Jeremy Paul, professor of law at Northeastern University, discusses how the federal government is heading toward another shutdown, and if it comes to pass, it could affect tens of thousands of employees in Massachusetts.

“The Trump administration is trying to fundamentally reshape what notice-and-comment rulemaking is by fiat,” said Sharmila Murthy, a Northeastern University law professor.

Laurel Gabard-Durnam, assistant professor and associate director of the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University, for instance, points out that fevers, especially in early pregnancy, carry “really significant” risks for the mother and the infant.

“It’s a mix for every state. There’s no state that’s at the top, “Matthew Eckelman, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University and report co-author, told ABC News. “What it tells us is that each state has some work to do.”

Now, the report published Thursday, from Bejar, the Cybersecurity For Democracy at New York University and Northeastern University, the Molly Rose Foundation, Fairplay and ParentsSOS, claims Meta has chosen not to take “real steps” to address safety concerns, “opting instead for splashy headlines about new tools for parents and Instagram Teen Accounts for underage users.”

In May 2025, Burt hosted a hands-on toy testing session at Northeastern University’s Roux Institute, also in Portland, Maine. Fifteen kids between the ages of 3 and 15 (along with a handful of interested parents) spent two hours freely exploring our top STEM toy contenders then completed surveys about their favorites.

When that happens, “research shows people engage in compensatory behavior,” says Daniele Mathras, associate dean of undergraduate education and associate teaching professor of marketing at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business. 

Northeastern University, London School of Economics (LSE), the University of San Francisco Law School, Northumbria University, Champlain College, and Breda University of Applied Sciences have announced Claude for Education investments. 

A study by Burak Özturan of Northeastern University and colleagues found that the average quality of news sources shared on the platform—as defined by Newsguard, which rates the reliability of online sources—fell during Mr Musk’s first six months in charge.

“Our scorecard shows that states with strong clean energy and resilience policies are doing a better job protecting health and health care infrastructure, while other states leave patients exposed during potential crises,” said Matthew Eckelman, Northeastern University associate professor and associate chair for research of civil and environmental engineering, in a news release.

The different languages spoken in a country can also play a role, and in the U.S. the increasing Hispanic population could have influenced the fact that Mateo is now a popular name, a Spanish form of the once popular name Matthew, according to Northeastern University’s news website Northeastern Global News.

Numerous safety features that Meta has said it has implemented to protect young users on Instagram over the years do not work well or, in some cases, don’t exist, according to a report from child-safety advocacy groups that was corroborated by researchers at Northeastern University.