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If You Need a Laptop, Buy It Now

Matteo Rinaldi, the head of a global semiconductor-research institute run by Northeastern University, told me he recently asked a colleague what new laptop he should buy. 

How the Internet Became the ‘Cookbook’ of the Drug Trade

“We had no idea these compounds would be used illicitly,” said Alexandros Makriyannis, a professor of medicinal chemistry at Northeastern University in Boston and director of the Center for Drug Discovery there. “It didn’t occur to us.”
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Critics have fought Boston’s White Stadium plan with lawsuits. Now, they’re trying AI.

Though generative engine optimization is a relatively new phenomenon, it’s developing rapidly, said John Wihbey, the director of Northeastern University’s AI-Media strategies lab.
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GBH Daily: Should Mass. lower its taxes?

Also: sportsbooks have more advanced products than they used to, and now promote live betting. “This is just so different from going to Vegas and betting on who’s gonna win the tournament,” said Mark Gottlieb, executive director of Northeastern’s Public Health Advocacy Institute.
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Boston Ballet dancers juggle work and school through Northeastern University partnership

The partnership gives the dancers the chance to earn a degree while working full-time. WBZ-TV’s Courtney Cole reports.
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Is it safe to eat dyed Easter eggs? An expert explains.

So, is it safe to eat dyed Easter eggs , or is it better to leave them alone? To find out, I asked Darin Detwiler , food safety expert and professor at Northeastern University, to give his opinion on the debate surrounding food colorings. This is what you need to know for Easter .

From watches to pet clothing: Inside Trump airport trademark applications

This could include fonts, logos and the size of Trump’s name on the front of the airport, said Roberts, a Northeastern University law professor.
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How the NCAA’s relationship with sports betting is changing as March Madness wraps up

Mark Gottlieb, executive director of Northeastern’s Public Health Advocacy Institute, said that online gambling is trending toward live betting.
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Some Mass. communities can’t meet child care demand, UMass Boston report finds

“As the Commonwealth continues to expand funding for child care and early education, it will be important to make sure resources flow to the right areas and type of care to meet the needs of all families,” said Alan Clayton-Matthews, one of the report’s authors and an associate professor emeritus at Northeastern University.
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The Cicada Covid variant is spreading in the US

The Cicada variant earned its name because, like the insect, it “first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a while and resurfaced in the U.S. late last year,” said Northeastern Global News.
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Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston on Putting the First A.I. Data Center in Space

“How do you dissipate heat into a vacuum? It’s like your thermos,” Josep Miquel Jornet, a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University, told Observer. 
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Exploring one of Ted Landsmark’s lesser-known passions: Antique banjos

His Boston home and his office at Northeastern University both display examples of what has become perhaps the most significant obsession of Landsmark’s lifetime: Antique banjos.