13 Top Boston Area Professors, Deans, Directors & Presidents to Follow on Twitter & Why Back in October, we gave you a list of 13 top Boston area professors, deans and presidents you needed to be following on Twitter, ranging from Boston University’s Dean of Students Kenn Elmore to Tufts President Anthony Monaco. Eight months later, we’re back at it again, providing you with 13 more professionals working in academia that deserve to have […]
FBI says violent crime fell 4 percent last year; but has long downward trend hit bottom? The number of crimes reported to police dropped again last year compared with 2010, but a closer look at the numbers suggests the long annual line of declines in crime levels may have hit bottom.
WQXR The Evolution Apparent in Anthony Paul De Ritis’s ‘Devolution’ Listening to Anthony Paul De Ritis’s Devolution is somewhat akin to watching a Tarsem film: The mixture of influences, references and textures is both blindingly apparent and blindingly gorgeous.
Chinese economic slowdown felt in the Bay State All eyes have focused on Europe lately as the financial crisis there threatens economic recoveries in Massachusetts and the nation. But problems in another of state’s key international markets is adding to the worries.
The Seattle Times Gun control is a good crime-prevention measure but not for mass murder Seattle’s disturbing death toll from shootings recently might prompt lawmakers and other officials to enact new laws. But guest columnists James Alan Fox and Jack Levin urge them all to understand that Ian Stawicki’s rampage that killed five innocent victims is in a much different category than the others.
Jobs for skilled workers are going unfilled With more than 12.7 million Americans unemployed, companies have no trouble attracting applicants. What’s tougher for some firms is finding qualified workers. Just ask California Steel Industries.
Where and When Do Candidates Raise Money? An Awesome Visualization From Mauro Martino at Northeastern University comes this intriguing infographic of fundraising by the presidential candidates from March 2011 to Feburary 2012.
Atlanta Blackstar American Ignorance Is Sinking the Nation The less American citizens know about how our country works, the worse our country seems to work.
The Birmingham News Takeover professor says hostile targets usually attract additional offers A top hostile takeover expert said today that companies targeted for hostile takeovers such as Vulcan Materials Co. usually wind up receiving subsequent offers.
Jakarta Post Boston-Bali youth work on social projects Seven students from Boston and Bali grouped in Yowana Kencana Intelligent Youth started their compelling presentation on teen smoking habits before an audience of hundreds at the Seminar Building on Ganesha University’s campus in Singaraja on Tuesday afternoon.
The academy award for best satellite campus goes to… The great and the good of Hollywood crowded into a white tent off Los Angeles’ Sunset Boulevard on 8 March as paparazzi snapped photos and well-dressed speakers braced themselves to take the stage.
The Boston Herald Liz Warren agrees to TV debates with incumbent Scott Brown A beleaguered Elizabeth Warren agreed yesterday to debate GOP rival U.S. Sen. Scott Brown four times on TV in a high-risk, yet high-reward strategy that experts said gives the Harvard professor the one-on-one comparison she needs.