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‘Ulysses’ VR game developed in Boston showcased in Ireland
A virtual reality game developed by college students in Boston and based on James Joyce’s “Ulysses” is being showcased in Dublin as the Irish capital holds its annual celebration of the author and novel. “Joycestick” was developed by a Boston College class that also included Northeastern University and Berklee College of Music students.
The Christian Science Monitor
Small town tries to put lid on power of big trash
Private waste companies are looking to be “economically efficient and politically expedient,” says Daniel Faber, director of Northeastern University’s Environmental Justice Research Collaborative (NEJRC) in Boston. This means choosing host communities with lower education levels and less time, money, and resources to mobilize themselves, he says. “They are less likely to offer opposition.”
The Japan Times
Expert disputes Japan government claim that conspiracy bill needed to ratify U.N. treaty
The government has said the bill is needed to ratify a U.N. treaty on international organized crime and that it would boost counterterrorism efforts ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But Nikos Passas, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston who drafted a legislative guide for the U.N. treaty, takes issue with the proposition that […]
She’s accused of pushing him to suicide. His Google searches say otherwise, defense says.
The controversial case raises contentious questions in Massachusetts, where assisting someone in a suicide is not considered a crime. Can a person be charged and convicted in someone’s death even if she was miles away from the victim when he died? And can a person be found guilty of killing someone based solely on what […]
This map will remind you why you can’t always trust your tap water
The chemical culprit, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), is, along with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), one of two highly fluorinated toxic chemicals, known as PFCs, that are devastating to human health yet unregulated by the EPA. Leaked into water supplies by the chemical manufacturing processes of products like DuPont’s Teflon and 3M’s Scotchgard, the contaminants are linked to […]
Teenagers have stopped getting summer jobs – why?
First, the summer-job bump has declined for all ethnicities in the last 40 years. Second, summer jobs are the province of the white and wealthy. Children of richer families are more likely to take part-time in summer jobs, according to a report from the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University. But black and […]
McClatchy DC
Puerto Rico statehood vote unlikely to cause change
Puerto Ricans themselves haven’t been united on what they want, but without a majority of voters saying yes to statehood, Congress won’t even consider the idea, noted Amilcar Barreto, an associate professor of political science, international affairs and public policy at Northeastern University. “For the past half-century, preferences for the three status options have essentially […]
Puerto Rico prepares to vote on political status amid crisis
Critics question the timing of the newest referendum, coming about a month after Puerto Rico’s governor announced the island would enter a bankruptcy-like process to restructure part of its $73 billion public debt. “Pushing statehood under normal times would be difficult enough; to push while literally under bankruptcy court is absolutely ridiculous,” said Amilcar Barreto, […]
Assistance or coercion? Intent is key in text message suicide case, experts say
Prosecutors must prove that Carter’s actions directly caused Roy’s death, though not that she acted intentionally, Cevallos said. If convicted in juvenile court, where she’s being tried because of her age at the time of the alleged crime, Carter could spend 20 years in prison. “The wrinkle here is whether she coerced him or pressured […]
Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big?
John Kwoka, a professor of economics at Northeastern University in Boston, believes that taking a tougher line on mergers and acquisitions won’t necessarily be enough to combat the rising power of giants like Amazon. These firms also gain power as they amass user data and shape the flow of information, controlling consumer access to the […]
FDA moves to kick prescription painkiller off the market
But Northeastern University School of Law professor Leo Beletsky isn’t convinced the FDA’s request will do anything to help the crisis. “It allows policymakers at the FDA and elsewhere to feel like they’re doing something,” explained Beletsky, who studies drug policy. He predicts the powerful pharmaceutical industry will likely scare the FDA out of asking […]
Drinking water for 15 million Americans is contaminated with a toxic chemical, report finds
Drinking water for 15 million Americans in 27 states is contaminated with a toxic chemical that was used to make nonstick cookware, according to a new report released Thursday. These chemicals, known as PFCs (perfluorochemicals), have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease and weakened immune systems. Even small concentrations in drinking water is considered a […]