The Christian Science Monitor At core of Boston Marathon bombing trial, brothers’ complex relationship Legal analysts say that the “blood is thicker than water” argument is a crucial component of Mr. Tsarnaev’s defense. It’s likely to become even more important if he is convicted, leaving the jury to decide whether to sentence him to death. “Part of the defense strategy is to humanize him,” says Daniel Medwed, a law […]
Boston area foreclosures fell in February to their lowest level in five years Foreclosure activity in Greater Boston fell in February to their lowest levels in more than five years amid a strengthening real estate market, according to newly released data from CoreLogic, the California-based property information tracker. The portion of Boston area homeowners who were in some stage of foreclosure was 1.25 percent in February, a decrease […]
Why bill success in a lousy way to keep score in Congress On Tuesday, February 4, the Washington Post published an article in which retiring representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ) was asked to defend the fact that none of the bills he sponsored over 20 years had become law. A bad measure (bill success) that previously garnered little public attention now seems to be trickling into the mainstream […]
Why bill success is a lousy way to keep score in Congress Joshua Tucker: The following is a guest post from John Wilkerson and Nick Stramp of the University of Washington’s Department of Political Science and David Smith of the College of Computer and Information Sciences at Northeastern University. ***** On Tuesday, February 4, the Washington Post published an article in which retiring representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ) was asked to defend the fact that none […]
NEXPO Proves Northeastern is Producing a Well-Engineered Entrepreneurial Engine Over the last three days, Northeastern’s Center for Entrepreneurship Education has been focusing on three fundamental words: educate, incubate and launch. The University has been celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week, highlighting an inventive spirit largely unparalleled by other institutions, as proven by IDEA’s Northeastern Entrepreneurship Expo held Wednesday night. “NEXPO was the perfect end to Global […]
Smith scores 19, Ford’s late heroics help Northeastern rally past Hofstra for 62-57 win Joel Smith scored 19 points, Quincy Ford scored four of his 15 points and had a crucial block in the last 11 seconds and Colonial Athletic Association leader Northeastern rallied past Hofstra 62-57 Wednesday night. The Huskies (15-8, 10-1), who also beat the Pride 65-60 on Jan. 16, trailed 44-38 with 7:26 left when they […]
WSJ Wonders: Did Silicon Valley Bank Die Because One Black Person Was on Its Board? For example, Black and Latinx people were “much more likely to receive high cost, high risk loans than white borrowers during the housing boom, even after controlling for credit scores, loan to value rations, subordinate liens, income, assets, expense ratios, neighborhood characteristics, and other relevant variables” in the lead to the 2008 housing crash, researchers […]
Scientists Support an Idea Long Thought Outlandish: Reflecting the Sun’s Rays Jennie Stephens, director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, said that geoengineering research takes money and attention from the core problem, which is cutting emissions and helping vulnerable communities cope with the climate disruptions that are already happening. “We need to double down on bigger transformative changes,” Dr. Stephens […]
It Looks Like AOC’s Squad Will Double After Election Day “For too long we’ve been focused on the climate crisis in a really kind of technocratic way,” Jennie Stephens, director of Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs and author of the new book Diversifying Power, told VICE News. “These new emerging leaders…bring a better capacity to center social justice, racial justice, and economic […]
PolitiFact 3rd-grade reading stats from Jeff Greene, FL Dem candidate for governor, mostly hold up As noted in the Chicago study, and backed up by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Georgia governor’s office, students who score below grade level on third grade reading tests are less likely to graduate. Then, there are studies that show high school dropouts are more likely to go to prison. A study from Northeastern University showed that a man with […]
Becker's Spine Review 6 things to know about Nanovis Thomas Webster, PhD, the chair of Boston-based Northeastern University’s chemical engineering department, designed the FortiCore PLIF and TLIF spinal implants’ nanofeatures.
Four decades after court-ordered busing, Boston’s education gap remains The divide between those who have access to the best schools and those who don’t could not be more stark. More than 80 percent of kindergarten students in Charlestown, the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and central Boston who enroll in the city’s school system attend a high-quality school — as measured by test scores — […]