“It’s a tragic thing and it’s connection from that event to this event is that’s something that vets experience on a daily basis over there. So you can imagine they’re … read more »
Broadside: Motives of senseless killers
here are are no final answers to the motives of the Tsarnaev brothers, but there is informed analysis. Criminologist James Alan Fox, a professor at Northeastern University, is the author … read more »
Champions in Action: The DREAM Program
Northeastern University is one of 13 colleges in Massachusetts and Vermont involved in the program, which reaches children in 18 affordable housing communities throughout the two states.
Broadside: Mass. Gov.‘s transportation plan
Wednesday morning’s Green Line fire wasn’t just an inconvenience for MBTA riders — it was also an opportunity for Mass. Governor Deval Patrick to make a point about his new budget. … read more »
Supercomputer center opens in Holyoke, Mass.
In a city built and defined by its miles of red-brick mills, call this a mill for the 21st – and 22nd – centuries: the new Mass. Green High Performance … read more »
Broadside: The Colo. Shootings
Jack Levin, a professor of criminal justice at Northeastern University, joins Jim to talk about the Colorado shootings.
Broadside: Bill James and Joe Paterno
VIDEO: Northeastern University’s Athletic Director Peter Roby discusses the Red Sox’s adviser defending the tarnished football icon
Partnership aims to bring together world-class cities
A program at Northeastern University aims to strengthen trade ties at a state and local level between cities across the globe.
Making sense of senseless tragedy
“Hug your kids. Kids, hug your parents. You news media, when you get the chance to go home, do the same. We’re not just any old place, Chardon — this … read more »
Study examines racial disparities in Vermont policing
L’Esperance was at the presentation of a new Northeastern University study that examined troopers’ responses to traffic stops between July 2010 and June 2011. The analysis of nearly 50,000 stops … read more »
Stand up to bullying
The nation’s largest anti-bullying event is going to be held in Massachusetts this week.
TWIB: Unemployment on the rise in Mass.
The latest data shows unemployment in Massachusetts is on its way up.