“There’s a long history of prosecutors [in Chicago and elsewhere] not supporting the release of any evidence because it would taint the jury pool and would eventually change witness statements,” says Jack McDevitt, director of the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University in Boston. “But I think police departments have led the way […]

Beyond the Seaport, new partnerships with academic innovators at institutions such as the MIT Media­ Lab will form. Students from Northeastern University will have a giant new prospect for working co-ops. For Brennan White, a serial entrepreneur based in the Hub whose latest venture is the social media startup Cortex, GE’s move is validation that […]

It’s called “MesoGlue” but it’s got more soldering-like power than anything Elmer’s makes. A new glue that can stick metal to metal has been developed in a Northeastern University lab, opening the door to truly glue-able electronics. Until now, adhering metal to metal has been a difficult, messy process or required soldering—fusing two parts together […]

The Reverends Emmett G. Price III and Irene Monroe joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio for their regular Monday feature, All Revved Up. “The message was kind of sickening,” Price said. “But I appreciate that we live in a country that has freedom of speech. I think the challenge is, we’ve raised a number […]

“Some of the most important consumer protections proposed in these regulations may be difficult if not technically impossible to enforce,” said Mark Gottlieb, executive director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law. “The institute contends that fantasy sports sites like DraftKings are in “clear violation” of Massachusetts law.  

Alan Schroeder, professor of journalism at Northeastern University, joined Herald Radio’s “NewsFeed” show yesterday to preview President Obama’s last State of the Union address. Here are excerpts of what he had to say:

The nationwide call for police body cameras has become louder after the highly-publicized deaths of African-American civilians at the hands of police over the past eighteen months. In some cases, we have video recordings of what occurred—recall the Walter Scott shooting in South Carolina—because bystanders captured portions of these encounters with their own devices. Documenting […]

Scientists from the University of North Florida and Northeastern University had developed a process that allows two metals together at room temperature. This item is called “MesoGlue” and is set to replace soldering as this allows formation of metal bond without heat.