As far as city websites go, Gloucester’s fails — at least according to one Northeastern professor and economist. There are many things that the city is doing right — and many it can also work on — in terms of promoting economic development. But one of those fixes that’s crucial is revamping the city’s website, Barry […]

A new study analyzing how people are influenced by members of Congress indicates a nonpartisan dialogue about controversial issues like immigration can have a powerful effect on voters. “Basically, we wanted to see what impact being in an online town hall would have on constituents and what in particular moved attitudes toward the member of […]

Engineers at Northeastern University are developing a truck that can automatically pinpoint the locations of potholes merely by driving down the street.

Max Abrahms, professor of political science at Northeastern University and member at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that Washington’s actions towards Iran, in the different arenas in which their interests meet, are muddled. “I think that the U.S. position towards Iran is highly confused and conflicted. Washington seems to have a different position towards […]

Since the Arab Spring uprisings, the U.S. has evacuated embassies in Yemen, Syria and Libya. Islamic State fighters and other extremist groups have increasingly taken advantage of instability in these countries and elsewhere. The group has claimed credit for a share of Yemen’s turmoil, and while its role there is not clear, the signals are […]

Parenting children with ADHD, autism and other neurological disorders is difficult in part because of the unpredictable nature of these conditions. This hour, we’ll talk about the social and economic realities caregivers are up against with Linda M. Blum, author of Raising Generation Rx: Mothering Kids With Invisible Disabilities in an Age of Inequality.

James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law, and public policy at Northeastern University, agreed that the FBI numbers were being misinterpreted to overstate the incidents and risks of mass shootings. But he blamed the media, not the FBI. “The media misinterpreted the report,” Fox said. “An active shooter incident is not the same as […]

Analysts say Saudi Arabia’s move to intervene could escalate the conflict into a regional battle. “Iran is already helping the Houthis, and I expect Iran to ramp up support for its Yemen proxy,” said Max Abrahms, a professor of political science at Northeastern University and member at the Council of Foreign Relations.“Yemen is a sectarian tinderbox that […]

Northeastern University Professor Max Abrahms believes in death penalty when it comes to terrorists. He thinks death penalty is required “when the offender’s culpability is beyond any doubt for a horrific crime.” “Frankly, this is not uncommonly the case for convicted terrorists,” the terrorism theorist told IBT exclusively. He also says that even though terrorists […]

How do you make cities safer for pedestrians and for the increasing number of people who ride bikes? Once upon a time in America, the automobile was king. But, for a while now, the challenge has been how to design cities that are walkable, rideable and better served by public transportation. With that in mind, […]

In medicine, finding a substance that attacks cancerous tumors without destroying the healthy tissue around it has long been the Holy Grail. From targeted remedies such as monoclonal antibodies to surgery, cancer has still managed to elude a treatment that discretely and separately attacks it alone. Nanotechnologies, however – the manipulation of matter at a molecular […]

The Northeastern University Marketing Association (NUMA) attended and competed at the 37th Annual American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans, LA this past week. NUMA took home four awards total for Outstanding Chapter Reporting, Outstanding Membership, and Outstanding Communications, as well as Second Place Social Media Campaign in the Be the Match Competition. […]