Charlotte Observer ‘Battery guru’ says more energy storage research needed Sanjeev Mukerjee, who heads Northeastern University’s Center for Renewable Energy Technology, will be among the panelists Friday at the Charlotte Chamber’s annual Energy Summit. Known as “the battery guru,” Mukerjee says renewable energy, with its on-and-off cycles, won’t reach its potential until there’s a way to store energy.
WQXR Lincoln Center to rename Avery Fisher Hall Patricia Illingworth, the coauthor of Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy, says that the new agreement suggests that the Fisher family is taking back its original gift. “Typically, philanthropy is understood as the giving (and sometimes volunteering) for the love of humanity,” Illingworth wrote in an e-mail. “In this case the Fisher family delivered $10 […]
Northeastern dodges higher-ed headwinds with strong revenue, endowment gains Northeastern University’s endowment posted a strong 16.8 percent return in the most-recent fiscal year, just one of the school’s financial highlights during an otherwise challenging stretch for the higher-education sector as a whole. The investment performance corresponded with a 7 percent increase in Northeastern’s net tuition revenue, or the amount it generates from student tuition […]
Forging real connections in virtual classrooms “Oh, you teach online classes? They’re a lot easier, right?” The notion that online courses are inherently lesser than their traditional face-to-face counterparts is a perception that exists outside the classroom, and it’s one I’ve seen among students. There’s trouble from within, too: In a recent survey of 2,799 online instructors and academic technology administrators, […]
Confessions are not reliable when it comes to parole Contrary to the popular imagination, not all prisoners claim to be innocent. In fact, there is reason to think that most prisoners acknowledge their guilt of the crime of which they were convicted (while perhaps decrying the manner of investigation, prosecution, or sentencing). Why? Because admitting guilt is essentially a prerequisite to receiving parole in […]
‘Jeopardy!’ champs have a go at ‘debt’ A recent study from Northeastern University, for example, found the proportion of consumer bankruptcies filed primarily because of medical debt is somewhere between 18% to 25%. Despite the smaller percentage, that study agreed with earlier research that concludes medical bills are the single largest cause of consumer bankruptcy.
International Business Times Mac and Android users charged more on shopping sites than iPhone and Windows users Computer science researchers from Boston’s Northeastern University have proved that e-commerce sites are tracking the online shopping habits of people and will charge individuals different prices, depending on what type of device they are using to access a website. Previous research and media investigations since 2000 have found that Amazon and US retailer Staples had […]
Patriot Ledger Some South Shore communities see uptick in property crime Violent crime has also been down across Massachusetts. The numbers hit a 35-year low in 2012 before increasing slightly last year. Massachusetts police departments reported a total of 137 murders and non-negligent homicides last year. There were 121 murders reported in 2012, a 16-year low. James Alan Fox, a criminology professor at Northeastern University, cautioned […]
NU prof’s rendering shows ‘visual consequences’ of proposed Harbor Square Developer Don Chiofaro has been trying to overwhelm city officials and the public by pitching dramatic, never-before-imagined plans for the Boston Waterfront. Chiofaro’s $1 billion Harbor Square proposal, which would have dual towers rise from a Boston Harbor parcel currently occupied by an unsightly garage, has excited many; it’s also drawn the ire of residents […]
Real Clear Education An education mission for our veterans When Adam Beatty sat down to write his college application essay, he faced a different set of anxieties than most prospective students. For one thing, Adam was writing from a desert in Iraq, where he was serving his second tour of duty as a Marine infantryman. For another, he was about to go on patrol, […]
Yahoo! Massachusetts school deploys ‘shooter detection system’ U.S. schools have ramped up security in recent decades, installing metal detectors and surveillance systems to counter a surge in shootings. New England saw one of the worst such attacks in 2012, when a gunman killed 20 elementary students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. James Alan Fox, a professor […]
The ‘termites of the sea’ have super weird digestive systems, and they might help us make biofuels Shipworms were already weird animals, but they just got weirder. The ocean-dwelling clams, which actually look much more like slimy worms, are some of the only creatures in the world that can eat wood. Now scientists have figured out that shipworms are even more unique than we thought: Instead of breaking down their food using bacteria in […]