The deadly bacteria reportedly linked to the Flint, Mich., water crisis could be prevented in other cities, using the discovery of a Northeastern engineer who says transforming the texture of pipe systems can repel dangerous microorganisms. “If you have a bacteria that sticks to the wall of a pipe, it’ll basically grow uncontrolled,” said Tom […]

Imagine if you will, as the late Rod Serling used to say in his prelude to episodes of The Twilight Zone, a world in which popular opinion rules. Imagine a society in which America votes to determine not only the best singer, the top model, the fanciest dancer and the funniest comic, but the winners […]

Most antibiotics kill bacteria by interfering with essential steps in their life cycle, such as making new cell walls when a bacterium reproduces by dividing. Since triclosan prevents bacteria growing, it makes them less likely to reproduce – and that may make bacteria impervious to antibiotics. “A dormant cell has not a lot of active […]

The Ohio State rampage was clearly an act of political terrorism. But in all likelihood it was also a retaliatory hate crime — an attack meant to get revenge against Americans for the perceived maltreatment of Muslims. Previous research on hate motivated violence has shown that some offenders are emboldened to act violently when they […]

“In general, Cabinet appointments are over-interpreted,” William Mayer, professor of political science at Northeastern University in Boston, told news@Northeastern. “There’s a great deal of uncertainty about every newly elected president as to what he will do and how he will reconcile conflicting elements within his campaign platform or within his party,” he added.

Several academic studies have demonstrated the impact coachability can have on an entrepreneur’s chances of securing funding. A 2010 study led by Cheryl R. Mitteness, an assistant teaching professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern University, showed that coachability influences whether angel investors recommend moving forward with a company after a pitch.

“Health insurers have even more sway on a state level than the federal level, and the likelihood that they’ll mandate things that are beneficial to people is low,” said Leo Beletsky, an associate professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University School of Law. “Taking mandates away and decreasing regulation will make it harder […]

Terrorism expert Max Abrahms of Northeastern University disagrees, saying the “original sin” on Iraq was former President George W. Bush’s decision to depose former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. He also faults Obama for “regime change” in Libya. But Abrahms said Obama’s overall record in the fight against terror is “respectable.” “I think Obama, to his […]

This Q&A features highlights from a conversation with Gene Cooperman, a professor in the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University in Boston. He is one of the main members of a team working to run what is known as transparent checkpointing on one of the world’s largest supercomputers, called Stampede. In the […]

“Humans are perpetually failing to grasp the significance of their own creations,” write Joi Ito and Jeff Howe in Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future. In the new title, released today, Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab, and Howe, a journalism professor at Northeastern University andWired contributor, make the case that technology moves […]

Patel, who is also a speech technology professor on leave from Northeastern University, worked with Bunnell as a researcher. When she decided to bring the technology out of the lab, she developed her own method for blending voices and turned to crowdsourcing to gain access to enough voices to reflect the diversity of potential customers, […]

With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), we are living in an increasingly networked and automated world, said Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University. “It is important to get students interested and excited about computer science because this is a field that will most certainly directly impact their lives in […]