U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Congressman John Tierney plan to join students and professors to highlight a July 1 deadline when the interest rate on federal students loans are set … read more »
Selected Media Coverage
New grads drawn to new businesses
At Northeastern, Sean Casto said students from across the campus — from architecture to engineering — constantly talk about start-ups. He started his mobile-app company, PreApps.com, while in school and, with … read more »
Mind Meld! Top Brain-Controlled Techs
Neuroscientists are racing to perfect brain-computer interfaces and as they do, the line between sci-fi and reality blurs. Iron Man exoskeletons, Matrix-style brain downloads and Vulcan mind-melds feel within reach. “I … read more »
Deciding Death
Justice Department lawyers will soon decide whether to seek the death penalty in the case of alleged Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. They will focus on the crime, and perhaps the … read more »
NU’s Jonathan Lee is on Celtics’ radar
Former Northeastern guard Jonathan Lee made another trip to the Celtics’ practice facility in Waltham Tuesday for his second pre-draft workout with the team. The 6-foot-2-inch guard is pegged to go somewhere in … read more »
Bridge Collapse Sparks Questions Over Bridge Safety in Mass.
Northeastern University civil and environmental engineering professor Ming Wang went with me to visually inspect the Charlestown Bridge, a rusty truss bridge that crosses the Charles River, connecting Charlestown to … read more »
In Philanthropy, Why Naming Rights are the Name of the Game
Patricia Illingworth, an editor of Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy, believes that naming rights are a mixed blessing from an ethical standpoint. To some degree, “the arts seem to be … read more »
Design for understanding? Watch the Swiss.
Revolutions in computing and communications have produced a relentless flood of information about our world and ourselves—right down to our DNA. Today, Boston’s research and technology sectors generate, process and … read more »
FBI: Indianapolis among U.S. cities with increase in violent crime
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that violent crime in the United States rose for the first time in six years in 2012 — and Indianapolis was no exception. There … read more »
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 … read more »
An 18-Year-Old California Entrepreneur Sells Flights on Vintage Jets
Burris, who lives in Lincoln, Calif., northeast of Sacramento, says after he graduates from high school he will attend Northeastern University in Boston, and plans to major in business administration, … read more »
Tracing the links between civic engagement and the revival of local journalism
Serving the public isn’t enough for journalism, the Northeastern University professor says. His new book The Wired City taught him that the public first has to be created, nurtured, and given a voice. … read more »