Making Time: Can we teach kindness? In a recent experiment, a team of scientists from Northeastern University in Boston advertised a meditation class and recruited a set of volunteers. Half of the respondents went along to the sessions, while the other half were told that they were on a waiting list instead. For those who attended, the course involved different forms […]
Underground Trade Part Seven: Why Human Trafficking is Called Modern Day Slavery But proving it is difficult. And a report published last year by the Urban Institute and Northeastern University suggests why: a lack of law enforcement resources, legal guidance and cooperation from victims. But Burke said if what victims have experienced cannot be proven, she at least hopes that public awareness will put pressure on those who profit […]
National Geographic Climbing and Cycling Through the Colorado Rockies for Conservation Rob and Clint are ambitious college students at Northeastern University in Boston and avid climbers, cyclists and outdoorsmen. Not new to the world of adventure travel Clint and Rob set out to spend more than a month this past summer cycling over 600 miles around Colorado from climb to climb and included over 40,000 feet […]
U.S. News Sharing Notes With Patients Empowers Them: Study In a journal editorial accompanying the study, Michael Meltsner, a patient in the study, said he had never thought about the option of seeing notes. Now, “I would find it hard to go to a primary care provider who didn’t share his or her notes,” he said. Meltsner, a professor at Northeastern University School of […]
Bahrain News Agency Finance Minister receives President of American Northeastern University Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received today President of the American Northeastern University Joseph Aoun who is on a visit to Bahrain during which he will meet officials and academics. He expressed hope the visit will contribute to boosting bilateral cooperation and exchanging experiences in the scientific and research field.
The College Entry Essay: Tips from Admissions Officers at Leading Schools Be sure to keep your topic, well, topical, and within the bounds of reasonable discourse. “While I don’t believe there are any essay topics that are inherently bad, it is important for the student to keep in mind that they don’t know who will be reading their essay,” says Liz Cheron, Associate Director for Admissions […]
Politico Scientists must spearhead ethical use of big data The recent revelation that the National Security Agency collects the personal data of United States citizens, allies and enemies alike has broken the traditional model governing the bond between science and society. Most breakthrough technologies have dual uses. Think of atomic energy and the nuclear bomb or genetic engineering and biological weapons. This tension never […]
Alpha Foundation awards $10M to 15 schools, United Steelworkers for US mine safety research The other winners are the Colorado School of Mines, Northeastern University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Illinois at Chicago, and the universities of Kentucky, Utah, Pittsburgh, Arizona and Connecticut. Virginia Tech will work on through-the-earth communication systems and a new risk-management approach to safety, while WVU will work on safety systems at surface mines and […]
AFP Era ends, new chapter set for Washington Post ‘In for the right reasons’ Dan Kennedy, a professor of journalism at Northeastern University who is writing a book on changes in the newspaper industry, said he is encouraged that Bezos is taking the risk. “He seems to be in for the right reasons,” Kennedy said. “He sees it as a civic trust, and wants […]
Elizabeth Warren Calls For Big Changes To Student Loans College graduates struggling to repay their student loans should have an easier time getting their debt eliminated if they go into bankruptcy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Saturday. Warren laid out several reforms to address the rising costs of higher education in a speech at the Education Writers Association’s Conference on Higher Education, held at […]
The rise of the machines in the study of politics: 5 things I learned from studies using #TextAsData – Twitter data may be able to predict representative state polls of support for presidential candidates for states, days, or smaller regions and time periods when polling is unavailable. (watch out Nate Silver!) [from research by Northeastern University political scientist Nicholas Beauchamp; the paper is here.]