Many of the best-paid majors also turn out to be majors that are predominantly male. Looking at wages as the consequence of major alone, and not the result of trends in the broader economy, can miss the point. Women actually make more, on average, as nursing majors than as finance majors, although charts that only […]

In an assessment of risk by researchers at Northeastern University in Boston, Spain was ranked 19th out of 30 — that is to say, among countries least likely to suffer an outbreak of Ebola. The U.S., where much attention in recent days has been focused on an Ebola patient in Texas, along with France and […]

Last week it was tech. This week, biotech. The major-party candidates for governor sought to win over life-sciences professionals at a forum in Cambridge on Monday. But neither discussed specific ways they would help the growing industry that represents companies developing treatments for disease.

In all of the potential cases, gay marriage groups won in appellate courts. Justices might decide to wait for a different ruling, which could come from a pending decision in the Sixth Circuit that involves Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Splits “are impetus for the Supreme Court to get involved quickly so everyone has the […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has not placed any restrictions on travel and has encouraged airlines to keep flying to the worst-hit countries. British Airways and Emirates airlines have suspended some flights But the risks change every day the epidemic continues, said Alex Vespignani, a professor at the Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and […]

Tobacco control advocates, however, were deeply skeptical. Richard Daynard, a Northeastern University law professor and chairman of the Boston-based Tobacco Products Liability Project, said it seemed “very, very strange that somebody who has demonstrated a sustained hostility to the federal regulation of tobacco products keeps getting assigned to these cases. It certainly leaves one wondering […]

Instead of adding e-cigarettes to existing tobacco laws that ban smoking indoors or tax the products, lawmakers in Missouri and possibly other states will have to create new tax structures and write regulations from scratch, said Mark Gottlieb, executive director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. It’s […]

Peter Roby, athletics director at Northeastern University, said even if the five conferences are able to pass reforms like providing full-cost-of-attendance stipends to football and basketball players, the move is not an altruistic one. Instead, Roby said, the reforms are an attempt at solving problems that wealthier conferences themselves created. Those colleges have created a […]

NORTHEASTERN’S BOOST FOR NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS: Northeastern University has launched a first-in-the-nation program to help nontraditional students with some college under their belts matriculate to a bachelor’s degree in one of the STEM fields. The university’s degree completion program is thanks in part to a grant issued by the Education Department earlier this week, writes Northeastern […]

For the first time since 2008, the unemployment rate has fallen below 6 percent. The latest jobs report depicts a better rebound in the labor market than last month’s report predicted. For an in-depth analysis of the figures, economics correspondent Paul Solman speaks with economist Barry Bluestone.

The century-old Boston NAACP is an all-volunteer organization, sustained by its paid membership. Its presidency, an unpaid post, comes with a big platform and the power of the NAACP’s legacy. Emmett Price, a Northeastern University professor and local minister who knows both men, said he sees the Curry-Ellison contest as good for the community, showcasing […]

Roger Abrams, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law who specializes in labor law, said that the public should realize union activity, “whether it’s a strike, whether it’s talking to employers, is not necessarily a tea party and it’s not necessarily polite conversation.” With state and federal laws allowing union members to engage in […]