy minister is significant because it signals that Saudi Arabia, under Prince [Mohammed bin] Salman, intends to […]
CCTV Ravi Ramamurti discusses China-India’s investor’s ties To take a deeper look at China and India’s investing ties and both countries economic future, CCTV America’s Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Ravi Ramamurti, distinguished professor and director for the Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University.
Louisiana’s new ‘Blue Lives Matter’ bill on cop killers is actually pretty redundant Jack Levin, a criminologist at Northeastern University, worries that HB 953 may actually scale back current hate crimes statutes if police officers are included. “We might very well dilute the hate crime law so that it is weakened beyond repair,” he said. “Originally the idea of hate crime statutes was to protect vulnerable groups of […]