Two days before Pitch Perfect 2 hits theaters, Sing It On, a reality show inspired by the smash a cappella music film, is hitting Pop TV May 13 at 10 pm ET. The series, produced by a cappella alum John Legend, follows five collegiate a cappella teams vying for first place at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella […]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the homeownership rate in Boston is 34.1, but some neighborhoods have quite a higher percentage of owners than others. DJ Hartman, who just graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in computer science and interactive media, made a map for his visualization technologies class where he looked at […]

The growing clout of in-house counsel may be a sign that companies are responding proactively to ballooning regulations, says Jeremy Paul, the dean of Northeastern University’s School of Law. “As the regulatory state increases, the reaction to it is much more building it into the structure of your business, rather than not worrying about it […]

The coverage and discussion of so-called “Deflate-Gate” is everywhere. But, why so much national attention and how much is too much? Dan Lebowitz, the executive director of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University, joins Morning Edition to talk about what all this coverage says about the influence of sports […]

Washington, D.C. is presently the converging point for some of the world’s most oppressive regimes. On May 13th and 14th, President Obama is hosting a billionaire conglomerate known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which consists of the Middle Eastern countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and Oman. The cozy U.S.-GCC relationship exemplifies […]

Professor Ganesh Thakur of Northeastern University has a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for his research in splitting up those properties. Thakur’s research is focusing on the development of compounds that will replicate the positive aspects of marijuana without the high. One of Thakur’s graduate students, Abhijit Kulkarni, said “This will […]

“There’s always risks when you’re a leader stepping into a territory so fueled by debate,” said Dan Lebowitz, executive director of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University. “She’s in a spotlight.”

Part of what’s driving the need for lawyers fluent in business is the rise of new regulations affecting Wall Street firms and corporations more generally, says Northeastern University School of Law Dean Jeremy Paul. “Every time the Congress passes a statue such as Dodd Frank or the Affordable Care Act, people have to figure out what […]

The jury in the Boston Marathon Bombing trial begins deliberating Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ‘s fate the the next day or two. Meanwhile, anti-death penalty activists are using petitions to the court, demonstrations, calls to the Cardinal and a nun named Helen Prejean to try to sway juror’s views. Testimony in the penalty phase ended Monday in […]

Northeastern University has appointed James C. Bean as its new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. During his five years at the University of Oregon, Bean “managed all aspects of the academic enterprise,” including provost and dean of the business school, Northeastern president Joseph E. Aoun wrote Monday in a message to faculty […]

This piece was initially published on Storybench, a cookbook for digital storytelling. Storybench is a collaboration between Northeastern University’s Media Innovation program, a new graduate degree in digital journalism, and Esquire magazine. Want to triangulate that photo of Russian tanks barreling down the streets of Donetsk? Check out the citizen journalism being done at Bellingcat, […]

Some say Brady may take a hit to his brand, which currently has an estimated net worth of $120 million. The quarterback has at least a half dozen endorsement deals, including Under Armor and Wheaties. Dan Lebowitz, the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Sports in Society at Northeastern University, says that […]