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As sports betting explodes, should states set more limits to stop gambling addiction?

“You need regulation when the industry has shown an inability and unwillingness to police itself,” says Harry Levant, director of gambling policy for the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University in Boston.
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Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI

The company partnered with Northeastern University on this research – surveying 22 faculty members about how and why they use Claude. In their survey responses, university faculty said grading student work was the task the chatbot was least effective at.
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Many of Instagram’s teen-safety tools ‘simply are not working’, study finds

The findings call into question Meta’s efforts “to protect teens from the worst parts of the platform”, says Laura Edelson, a professor at Northeastern University who oversaw a review of the findings. “Using realistic testing scenarios, we can see that many of Instagram’s safety tools simply are not working.”
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Doctors Warn Against Imitating Hot Noodle Scene from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

“KPop Demon Hunters” is a top-watched animated action fantasy musical on Netflix — its music has topped the Billboard charts and the movie has emerged as something of a global phenomenon. Its fast pace and storytelling appeal to children (and their parents), according to Northeastern University Global News.
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Boston, Northeastern University launch mobile lab to track air pollution block by block

“So these are regulated U.S. EPA, so these are called ‘criteria pollutants,'” said Dr. Shang Liu from Northeastern University.
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‘Lab in a van’ will measure how far Mass Pike pollution spreads into Allston-Brighton

The Allston-Brighton Health Collaborative is partnering with Northeastern’s mobile air quality lab as part of the City of Boston’s 2025 Community Clean Air Grant.  
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At least 90% of mass shootings were perpetrated by men

Another 17 involved both male and female shooters, while an additional 14 killings are unsolved, according to a database maintained by the Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.
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A study by former Meta employee claims Instagram’s teen protection measures don’t work well

The investigation, in which Northeastern University also participated, reveals that the security features in the app do not match the company’s promises.
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64% of mass killings with guns occurred in homes

Of the 493 mass killings with guns that have occurred since 2006 in the United States, 320 took place in homes, according to a database maintained by the Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.
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Weapons other than guns are used less frequently in mass killings

Shooters killed 10 or more people at one time in 22 of those shootings, according to a database maintained by the Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.
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The Power of Prayer After a Mass Shooting

David DeSteno is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and host of the PRX Podcast “How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality.”
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There have been 10 mass killings with guns in 2025

This project explores the people lost, the shooters and the circumstances surrounding mass killings using data compiled by the Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.