Mass shootings toll exceeds 900 in past seven years But Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox said offering better mental health care is no cure-all. “Mass murderers won’t take you up on treatment. “They tend to externalize and blame other people for their problems,” he said. “They blame the spouse, the co-workers, immigrants. They feel persecuted. “The kind of crime which motivates you to […]
ABA Journal Only law schools that tackle costs, graduate client-centered lawyers will survive—a dean’s view As calls for reform of legal education continue to suggest a variety of directions, one thing is certain. Law schools will be expected to do more with less. We often hear legal educators highlight tensions within the loud criticisms aimed at today’s law schools. Critics tell us that costs are too high compared to the […]
NECN Champions in Action: The DREAM Program Northeastern University is one of 13 colleges in Massachusetts and Vermont involved in the program, which reaches children in 18 affordable housing communities throughout the two states.
Teen employment falls to 45-year low “Kids haven’t gotten anywhere in the economy’s recovery,” said Northeastern University economist Andrew Sum, who compiled the data for the report. “Adults and older kids are filling those jobs. When kids go to look, they have so many people ahead of them in line they go to the back of the line.”
Most Universities Do Business Plan Competitions, But Northeastern Just Does Business IDEA CEO Chris Wolfel is amazed when he thinks back to his first Northeastern Entrepreneurship Expo (NEXPO) in spring 2011. The event was held in the University’s Curry Student Center Ballroom and featured 10 ventures, visited only by Northeastern students. On Wednesday night, however, more than 500 people packed into one of the school’s larger athletic […]
High school students march for jobs Even with that funding, the coalition says employment of high-school age youth has fallen dramatically, citing a 2012 report by Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies that put teen employment at a record low of 27 percent, compared with 54 percent in 1999.
Colleges With BEST Learning Disability Programs Northeastern University’s learning disability program ensures a regimented schedule of dynamic and intensive tutorials on top of courses. The school also emphasizes individual student attention.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Takes Heat From Judges Northeastern University School of Law professor Daniel Medwed said the Dein and Woodlock rulings are noteworthy. “It’s incredibly striking to have seasoned, reasonable judges say that ‘I have never seen this’ and go so far as to put it in a public document,” he said. “It does suggest where there is smoke there is fire.”
Ortiz Under Fire: Critics Say Swartz Tragedy Is Evidence Of Troublesome Pattern Northeastern University School of Law professor Daniel Medwed said it is shocking that a federal case could get out of the grand jury, let alone go to trial, without the prosecutor speaking to the alleged victims. The episode raises concerns about whether there are adequate checks and balances in the office, he added — something […]
McKnight's Hospitalizations more likely for those with multiple health problems and socioeconomic deprivation, study finds While not involved in the United Kingdom study, Northeastern University researcher Timothy Bickmore, Ph.D., has explored ways relational agents can increase compliance and potentially reduce rehospitalizations, especially for those individuals with low health literacy or at an economic disadvantage. He will present his findings during the 2013 Online Expo technology session on March 20 at […]
Boston.com World Bank president Jim Yong Kim to give Northeastern commencement speech Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, is scheduled to deliver Northeastern University’s 111th commencement address on May 3, the school’s president announced this week. Kim, the former Dartmouth College president and a public health leader, will also receive an honorary degree during the morning ceremony at TD Garden in front of an expected […]
Oscar Pistorius’ Possible Defense: Was it ‘Roid Rage’? Another study from researchers at Northeastern University revealed that hamsters using steroids behaved more aggressively, and had significantly lower levels of the “feel good” receptor, serotonin, in areas of the brain related to aggression and violence.