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‘I feel reborn’: How GLP-1 drugs are transforming the lives of people struggling with addiction
“All options should be on the table, but there are significant ethical concerns with initiating medication for addiction that might not be there for long term,” said Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston.
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Case dismissals, hastened plea deals follow U.S. Attorney staffing exodus in Minnesota
Aliza Hochman Bloom, an assistant professor of law at Northeastern University and former federal public defender in Florida, echoed that dismissals, even without prejudice, are rare.
San Francisco Chronicle
A San Francisco artist found light during lockdown. Now he’s sharing that glow
Truong Tran works at Northeastern University’s Oakland campus and teaches an undergraduate creative writing foundations class.
The Real Reason Women Are Skeptical Of AI In The Workplace-And How To Address It
According to a recent Northeastern University journal article titled “Explaining women’s skepticism toward artificial intelligence: The role of risk orientation and risk exposure,” women are more skeptical of AI than men.
Battle over cancer clinicians: Brigham plans to dismiss Dana-Farber staff, but offers them jobs
“This is the kind of dynamic that leads to a medical arms race,” said Gary J. Young, a professor of strategic management and health care systems at Northeastern University. “Each one is competing furiously to cement their position as a leading cancer center. That will require big investment.”
MIT Technology Review
AI is already making online swindles easier. It could get much worse.
Engin Kirda, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston who specializes in malware detection and analysis, says he wouldn’t be surprised if this was already happening. “I’m sure people are investing in it, but I’m also pretty sure people are already doing it, especially [in] China—they have good AI capabilities,” he says.
The New Yorker
Why Do We Like Music?
A couple of years later, he reached out to Psyche Loui, a cognitive scientist and a musician at Northeastern University who was researching the brains of people who did and didn’t experience chills from music.
Live Science
Only certain types of brain-training exercises reduce dementia risk, large trial reveals
As people age, their probability of developing Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia increases, and these conditions affect nearly half of people in their 80s and 90s, Art Kramer, a psychologist at Northeastern University who was not involved with the new study, told Live Science.
MIT’s Blueprint For A Future-Proof University
Perhaps most transformative is the integration of cooperative education throughout the degree program. Drawing on models pioneered by Northeastern University, the NEI requires students to spend at least four of eleven trimesters in co-op placements at companies, government agencies, NGOs, and research institutions.
‘AI mirrors’ that are changing how blind people see themselves.
“We could see AI as a textual mirror in this case, but in the psychological literature, instead of focusing on a person’s appearance, we understand that body image is not one-dimensional and is composed of several factors, such as context, the type of person we want to compare ourselves to, and the things we are […]
Students are AI natives. Why aren’t their colleges?
Joseph E. Aoun is president of Northeastern University and author of “Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.”
From the Editor: Roux Institute building is already part of the Portland ‘skyline’
In six years, the Roux Institute of Northeastern University has grown rapidly. With its new headquarters, now under construction, it takes another step forward.