In some parts of the state, regional vocational high schools have become the preferred choice of the most academically advanced students. That has created what a 2016 report from Northeastern University called the “peculiar paradox” of Massachusetts voc-tech schools.

A Northeastern University study of cellphone data found that when COVID hit, inhabitants of Greater Boston became far less likely to interact with people of different socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Northeastern University law professor Daniel Urman said the rare step of issuing a public statement “shows that there is a line for Chief Justice Roberts, and President Trump crossed it by calling for the judge’s impeachments.”

Dr. Neil Maniar, director of Northeastern University’s public health program, told Newsweek he is concerned about Spring Break fueling the spread of measles, but that people should still enjoy their vacations while taking caution to protect themselves.

Northeastern University has given the public a first look at what it’s planning for a sports and events venue to replace the historic Matthews Arena. Matthews Arena opened in 1910 and is notable for hosting the Bruins and Celtics before Boston Garden opened in 1928.

Columbia may decide to sue, said Jeremy Paul, a constitutional law professor at Northeastern University. “The federal government is certainly charged with ensuring that major universities that receive federal funds comply with anti-discrimination laws,” said Paul, the former dean at Northeastern’s law school. 

“We are presently witnessing the early years of a fast-building public-health crisis,” Harry Levant, director of gambling policy at the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University’s law school, told senators.