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Wearables Increasingly Look to AI to Predict Health Problems Before They Happen

“A dystopia I always have is the advent of healthcare spam,” said Kevin Fu, an expert in emerging sensor technology at Northeastern University College of Engineering.
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Constantly Questioning Whether You’re A ‘Bad’ Person? Experts Say ‘Moral OCD’ May Explain Why.

According to Joshua Curtiss, an assistant professor in the applied psychology department at Northeastern University in Boston, moral OCD is “a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder that’s characterized by really intense, intrusive thoughts of being immoral, bad or unethical in some way.”
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FYI, You Don’t Have To Refrigerate Ketchup — Plus Other Foods That’ll Surprise You

“Where to store food is exactly the kind of everyday issue where small misunderstandings can lead to real consequences,” said Darin Detwiler, professor of food policy and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University.
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15 Celebrities Giving Commencement Speeches This Year

Hilary Duff addressed the Northeastern University undergraduate class of 2026 at Fenway Park in Boston on April 29.
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Alleged extraterrestrial sightings in declassified government UFO files tied to New England

Jacqueline McCleary, an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern University, described the records as “fascinating” and encouraged the public to approach them with an open mind.

New England’s Unsolved: Is a serial killer responsible for deaths of several central Mass. women?

James Alan Fox, a Northeastern University criminologist and co-author of “Extreme Killing, Understanding Serial and Mass Murder,” has studied serial killers for more than 45 years.
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AI, Confidence And The Female Entrepreneur: Why Hesitation Now Carries A Competitive Cost

A survey published by Northeastern University in January 2026 found that women often expressed higher levels of concern about the risks and broader societal implications of AI than men. 
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Is the “work from home” era over in Boston? Here’s why companies want employees back in the office.

One other financial incentive? Avoiding layoffs, according to Northeastern Management & Organizational Development Professor Jayanth Narayanan. A forced return to work might inspire some employees to quit and look for work elsewhere. “Then you say, ‘Oh, you know what? That’s fewer number of people that I have to lay off, right?'” he said. “Maybe 5-10% of […]
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Term Limits for Congress Are Overwhelmingly Popular—What’s Stopping Them?

Daniel Urman, a law professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek on Thursday that the ruling means neither Congress nor state legislatures can “add qualifications for being in Congress beyond those already in the Constitution.”
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Key Takeaways From Ohio, Indiana and Michigan Elections Ahead of Midterms

Costas Panagopoulos, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek the results painted a “mixed picture” for Trump and Republicans.
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Raw Milk Is In the News Again—Here’s What You Need to Know

Raw milk, on the other hand, has not been pasteurized. “Pasteurization—the ideal ‘kill-step’—is simply heating milk to kill harmful microbes,” says Darin Detwiler, a professor at Northeastern University. 
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Smart, cheap, deadly: Local firms create next-gen military drones

The Pentagon’s frantic efforts to build weapons systems fast and cheap is long overdue, according to Stephen Flynn, director of the Defense Industrial Base Institute at Northeastern University.