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Law Schools See ‘Trump Effect,’ With More Students Studying Immigration Law

Hemanth Gundavaram said Northeastern University’s immigrant justice clinic was born that night. “Northeastern looked and saw how many students were passionate about what was happening and decided to set into motion the immigrant justice clinic,” he said.
Asia Times

Hacking your way to love

Joseph Reagle is an associate professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University.
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Lawmakers: News business needs state help

Crighton is cosponsoring the legislation with Rep. Lori Ehrlich of Marblehead at the urging of Dan Kennedy, a Northeastern University journalism professor. 
WGBH Boston Public Radio

The Hallmarks Of Innocence: Eyewitness Misidentification

WGBH’s Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with Northeastern University law professor and WGBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed about the trouble with eyewitness identification. 
WGBH

Could European Model for Student Housing Ease Boston’s Housing Crunch?

“We’ve had a tremendous influx of young people,” said economist Barry Bluestone, former dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. “Good news is this keeps us vibrant. Bad news is we don’t have a housing stock for them.”
Science News

Female rats face sex bias too

“The idea that women are primarily driven by ovarian hormones [was] a narrative put in place intentionally in the Victorian era,” says Rebecca Shansky, a neuroscientist at Northeastern University in Boston. “That has also infiltrated the way we think about female animals” in science.
PC Magazine

Most Parents Are Scared to Post Pics of Their Kids Online

Researchers from Northeastern University debunked this theory last year, but found that apps are doing something equally, if not more, creepy: recording your screen.
New Hampshire Public Radio

N.H. Primary 2020: The Latest On the Campaign Trail & What to Watch For In Coming Months

Meg Heckman, Assistant Professor, Northeastern University School of Journalism.
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This is why some people are obsessed with tracking themselves

Joseph Reagle is an associate professor of communication studies at Northeastern University.
The Herald Standard

Federal Grants ‘A Lifesaver’ In Opioid Fight, But States Still Struggle To Curb Meth

“Even just the moniker, like ‘the opioid epidemic,’ out of the gate, is problematic and incorrect,” said Leo Beletsky, an associate professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston. “This was never just about opioids.”
Ars Technica

The radio navigation planes use to land safely is insecure and can be hacked

The researchers, from Northeastern University in Boston, consulted a pilot and security expert during their work, and all are careful to note that this kind of spoofing isn’t likely to cause a plane to crash in most cases. 
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL REPEATEDLY CONSULTED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS ON CLIMATE POLICY

“It’s the equivalent to formulating anti-terrorism policy by consulting with groups that deny terrorism exists,” Matthew Nisbet, a professor of environmental communication and public policy at Northeastern University told the AP.