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Why consumers are demanding more than just “sustainable”

 By analyzing over a thousand soil samples organically and conventionally managed from across 48 U.S. states, The Organic Center and Northeastern University found that organic soils had 13% higher soil organic matter and 44% higher long-term carbon storage than conventionally managed soils.
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Domino Recalls Sugar as FDA Issues Consumer Risk Warning

Darin Detwiler, a professor of food policy at Northeastern University, previously told Newsweek: “While not as urgent as Class I recalls, Class II recalls should still be heeded, and the products should be returned or disposed of according to the instructions provided.” Darin Detwiler, a professor of food policy at Northeastern University, previously told Newsweek: “While not […]
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Scientists Predict Extreme Global Water Shortages by 2100

The study provides a timely, comprehensive estimate of future water scarcity risk, Auroop Ganguly, a distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University who was not involved in the research, told Gizmodo.
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Instagram still poses risk to children despite new safety tools, says Meta whistleblower

Two-thirds (64%) of new safety tools on Instagram were found to be ineffective, according to a comprehensive review led by Arturo Béjar, a former senior engineer at Meta who testified against the company before US Congress, New York University and Northeastern University academics, the UK’s Molly Rose Foundation and other groups.
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Trump Warns Pregnant Women to Avoid Tylenol

“From a scientific and health perspective, this is a really damaging perspective to take this early because we don’t have any evidence supporting this link that would suggest a cause,” said Laurel Gabard-Durnam, a scientist who studies brain development at Northeastern University.
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Opening Doors to Computer Science

Carla Brodley, founder of the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University, explains how to make computer science education more accessible to everyone.
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Map Shows Retirement Towns Facing Biggest Population Declines Across US

A prior report from Northeastern University found that some states, such as Arizona, had up to 70 percent of high-aging communities without sufficient services tailored to seniors.
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Jimmy Kimmel is returning. Here’s why he should just go solo.

Jill Abramson, a former executive editor of The New York Times, teaches journalism at Northeastern University and is a contributing Globe Opinion writer.
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What happens when you bring digital ads into brick-and-mortar stores?

”What goes right at the checkout counter, where you’re waiting and you can impulsively grab something? Very often, that’s held by manufacturers, by brands,” said Koen Pauwels, a professor of marketing at Northeastern University.
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Local colleges targeted amid growing campus culture wars

Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, said records laws are being “weaponized,” not to foster debate but to intimidate professors and foreign students. For institutions, he said, the demands can seem never-ending.

What Does It Mean to Recognize Palestinian Statehood?

Like all legal questions, “interpretation matters,” said Zinaida Miller, a professor of law and international affairs at Northeastern University. The criteria for recognizing a Palestinian state have been met at a basic level, many experts on international law say.
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How did the Red Sox ‘B’ become a symbol of Boston’s identity?

Andrew Butler, a lecturer at Northeastern University in marketing, says you can measure a brand’s influence by how often people are willing to ink it on their skin. “Think how many times you’ve seen the Boston ‘B’ mark tattooed on somebody,” he said. It’s everywhere.