But not everyone agrees with this definition. Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox, for example, defines mass shootings as any shooting in which at least four people were murdered. Under those terms, mass shootings don’t appear to be increasing. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health call that definition too broad, since it includes […]

But Max Abrahms, professor of political science at Northeastern University and a member of the US Council on Foreign Relations think-tank, said the US would “not back away from the collaboration with the YPG even if attacks in Turkey are attributed to Kurdish terrorists”. “The US really has no choice but to collaborate with the […]

From the very beginning, the principal selling point for Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy has been that since he has been such a successful businessman, he will be an equally successful president. There is, it should be said, nothing particularly logical about this argument. A person who is successful in one field is by no means […]

If you’ve been indulging in the guilty pleasure of watching “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” you know a major storyline this season is Yolanda Hadid’s ongoing struggle with Lyme disease. From her sickly pallor and face uncharacteristically devoid of makeup to her closet full of pill bottles, this season’s Hadid (formerly Yolanda Foster) is in […]

“Fingerprint evidence -– unlike a password -– is physical evidence that can be compelled with a court order, overriding the objections of an accused or the next of kin of an accused,” Andrea Matwyshyn, Northeastern University professor of law, told Forbes. There’s already precedent for law enforcement to bypass screen locks with fingerprints. What’s more, […]

Today’s topic: Apple and its decision to pick a fight with the U.S. government over demands to create a security “back-door” into its iPhones, so investigators can unlock a phone used by one of the San Berardino shooters. Bloomberg Law host June Grasso spoke to Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter and English, and Andrea […]

“Fingerprint evidence – unlike a password – is physical evidence that can be compelled with a court order, overriding the objections of an accused or the next of kin of an accused,” said Andrea Matwyshyn, Northeastern University professor of law and a visiting research collaborator at the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University. […]

A new report from the University of Michigan’sNational Registry of Exonerations has proclaimed 2015 as a banner year for achieving justice in America. A total of 149 prisoners — including 58 convicted of homicide and five on death row — were released from custody based on exculpatory evidence or the recognition that the Sixth Amendment right to […]

“As many hospital [computer] systems are outdated and the employees are not very knowledgeable about computer security,” professor of computer science at Northeastern University and a co-founder of Lastline, Inc, writes Dr. Engin Kirda in an email to the Monitor, “I think it is highly likely that we’ll hear of similar stories in the near […]

5 Investigates teamed up with Northeastern University School of Journalism and made a disturbing discovery about Boston police officers the department wants to suspend or fire. The investigation reveals the majority of discipline that goes to arbitration is overturned, which Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said is putting problem officers back on the force. Evans […]

“Technologies have evolved, and particularly with social media as part of that, students want immediate likes, they want immediate recognition, they want immediate feedback,” says Kevin Bell, senior fellow at Northeastern University’s Lowell Institute, who has researched gamification.

It’s not every day that the president of a large, private college gets low and bops to the rhythm of the music. But if you’re Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun, it’s not totally unheard-of. During an event at the school this month with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee, Aoun challenged the interfaith leader to […]