New research proves just how thin those mannequins are. In a study, researchers found that 100 percent of the female mannequins they looked at represented an underweight body size. Rachel Rodgers, a body image expert and psychology professor at Northeastern University, told TODAY she wasn’t surprised by the study’s results — her own research has […]

Sure, there are aspects of the college world that seems worthy of disruption, and colleges face serious challenges: flat enrollment trends and demographic headwinds; appropriate concerns about debt levels and increasing costs; and growing numbers of struggling institutions. But the intense focus on “disruption” as a guiding principle often overlooks that delivering higher education is […]

The Massachusetts legislature is currently debating several proposals related to whether the Commonwealth should become a “sanctuary state” that refuses to cooperate with the Trump Administration’s federal immigration enforcement efforts. Morning Edition’s Bob Seay spoke with Northeastern University law professor and WGBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed about the various bills on Beacon Hill and […]

“For participants, it is something really concrete that you can do that is not just feeling that you’re unsettled by the way this administration approaches science,” said Sara Wylie, an assistant professor of sociology and health science at Northeastern and one of the organizers of the event. “It is a really good, tangible activity for […]

I watched C-Span while the House passed its overhaul of the Affordable Care Act last week, says Jean Flatley McGuire, professor of practice in the health sciences department at Northeastern University. There are many terrible sequelae (to borrow a health care term) from this act. The first, of course, is the devastating potential loss of […]

The hype surrounding the recent French and Dutch elections clearly demonstrates a kind of societal panic surrounding the European project. While it is understandable that the Brexit referendum and President Trump’s election have made it seem as though anything is possible, it is important to step back and take a more measured view. The popular […]

Ransomware dominated the cyberthreat landscape in 2016, costing businesses more than $1 billion. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are extremely vulnerable to these attacks—and they often pay the price, since they don’t have the means, or don’t know how, to combat these threats. “Small and medium-size business typically have fewer resources (e.g., money as well […]

Before Andrew McCarty went into the military, he was involved in theater and improv troupes. He had no problem standing in front of hundreds of people and doing something silly to make them laugh. Now, he’s turning back to improv as a way to help both himself and other veterans improve their communication skills through […]

David Lazer, a professor in political science and computer and information science at Northeastern University, writes that the key to evaluating credibility, and story placement, is to focus not on individual items but on the cumulative stream of content from a given website.

After more than 60 years, the drugstore, which in 1976 was one of about 2,500 independent pharmacies in the state, had become the latest casualty in a three-decade decimation by chain drugstores. Still, there are signs the tide may be turning, albeit slowly. According to Todd Brown, executive director of the Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association […]

Maybe you’re skeptical when The Washington Post attempts to debunk the myth of the paid anti-Trump protester. But maybe you’ll believe Fox News host and Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson when he does the same thing. According to the report by the experts at Harvard and Northeastern University (my alma mater!), fighting fake news requires […]

The Bay State’s massive chronic disease population, along with its status as one of three states with universal abortion coverage, could lead to astronomical cost increases for consumers if the House Obamacare replacement bill passes Congress. “There would be tremendous challenges for folks on Beacon Hill,” said Wendy Parmet, director of Northeastern University’s Center for […]