The defendants were charged with money laundering, alien smuggling and drug forfeiture among other things. Notably, they weren’t charged with labor trafficking, something that Amy Farrell, director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, said was likely also occurring.

According to Live Science, lead researcher Gregory Fiete from Northeastern University, “There’s nothing faster than light, and we’re using light to control material properties at essentially the fastest possible speed that’s allowed by physics.”

“Losing your vehicle is much more easy to replace than losing your life,” says Stephen Wood, an associate professor at Northeastern University’s nursing school who has worked in emergency medicine.

Daniel Aldrich, who studies disasters and their aftermath at Northeastern University, said establishing trust between disaster victims and the government is key to recovery.

“This sort of pre-backlash has really become part of the major intrigue heading into this premiere,” said Steve Granelli, an expert on film and pop culture at Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media and Design.

The term “dupe” itself has been appearing more in legal filings, says Alexandra Roberts, law and media professor at Northeastern University — including in Lululemon’s against Costco. That could partially be because their appeal has grown among online shoppers.

While the report focused only on collisions, other measures of auto safety, like rates of injuries and deaths, show Massachusetts is one of the safest states for drivers, said Peter Furth, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Northeastern University.

Peter Furth, a professor at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering whose research includes traffic signal control, said if the system is successful, it could shave a few minutes off each school bus trip. And those savings add up quickly, he said.

James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University, said that trend has been relatively consistent over time, thanks in part to the state’s strict gun laws and top hospitals. On homicide data, “we’re not always number one lowest, but we’re always on the low end, as is our state,” Fox said.

Northeastern University surveyed 151 new moms from around the state and found that nearly two-thirds (64%) in metro areas had some parental leave after childbirth while only 43% of mothers in rural areas had paid leave. The study was co-authored by Louisa H. Smith, an epidemiologist at the Boston-based school.

ALICIA SASSER MODESTINO, an economist at Northeastern University in Boston, on employers freezing roles or cutting seasonal positions, hitting teenagers the hardest.

“Publishers tend to go under the radar,” David Herlihy, a professor at Northeastern University who specializes in music licensing and copyright, told BI. “Licensees may become hesitant to use the music, but that tends to be more artist-centric and not song-centric.”