Lifespan’s opening comes during a time when Lyme research is becoming both more common and more necessary than ever. Lyme disease is known for being constantly misdiagnosed and mistreated—hence the need for Lifespan, which is the first facility of its kind in Rhode Island, but joins several similar centers in Massachusetts—making it the center of […]

Frank Calder, the NHL’s first president and namesake of its Calder Trophy and the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup, was 40 when the league’s four teams first took the ice in 1917. Northeastern University alum Dani Rylan, commissioner of the NWHL, will be 28 when her four teams debut just shy of a century later. “In […]

Embers and a colleague last month (July 27) published a study in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, which, along with a separate paper published this May in the same journal, could help explain how some B. burgdorferi might survive antibiotic treatment. Both in vitro studies demonstrated that certain drugs kill most B. burgdorferi, but leave behind […]

At 1:30 p.m. on October 11, the puck will drop in the opening game of the National Women’s Hockey League, the first paid women’s league in North America. Founded by former Northeastern University hockey player Dani Rylan, the league aims to help talented female players get recognized — and compensated — for their skills long after college. […]

When Mike Huckabee uttered his inflammatory remark that with the Iran nuclear deal, President Obama is “marching the Israelis to the door of the oven,” national director of the Anti-Defamation League Jonathan A. Greenblatt responded “Whatever one’s views of the nuclear agreement with Iran – and we have been critical of it… comments such as […]

Sunday marked the first anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager killed during a confrontation with a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.  The incident put a spotlight on the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement.  A series of comparable tragedies surfaced in the ensuing year, raising public […]

“When awful things happen, people don’t think about the costs and benefits. They react to circumstances. There is an ambivalence that has tracked the death penalty debate for many years,” said Meltsner, a Northeastern University law professor and experienced civil rights lawyer. Among the questions surrounding the possibility that the Supreme Court would take up […]

“Two things that are different about this one: One is Megyn Kelly has a big constituency among Republicans and conservatives. The second is the idea of insulting women,” said Alan Schroeder, a Northeastern University professor, who specializes in media and politics. “That’s a huge group of people. It’s the largest voting bloc.” Trump slammed Kelly […]

On Sunday, it has been a year since Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. The incident set off a firestorm of protests and civil unrest, including violent confrontations between the police and black demonstrators in a once obscure suburb of St. Louis. Of course, the Ferguson […]

This was supposed to be a better year for teenagers to land summer jobs, and July has always been the peak month for such positions. Things haven’t worked out that way, according to the Labor Department’s latest jobs report. On an unadjusted basis — which is probably fairer given the question is seasonal jobs — there was a […]

Now that was a debate. Back in 2012 it was the live audience that got rowdy at the presidential primary debates. This time it was the folks onstage, candidates and moderators alike. And somehow it all stemmed from the presence of Donald Trump, the spiritual epicenter of this event, whose outsize persona dominated the proceedings […]