children

Meet Bruce the Moose

Children from Northeastern’s Russell. J. Call Children’s Center exhibited their work at Gallery 360 on Thursday as their parents' hearts swelled with pride. Check out our photos from the exhibit.

by Matthew Modoono July 13, 2018

No, the government hasn’t lost 1,500 children. What’s actually happening might be worse.

The problem is not that federal authorities lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children, as reported by almost every major news outlet in recent weeks. The problem is that the well-intended outcry over the news obscured the larger issues with immigration policy, say three Northeastern professors who specialize in immigration law.

by Molly Callahan June 5, 2018

New grant puts Northeastern at forefront of solving health challenges for women, children

The award, from the NIH and the EPA, will establish a center in Puerto Rico that will study how pollutant exposure and psychosocial risk factors impact the health and development of children living on the island’s heavily contaminated northern coast.

by Jason Kornwitz September 23, 2015

Social entrepreneur steadfast in pursuit of global literacy

John Wood discussed his journey from corporate America to founding Room to Read, which has built thousands of libraries and schools in the developing world, at an event hosted by Northeastern’s Social Enterprise Institute this week.

by Joe O'Connell October 25, 2013

One reason not to overschedule your kids

Photo by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region via Flickr. A debate has emerged in the last…

by Angela Herring December 13, 2012

3Qs: Video game ruling may strengthen alignment of two industries

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a California law banning the sale of violent video games to children is unconstitutional. Here, Cynthia Baron, academic director of the digital media program at Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies, discusses First Amendment cases in the gaming industry, how the newest ruling may affect the video game rating system and whether children are capable of judging computer-generated violence.

by Kara Shemin July 5, 2011