8 Colleges that just launched big tuition discount programs Northeastern announced in October that it will offer a 25 percent discount to parents and siblings of current students who wish to pursue graduate studies at the Boston-based private college. The discount was created so family members of current students don’t have to defer their educational dreams in favor of their loved ones, the college says. […]
Yahoo! Nanoscale metallic glue could replace welding and soldering Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a new method for welding and soldering that does not require heat. The glue-like compound called MesoGlue bonds metals together at room temperature with minimal pressure needed to initiate a bond. “It’s like welding or soldering but without the heat,” says Hanchen Huang, professor and chair of Northeastern’s department […]
Incivility, taunting and hubris in sports Long before Donald Trump perfected the public art of the obnoxious swagger, sports at all levels had been consumed by arrogance and pomposity. The National Football League vowed years ago “to bring the element of respect to its highest level back to our game.” This mission, assuming it was ever intended to alter behavior, has […]
7 Ways to make sure new parents don’t quit New parents have a host of needs that they may not have considered before having children, says Donna M. Lubrano, an adjunct marketing, communications, and international business professor at Northeastern University. Allowing for flex-time, telecommuting, job sharing, and other job structures can help new parents who are juggling new family demands. Provide private, clean places […]
Boston.com What colleges think of GE’s move to Boston Northeastern University also has a history with the company. Students have been interning with GE for the past four or five decades, said Maria Stein, who oversees the university’s co-op program, which had 10,000 placements in the 2014-2015 school year. “I think it will lead to even more opportunities,” she said. “They place our students […]
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz continue newfound feud The smaller stage may have sharpened the exchanges among candidates in the sixth debate of the Republican campaign, said Alan Schroeder, a debate scholar at Northeastern University and the author of Presidential Debates: 50 Years of High-Risk TV. Trump probably had his best debate of the campaign, Schroeder said, while Cruz seemed ill-prepared for the questions about his birthplace […]
Popular Mechanics Could super metallic glue replace soldering and welding? MesoGlue, developed by Hanchen Huang, a Northeastern University professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, works by interlocking metal nanorods that are treated with a coating of gallium or indium. The two substances are kept separate until a bond is desired. The gallium-coated nanorods are applied to one metal surface, while the indium-coated rods are applied to the […]
Steve Avery’s appeal may fail, but it’s not his only option “The odds are stacked against him,” Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University and a former public defender, told The Huffington Post. “After trial and a guilty verdict, the presumption of innocence vanishes, replaced by a presumption of guilt,” he said. “It is particularly difficult to win on an ineffectiveness claim,” he added. “Avery would […]
The Christian Science Monitor Chicago release of police video points to wider rise in transparency “There’s a long history of prosecutors [in Chicago and elsewhere] not supporting the release of any evidence because it would taint the jury pool and would eventually change witness statements,” says Jack McDevitt, director of the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University in Boston. “But I think police departments have led the way […]
Boston Herald Corporate giant General Electric to light up Boston with innovation Beyond the Seaport, new partnerships with academic innovators at institutions such as the MIT Media Lab will form. Students from Northeastern University will have a giant new prospect for working co-ops. For Brennan White, a serial entrepreneur based in the Hub whose latest venture is the social media startup Cortex, GE’s move is validation that […]
Eight career skills you need to be competitive in 2016 CEOs name cultural competence as one of the most critical leadership skills, according to a recent DDI survey, but managers rank working with people from different cultures as their weakest skill, says Paula Caligiuri, professor of international business and strategy at Northeastern University. “The disconnect poses an opportunity for those who can demonstrate cultural agility […]
Fortune Is this the 21st century’s duct tape? It’s called “MesoGlue” but it’s got more soldering-like power than anything Elmer’s makes. A new glue that can stick metal to metal has been developed in a Northeastern University lab, opening the door to truly glue-able electronics. Until now, adhering metal to metal has been a difficult, messy process or required soldering—fusing two parts together […]