The total amount of sequestration cuts in Massachusetts is hard to gauge, because spending reductions were often spread out geographically among a variety of contractors and subcontractors that did work for local companies but were not necessarily located here, budget specialists say. But Alan Clayton-Matthews, an economist at Northeastern University, said he has no doubt […]

 Take a cue from your colleagues  If you’re the new kid on the block, follow the example set by seasoned vets when it comes to gifting and don’t make any purchases until you’ve got a firm grasp on office culture. As Lynne Sarikas, director of Northeastern University’s MBA Career Center, puts it: “It is important to […]

Saturday will mark the one-year anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting that tragically claimed the lives of 20 young children and six staff members. While the local townsfolk opted not to hold any public observances, Gov. Dannel Malloy has asked that churches across the state ring their bells 26 times, once for each victim of the massacre. […]

It’s almost the end of the fall semester, a time when students are inordinately focused on one singular number: their final grade. I fear that even as they construct their final project, their writing e-portfolios, they are so concerned with the grade that they miss out on seeing the best parts: their growth over the […]

Writing in the Harvard Business Review and theWashington Post, two U.S. business professors, Vijay Govindarajan from Dartmouth and Ravi Ramammurti from Northeastern University tell the story of how Indian hospitals deliver better care for much less. The two professors uncovered nine private hospitals in India that provide quality care at a fraction of U.S. prices. For example, […]

“Writing in the Harvard Business Review and the Washington Post, two U.S. business professors, Vijay Govindarajan from Dartmouth and Ravi Ramammurti from Northeastern University tell the story of how Indian hospitals deliver better care for much less,” writes John Mandrola in The Atlantic. “The two professors uncovered nine private hospitals in India that provide quality care at a fraction of U.S. […]

We now know a lot about how the NSA spies on electronic communication. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the NSA is even spying on the online role-playing game World of Warcraft, according to documents from Edward Snowden. But deep electronic surveillance isn’t limited to the nation’s top digital spy agency. This week, Massachusetts […]