Under a microscope, the carbon nanofiber electrode resembles a kitchen scrubber. The electrode was made by co-lead author Meryem Pehlivaner, M.S. ’13, currently a doctoral student at Northeastern University, with senior author Margaret Frey, professor of fiber science and an associate dean of the College of Human Ecology. Pehlivaner fabricated the carbon nanofibers via electrospinning […]

A trial is the key phase of a criminal case. But, after conviction, the parties go back to work to prepare for sentencing — the moment of truth, when a judge determines the appropriate punishment. New England Compounding Pharmacy CEO Barry Cadden was sentenced Monday for his role in the 2012 meningitis outbreak. And in […]

As the Puerto Rican government finds itself cornered, islanders are the ones who suffer increasingly dire circumstances, leaving their relatives in the US helpless to do much besides send money. Associate Professor Amílcar Barreto is the director of the International Affairs master’s program at Northeastern University and has studied Puerto Rican culture and politics. He […]

“Most hospitals get paid for filling beds,” says Gary Young, director of the Northeastern University Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research in Boston. “Certainly, there’s more motivation for tax-exempt hospitals to do more, and under the Affordable Care Act, they’re required at least every three years to conduct a community health care assessment and […]

While the ACA’s Medicaid expansion lowered uncompensated care costs for nonprofit hospitals, those savings were counteracted by Medicaid payment shortfalls, according to a recent report by Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan research institute AcademyHealth. The study, “State Medicaid Expansion and Hospital Financial Status,” took place between 2009 and 2015, which included two years of post-Medicaid expansion. Gary […]

“Insurance companies have really clamped down on the coverage of compounded medications,” said Todd Brown, a pharmacy professor at Northeastern University and executive director of the Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association. Brown says the reduction in coverage came after the meningitis outbreak at the New England Compounding Center. Brown says insurers saw the headlines and they saw […]

It is these kinds of questions–healthy skepticism, let’s call it–that prompted me, along with three other academics, to conduct a study that looked at various outcomes of running influencer campaigns. We were looking in particular for unintended consequences of seeding products with apparently influential individuals who are supposed to spread word of mouth (WOM) about […]

Maybelline Pérez Villatoro’s senior year at East Boston High School included a full schedule of advanced placement classes, multiple hours of homework each night, the presidency of the school’s National Honor Society chapter, and a job on weekends. But as Pérez Villatoro did the hard work that would make her a valedictorian and earn her […]

The overuse of traffic stops can damage the public trust in police, particularly when searches disproportionately involve black and Hispanic drivers. “Searches where you don’t find something are really negative towards a community,” said Jack McDevitt, director of Northeastern University’s Institute on Race and Justice in Boston. “Have a police officer search your car is […]

Given Carleton’s close connection to Canada, plus the fact that many of those former slaves ended up in Halifax, his bold defence of their human rights in the aftermath of war seems deserving of a far more prominent place in the Canadian pantheon. What respect he garners today, however, comes largely from the U.S. rather […]

If Zellner can prove at least one “Brady violation” occurred, the judge will typically overturn the conviction and order a new trial, said Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University in Boston. “It’s a rule that’s designed to even the playing field because prosecutors typically of course have all the power in having access […]

The strategy is that the online and offline commerce worlds are converging in unprecedented ways, not just in selling groceries but in all kinds of areas. There’s a lesson for higher education, about the importance of offline channels in a digitally-driven economy—and a moment to reflect on the impactful trends that have materialized in the […]