Dan Lebowitz of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University said viewership for the games in Brazil also might be taking a hit because people have more pressing concerns — the news for months has been full of reports of ongoing terrorist attacks, the contentious presidential election, Zika and Brexit. […]

The only obstacle preventing Islamic State terrorists from pulling off a highly prized attack on the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro would be the group’s inability to do so in Brazil, even as frequent attacks in Europe continue, experts say. “ISIS certainly wants to attack the Olympics. ISIS will attack the Olympics if the […]

Already scared of the Zika virus? You may not want to read on. The number of Zika cases reported by the CDC may be far too modest, according to computational models produced by Northeastern researchers. The CDC has estimated that the U.S. has seen roughly six locally acquired and 1,800 travel-related cases of Zika, but […]

If you think that the notion of “free love” was an idea born out of the 1960s—think again. In fact, free love caused quite the stir at Faneuil Hall this week, way back in the 1870s—when thousands gathered for a so-called indignation meeting in support of Ezra Heywood. “He was a wonderful character, quite idiosyncratic,” said Marty […]

Android users beware: You might have apps tapping into your whereabouts without your knowledge. Recent research from Northeastern has shown Android apps requiring zero permissions can actually access certain sensors in your phone that enables them to infer your location, past and present. Guevara Noubir, professor at Northeastern’s College of Computer and Information Science, was […]

Gary Young, director of the Northeastern University Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research, recalls a classic joke at healthcare conferences: A patient in the throes of a heart attack drags himself across the room, sits at a computer, and frantically starts Googling the best cardiology hospitals in the area. It’s ridiculous—a situation that would […]

Researchers from Northeastern University, Indiana University, and the University of Cincinnati conducted a series of experiments to better understand why we ‘pass the buck.’ The study, published in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, explains that this phenomenon is seen in a number of diverse scenarios, including business decisions, choosing a hotel, and […]

The importance of corporate headquarters to Massachusetts was highlighted by the successful pursuit of General Electric Co. by the Baker and Walsh administrations, said economist Barry Bluestone, director of Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy. “I would expect whoever acquired Biogen would continue to have a large presence in Massachusetts because this […]

Northeastern University security expert Max Abrahms said, “The Islamic State likes to target places of transportation like trains and airports, and clearly in the nation’s capital this would be a particularly juicy target.” Federal agents yesterday arrested Nicholas Young, 36 — a resident of Fairfax, Va., and a sworn police officer of the Washington Metropolitan […]

But a new Stanford Graduate School of Business paper, written by Professor Pedro Gardete and Yakov Bart, a professor at Northeastern University, has uncovered an interesting insight about highly targeted and personalised ads – namely, they do not translate to higher profits for companies. It’s not surprising the research shows consumers find those ads frustrating […]

A new model based out of Northeastern University predicts that nearly 30,000 Zika virus infections have been imported into the United States as of June. The CDC reported only 1,657 travel associated cases. But don’t panic — at least, not yet. That’s the message from Northeastern University professor of computational sciences Alessandro Vespignani.

Then there are the unknowns that are harder to pin down: How many cases of Zika are going uncounted? It turns out, that number may be enormous. Researchers at Northeastern University say federal-health officials are likely vastly undercounting Zika in the United States. In a paper that’s still under review for journal publication, they describe […]