The NPR story follows Northeastern University speech scientist Rupal Patel as she works to develop an electronic voice to replace the generic ones on Samantha’s iPad, a new voice based on the actual sounds that Samantha produces naturally. The voices that currently exist are actually pretty diverse. If you’re imagining the sound of Stephen Hawking’s […]

Stephanie Pollack, associate director at Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, said the campaign efforts could be criticized for focusing too heavily on grandiose new projects — expensive investments like the South Coast Rail — rather than the roughly 80 percent of the plan that will go toward bridge and road repair, […]

That could prove a tough sell, since BioGenesis’ actions likely were motivated by profits, not by a specific desire to break the contract, law experts said. Roger Abrams, a sports law professor at Northeastern University in Boston, used the example of player contracts that call for the player to hit specific weight targets in spring […]

Alan Clayton-Matthews, Northeastern professor, said he has witnessed firsthand one of the reasons why, in Santa María Tzejá, a remote village in Guatemala that saw brutal violence during the 36-year civil war. Townsfolk fled to the mountains and refugee camps in Mexico, but then in the 1990s returned to rebuild the town. They also built […]

The FDA has yet to outline its plans, leaving plenty of speculation about whether the agency will regulate different cigars differently — without creating loopholes. “If they can’t figure out a way to keep this thing from being gamed, then they basically shouldn’t make any exemptions,” said Richard A. Daynard, a Northeastern University law professor and […]

We were excited and honored when the administration at Northeastern Universityasked us to help judge its RISE:2013 Research, Innovation and Scholarship Expo. The event, held at the physical education center on the school’s Boston campus, brings together an incredibly diverse array of research projects covering a impressive number of fields, including physical and life sciences, engineering, […]

Massachusetts has regained all the jobs lost in the last recession after a steady recovery that has progressed faster than the nation’s. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday that employment in Massachusetts reached 3.3 million jobs, about 14,000 more than in April 2008, when employment peaked before the recession. “That is a significant […]

As medical technology continues to advance, the lowly bandage continually gets left behind. Sure, it was exciting when Clear Strips bandages were introduced in 1957. And the Liquid Bandage, unveiled in 2002, is nothing to sniff at. But where are our sensor-filled Band-Aids? They’re coming soon, thanks in part to work being done by Ed Goluch, […]

Instead of looking at the high octane law firms with well-known names — which are in the process of re-examining their staffs — many graduates will have to think corporate and even small time, said Jeremy Paul, dean of Northeastern University School of Law. “The plum legal jobs in the future will be in big […]

The Bloomberg Businessweek rankingsare based on a combination of student satisfaction, post-graduation outcomes, and academic quality. Roughly 86,000 graduating seniors at more than 140 universities receive a 50-question survey focused on a range of topics. … Bentley University ranked 20th, up from 29th last year, while Northeastern Universityranked 25th, up from 27th in 2012.

The following interview is with Peter Stokes, executive director of postsecondary innovation at Northeastern University. During our last interview, Stokes mentioned that the higher education industry has yet to see a truly disruptive innovation. In this interview, Stokes explains the difference between disruptive and other innovations in a little more detail, and shares his thoughts on […]

Halfway through the state’s $1 billion experiment with investing in the state’s life-sciences industry, a report due out next week will examine the effectiveness of a 2008 law in attracting investment and creating jobs. Gov. Deval Patrick, who signed the 10-year law in 2008, is scheduled to be on hand Tuesday for the Boston Foundation’s […]