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The Books of College Libraries Are Turning Into Wallpaper

At my library at Northeastern University, undergraduate circulations declined 50 percent from 2013 to 2017—before we decided to do our own book relocation—and our logged number of books removed from shelves but not checked out also dropped by half.
New York Daily News

Break the ‘broken windows’ spell: The policing theory made famous in New York City under Giuliani and Bratton doesn’t hold up to scrutiny

O’Brien, author of “The Urban Commons,” is associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University.
The Science Times

Fake Facebook Accounts: The Never-ending Battle Against Bots

The figures from the company’s transparency report shows that Facebook is acting aggressively on face accounts, said Onur Varol, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern University.
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On Japan’s Okinawa, U.S. military is accused of contaminating environment with hazardous chemical

A study EWG released this month in conjunction with the researchers at Northeastern University found PFAS contamination at 610 sites in 43 U.S. states. The sites include drinking water systems serving an estimated 19 million people.
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Joe Biden reduced murders, reformed criminal justice policy and made America safer

James Alan Fox is the Lipman Professor of Criminology, Law and Public Policy at Northeastern University, a member of USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors and co-author of “The Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder.”
Mass Live

50 states of financial disclosure: How Michigan stacks up

“It’s not a panacea – it won’t in and of itself solve a lot of these problems directly,” said John Wihbey, an assistant professor at Northeastern University who has extensively studied financial disclosure laws in the U.S.
Deseret News

16 of the best things people said (and did) in this year’s commencement speeches

 One, author Tara Westover, even sang the first verse of “How Great Thou Art” at Northeastern University in Boston.
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A Surprising Solution To Surviving Natural Disasters: Mobile Apps

According to Daniel P. Aldrich Professor at Northeastern University, “resilience – the ability to recover from shocks, including natural disasters – comes from our connections to others, and not from physical infrastructure or disaster kits”. 
Politics US

Elizabeth Warren: The People’s Wonk

A study by researchers at the Northeastern University School of Journalism looked at articles from the five most read on-line news outlets and concluded they were tougher on the women who are running.
MarketWatch

Family businesses are going strong—make sure yours does, too

For advice on how to grow your family business, I turned to two experts: Kimberly A. Eddleston, a professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern University and a senior editor on the EIX Editorial Board of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis (full disclosure: The Schulze Foundation is a funder of Next Avenue) […]
WGBH Boston Public Radio

The Pros And Cons Of A Plea Bargain

WGBH News’ Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with Northeastern University law professor and WGBH Legal Analyst Daniel Medwed to discuss the pros and cons of a plea bargain.
Chicago Tribune

Getting ready for hurricane season: 4 essential reads

But when Northeastern University political scientist Daniel Aldrich analyzed how people’s social networks of friends and relatives influenced choices about evacuating, he found more nuanced results.