The Daily Journal Millions stuck in an unemployment rut Rand Ghayad, an economics doctoral student at Northeastern University in Boston, sent out about 4,800 fictitious resumes generated by a computer. The resumes were identical except for one factor: Some of the fake applicants had been out of work for six months or more. Ghayad’s paper on his experiment, published by the Federal Reserve Bank […]
CBC News Personalized voices crafted for those with speech problems If you were a little girl who couldn’t speak, would you want to sound like Stephen Hawking? Hawking, the renowned physicist who has lost the ability to speak due to a neurological disorder called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, communicates by typing with cheek movements. The typed words are then voiced by a speech synthesizer, creating Hawking’s […]
Boston 4th for income gap between rich and poor Boston’s dynamic, hard-charging economy comes at a price: greater income inequality. Boston has the fourth-largest gap between rich and poor among the nation’s 50 largest cities, according to a study released on Thursday by the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit. Only Atlanta, San Francisco, and Miami had wider income divides between the top 5 […]
Northeastern breaks ground on $225M science complex Northeastern University broke ground Friday on its new science and engineering complex, a $225 million project that promises to boost the school’s reputation as a research institution and bridge Boston’s Roxbury and Fenway neighborhoods. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was among those who attended the groundbreaking on Columbus Avenue, which will replace a surface parking lot […]
The Christian Science Monitor Artificial muscles from fishing line? New possibilities The project, described in Friday’s issue of the journal Science, involved researchers from six countries. Baughman and colleagues, including the paper’s lead author, Carter Haines, also at the University of Texas at Dallas, focus on these artificial muscles for use in mechanical devices. But some researchers suggest that the work may hold clues for finding […]
Discovery News Can watching the Olympics make us fitter? As spectator sports, Olympic events make hearts race and palms sweat as viewers vicariously experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. But can watching some of the world’s fittest athletes compete actually make spectators fitter? When people watch sports, even if they are sitting on the couch eating popcorn, their brains and […]
Are College Athletes Employees? Members of the Wildcat football team at Northwestern University have filed a representation petition with the Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago, seeking a Labor Board-conducted election to determine whether a majority of the players want to be represented by a union for purposes of collective bargaining. This week, a Labor […]
WGBH Inside The Boston Globe, as Boston Magazine sees it The local media community has been buzzing since Tuesday, when Jason Schwartz’s 5,000-word Boston magazine article on the state of the Boston Globe under John Henry went live. The piece is chock-full of goodies, and you should read the whole thing. As you do, here are six takeaways for you to ponder.
This Northeastern student wants to motivate you every morning of the year How you start your morning inevitably impacts the rest of your day. A crowded commute makes you crabby; the leftover mess from weeks’ worth of snow leaves you slipping, sliding and whining. Northeastern University student Lars King wants to intervene, however, and get to you before life’s annoyances do — all 365 days of the […]
Boston.com Prep for your next job interview with these lucky 13 tips Preparing for an interview takes much thought, time, diligence and strategy. We only get one shot to make a good impression and to put our best foot forward. So much of our career success relies on our ability to seize opportunities that are presented to us. Whether you are pursuing a new position in a […]
The Rheumatologist Tech Talk: Smartphone apps, online games may encourage healthly behaviors in rheumatology patients Mobile technology has greatly enhanced access to patients, overcoming barriers of time and inconvenience, said Dr. Iversen, professor and chair of the department of physical therapy at Northeastern University in Boston. A health professional might send a customized text message to remind a patient to take a medication or get daily physical activity, for example. […]
Business Today Made in China Ravi Ramamurti, who teaches international business and strategy at Boston’s Northeastern University, thinks that emerging economies can compete with China in “simpler” industries such as footwear, textiles or low-technology consumer products. He says companies shifting production from China to India are probably betting that India’s growth will pick up once the new government which comes […]