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Located in the heart of Boston, Northeastern University has a lot to offer. One program that takes my school to the next level, however, is the co-op program. To put it simply, when a student is on co-op, they are working during the semester instead of taking classes. It’s like a preview of the real […]
Congratulations graduate! Now create your own job
This is an exciting time of year for America’s young people. Nearly 4 million people will receive an accredited degree from an academic institution in the United States this year, according to the US Department of Education. Regardless of how long it took them or where they studied, these young men and women should feel […]
Where did all the entry-level jobs go?
The number of recruiters requesting two or more years of work experience for some middle-skill occupations rose as much as 30% from 2007 to 2010, according to a paper by economists at Harvard University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The slack labor market during that time offered a natural experiment, said one of […]
MAYOR MATTERS: Keep Boston moving
The safe and efficient movement of goods and people is critical to our economy. Boston’s population and number of jobs are growing, and transportation investment has a crucial role to play in creating enough capacity for all who want to both live and work in Boston. According to a2012 Northeastern University research report, the MBTA […]
Gratitude Is About the Future, Not the Past
When life’s got you down, gratitude can seem like a chore. Sure, you’ll go through the motions and say the right things — you’ll thank people for help they’ve provided or try to muster a sense of thanks that things aren’t worse. But you might not truly feel grateful in your heart. It can be […]
Men's Journal
Ocean Technologies for the Next Era of Exploration
A lot of marine scientists are more than happy to spend time in the ocean, placing instruments, taking samples, and getting a firsthand look around. Mark Patterson, an affable Harvard-educated professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern University, takes it a bit farther. He’s lived on the seabed for a grand total of 87 days. […]
Big housing plans for smaller cities
Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center has said the state needs to double or triple its rate of housing construction in order to meet coming demand. The Patrick administration believes the state needs 10,000 new apartments and condominiums per year over the next decade just to have a housing market that functions normally. Massachusetts has only hit […]
The Boston Herald
Experts: Mass. economy will bounce back next year
The Bay State’s economy will grow slowly this year before bouncing back in 2014, while the state’s unemployment rate is poised to fall to 5.2 percent by the last quarter of 2017, according to an economic forecast released today by the New England Economic Partnership. Massachusetts payroll employment is expected to grow 1 percent this […]
Online Colleges
Borrowing for a Future: American Student Debt
Student loan debt is increasingly the front-and-center concern in the lives of young Americans. As college graduates are looking to take the next step in beginning their career, many are saddled with large amounts of debt. Although there are plans to help new graduates pay student loans, many have grown wary of borrowing money for […]
Healthcare IT News
3 benefits of virtual health assistants
In explaining NextIT’s work, Morrison repeatedly cited research conducted by Northeastern University’s Timothy Bickmore, who argues that so-called relational agents “can play a major role in the chronic disease management process by providing patients not only with an additional source of information about their disease, treatment regimen and adherence level, but with motivational support for taking care […]
The Jewish Daily Forward
Getting by With Job Loss
Holding several part-time jobs, living with friends, making do without employer-provided benefits and never expecting to achieve your parents’ standard of living: it’s all become routine for today’s youngest entrants into the job market. But in a semi-recessionary, post-union, without-a-safety-net era, workers twice their age are also getting used to the getting-by lifestyle. Unemployment is […]
MarketWatch
Why retail gasoline prices are nearing a record
Gasoline prices have climbed every day for the last 35 days so it’€™s no wonder why consumers are worried that record levels are destined for the pump in the next few months. But the many reasons behind the climb aren’€™t quite so easy to decipher -€” making prices even harder to predict.