Science researchers have discovered a problem with Google’s Flu Trends system: it’s no longer any good at predicting trends in flu cases. According to research carried out by a team at Northeastern University and Harvard University, Google’s Flu Trends (GFT) prediction system has overestimated the number of influenza cases in the US for 100 of […]

Whether delivering a monthly themed box of STEM activities straight to your door or creating a solar powered cell phone and tablet charging station, the startups springing out of Northeastern’s venture accelerator IDEA are nothing if not diverse. The word “diverse” continued cropping up at the Northeastern Entrepreneurship Expo held Wednesday evening in the school’s […]

A snaking hose from a compact vacuum drooped from Emily Shafer’s shoulder as she moved its filtered nozzle inside a pair of worn, dirt-smudged running shoes. “They’re just kind of gritty,” Shafer said above the soft, steady noise of the vacuum. “There’s plant debris; there’s sand. We’re just trying to get some of that off.” […]

Science researchers have discovered a problem with Google’s Flu Trends system: it’s no longer any good at predicting trends in flu cases. According to research carried out by a team at Northeastern University and Harvard University, Google’s Flu Trends (GFT) prediction system has overestimated the number of influenza cases in the US for 100 of […]

Despite the wintry weather we’re still experiencing, spring is actually around the corner, which means local universities have started thinking about this year’s graduation ceremonies. Although several schools haven’t announced their commencement speakers yet, a few eager universities have recently released their choices for the 2014 ceremonies. On Wednesday, Northeastern University announced Janet Napoli­tano will […]

Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that a group of Northwestern University football players on scholarship are considered employees at the private institution. Thanks to that ruling, players can now unionize and negotiate with the university for things such as financial compensation and full coverage for medical expenses related to sports injuries. For more on […]

Northeastern University’s Jack Levin gives us insight into Jared Remy’s violent past. Levin also leavens the conversation with his analysis on why explains why gossiping is good for you. {Audio: starts at 1:15}

Northeastern University law professor Roger Abrams, who specializes in sports and labor law, pointed out this labor suit comes on top of two other cases the NCAA is currently facing, including an antitrust suit. The weight of all this litigation will likely force change on the association, he said. “There’s no question the NCAA and […]

Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory goes over the latest news surrounding last year’s Boston Marathon Bombing, from the Department of Justice and a Florida prosecutor ruling separately that an FBI agent involved in the fatal shooting of Ibragim Todashev acted in self-defense, to the Congressional report that details missed opportunities among intelligence agencies in run-up to the […]

I plan to step up this year to a screen that measures at least 4.7 inches in diagonal, from the 4-inch iPhone I use today. With smartphones, even a little increase is a big deal. We used to laugh at Gordon Gekko’s giant cellphone in “Wall Street,” but handset makers are back to supersizing phones—or […]

When Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw—and, thus, his voice—to cancer, the text-to-speech company CereProc created a synthetic voice that would be custom-made for the film critic. The computerized voice, a fusion of the words Ebert had recorded in his long career, would not sound fully natural; it would, however, sound distinctive. It was meant […]

Northeastern University and Rogers Corp. on Tuesday officially launched the Rogers Innovation Center in Burlington, a 4,000-square-foot space housed within the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security. The Rogers Innovation Center is a joint partnership with between specialty materials manufacturer Rogers Corp., based in Connecticut, and Northeastern University. The new space, on the […]