Who’s Trustworthy? A Robot Can Help Teach Us How do we decide whether to trust somebody? An unusual new study of college students’ interactions with a robot has shed light on why we intuitively trust some people and distrust others. While many people assume that behaviors like avoiding eye contact and fidgeting are signals that a person is being dishonest, scientists have found […]
Internship experiences helped goal of a nursing career Van Dam, the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, found that working in a hospital environment at an early age boosted her confidence about pursuing a career in health care. As a nursing student at Northeastern University, I knew that it was difficult for new graduates to get hired without having some experience under their belt. I […]
Fall’s must-see political TV: Obama-Romney debates Finally, the fall season offers the matchup sure to attract the biggest audience of the campaign: President Barack Obama going one-on-one with Republican Mitt Romney in three prime-time debates.
Law school faculty bloggers rising in the ranks Jeffrey Lipshaw, an associate law professor at Suffolk University Law School, writes for a variety of legal blogs, including “The Legal Whiteboard” and “PrawfsBlawg.” He pens 50 blog posts per year, and they’ve been cited in law reviews more than a dozen times. “It’s a way of popularizing some very theoretical stuff that people might […]
The Scotsman Obama plea for ‘more time’ aims to rally 2008 support PRESIDENT Barack Obama will today tour the crucial battleground state of Florida to present to voters in person the same message he delivered to an enthusiastic audience at the Democratic party’s national convention: “I need more time.”
The Atlantic Cities The Atlantic Cities: Could Co-Ops Help Solve Our College Grad Employment Crisis? Many 2012 grads are joining the existing ranks of jobless from the classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011. For those who do find gainful employment, their real wages are some 5 percent less than their peers who graduated in 2000. The employment woes of these young adults have not been lost on college admissions consultants. […]
Boston.com UBurger opens on Northeastern campus A popular burger eatery that has fed Boston University students at both ends of their Commonwealth Avenue campus is now serving burgers, fries, and frappes to Northeastern University students.
Former Gov. Dukakis Hits Romney On Economic Record Over the years no one has been more candid about his 1988 presidential campaign loss to George H.W. Bush than the candidate himself. Michael Dukakis has been upfront in saying “I blew it.” At one point he even had a 17-point lead. It gives Dukakis a unique perspective on what he hopes to hear Thursday […]
Fenway-Kenmore Patch UBurger Opens New Location on Northeastern Campus The Boston burger joint, UBurger opened a new location at the Curry Student Center at Northeastern University yesterday. Northeastern students will no longer have to travel to Kenmore Square, Commonwealth Avenue or Tremont Street for a UBurger, frappes and hand-cut fries.
On Mass. economy, Mitt Romney’s record mixed Romney inherited an economy in 2003 similar to the one President Obama found entering the White House in 2009. For both, progress was slow, and for many, disappointing.
Watertown Patch Former Gov. Dukakis Met with Watertown Student Journalists Former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic Presidential nominee Michael Dukakis met with four student journalists from Watertown recently to talk about Mitt Romney and Barack Obama as well as senate candidates Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren.
Dear Freshmen: Take That Startup Job I’m a 17-year-old college freshman at Northeastern University and I joined Testive, an ed-tech startup in Cambridge. I’m reprimanded frequently by college students and startup vets on why taking that startup gig freshman year was a bad idea, or how it’ll detract from having a social life.