Launched on June 1, Mission 31 is a 31-day, privately funded expedition at Florida International University’s Medina Aquarius Reef Base. The habitat lies 63 feet (19 meters) below the surface in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Windows look out on swimming fish and deep coral reefs. The team is studying climate change, ocean acidification, […]

The wearable technology industry is evolving. Yet, wearables have not been adopted on a large scale, because they are not helping consumers solve problems in the context of their lifestyles. Smart headphones are one such device that can alleviate this situation as they integrate music listening with such activities as health monitoring in an effortless […]

State officials are hoping a new report that shows the prevalence and importance of the state’s life science jobs will encourage future administrations to spend equally in the sector. In a report conducted by Northeastern University, released last week, analysts said the state’s investment in life sciences had pushed Massachusetts to the top of the […]

Mud crabs don’t have ears, but they can still detect and react to noises. When exposed to sounds made by preying fish, the crabs were less likely to feed on their own meals, researchers at Northeastern University reported last week in The Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Listening for danger is a critical part […]

Chief Justice Roderick Ireland, scheduled to retire next month, will have little time to relax this summer, as he prepares to teach full-time this September at Northeastern University. He will be a distinguished professor in Northeastern University’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, a spokeswoman for the Supreme Judicial Court confirmed Monday. The School of […]

Ted Clark, executive director of Northeastern University’s Center for Family Business, said he expects the company to prosper because of a cadre of experienced middle managers who run the chain effectively. “Two top dogs fighting doesn’t mean the whole operation is going to be in an uproar,” Clark said. Monday’s ouster was the culmination of […]

As the grandson of famed oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fabien Cousteau has big flippers to fill. The Boston University grad is living in Key Largo for his latest project, Mission 31—in new digs 63 feet underwater. During the 50th anniversary of his grandfather’s 30-day experiment under the Red Sea, Cousteau will stay submerged for 31 days, […]

In horror flicks, creepy soundtracks are used to help scare the living daylights out of people. In a lab, two researchers used a similar device to freak out mud crabs in an effort to prove that they can hear. The researchers placed the crabs in a big tank and piped in sounds commonly made by […]

Young is getting a crash course from two experts in the field, Mark Patterson and Brian Helmuth, Northeastern University faculty members who both went on their first saturation dive missions before Young was born. They “adopted” Young as part of Northeastern’s research and science team, which is conducting five projects during the second half of […]

Stanley Rosenblatt, 77, and his wife, Susan, 63, filed their tobacco class-action suit in 1994. He was a prominent-personal injury lawyer. She had earned a law degree at age 21 and given birth to nine children en route to an ace appellate practice. Back then, tobacco companies were nearly invincible, says Northeastern University law professor […]

Three professors today were awarded the prestigious 12th Annual Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award for their groundbreaking antitrust scholarship. Established in memory of Mr. Cohen, a founding partner of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, the award was given today to professors C. Scott Hemphill, Tim Wu, and John E. Kwoka, Jr. at […]

Alan Clayton-Matthews, a Northeastern University economist, said the jobs gained in May are a continuation of “moderate growth” for the state. As people have begun working again, incomes have risen, households have paid down debt, and home prices have increased. That has boosted consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the nation’s economic […]