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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.
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.
The Boston Globe now has more online subscribers than print ones
Dan Kennedy, journalism professor at Northeastern University and local media blogger, largely agreed with the Globe’s contention that its news coverage is driving the digital surge. The size of the newsroom seems to have stabilized, and now stands at around 220, the same as a year ago.
Without student debt, Morehouse graduates will have more options, from careers to homes
A person with $30,000 in student loans is 11% less likely to start a business than a person who graduated debt-free, according to calculations by Karthik Krishnan, an associate professor of finance at Northeastern University who researches student debt.
Joy and Fear on Coney Island’s Emotional Roller Coaster
Looking over the photos that accompany this article, Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University and the author of “How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain,” homed in on one of a man and two children in V-neck sweaters.
New gun laws spark secret messaging, obstruction, recalls
Decades of research indicate firearms are the most lethal means of suicide nationwide and the best target for new policy, said Matt Miller, an epidemiologist at Northeastern University. “The hypothesis that if guns aren’t available someone will find an equally lethal way to take their life seems reasonable, but it falls flat when you look […]
NBC Connecticut
Without Student Debt, Morehouse Graduates Will Have More Options, From Careers to Homes
A person with $30,000 in student loans is 11% less likely to start a business than a person who graduated debt-free, according to calculations by Karthik Krishnan, an associate professor of finance at Northeastern University who researches student debt.
PBS NewsHour
Pentagon study finds promise in brain training program for veterans with cognitive issues
“What this suggests to me is that the benefits are pretty limited, to cognitive tasks similar to those in the brain training program, and don’t appear to generalize to tasks closer to what we experience in the real world,” said psychologist Art Kramer of Northeastern University, who was not involved in the study. “However, this […]