Professors at Northeastern University in Boston examined 42 neighborhoods in 12 U.S. cities in 2010 and found that housing costs near rail stops increased after light-rail service started in many … read more »
Higher ed systems in 10 states turn to Coursera
Legislators in Florida and California are pressing to force universities to accept credit from MOOC courses, especially if students can’t get into the in-person versions of the courses they need. … read more »
FBI Asks Public To Disregard Internet-Made Suspects
But the rush to assist using crowdsourced, amateur sleuthing, also risked tarring innocent people, based on little evidence. A day before the FBI’s announcement, a social media research team at Northeastern University … read more »
Citizen Surveillance Helps Officials Put Pieces Together
Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston formed a 10-person social-media research team to run a similar project, scheduled to launch Thursday, which would allow people to upload photos from the … read more »
In NYC, strains of solidarity with rival Boston
Tension has bubbled between Boston and New York since the 17th century, when the Puritans, who founded Boston, and the Dutch, who founded New York, squabbled over Long Island. “We’re so … read more »
Frederick G. Crane: Start With Demand-Based Pricing
GUEST MENTOR, Frederick G. Crane, executive professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business: There are three basic ways to go about setting a price for your product or service: cost-based, … read more »
Job Numbers Are Good, but Some Perils Loom
Ultimately, that kind of acceleration in hiring is unlikely without a sustained increase in the pace of economic growth. Indeed, as achingly slow as jobs growth has been in recent … read more »
Hardening Our Defenses Against Cyberwarfare
A common military tactic by which an attacker attempts to disable or weaken a target before an invasion is referred to as “prepping the battlefield.” Digital warfare is one way … read more »
Governor Picks Former Aide to Succeed Kerry in Senate
Mr. Cowan, a 43-year-old North Carolina native and Duke University graduate, came to Boston to attend Northeastern University School of Law and stayed. He stepped down as Mr. Patrick’s chief … read more »
Obama’s Gun Curbs Face a Slog in Congress
By contrast, banning ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds, as Mr. Obama has proposed, would have a greater impact on so-called mass shootings, where the killing efficiency of a … read more »
The Daily Wrap with Michael Castner, Jan 8, 2013
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White House Floats Its Ideas on Gun Control
The White House threw its support behind several gun-control measures Tuesday, including requiring background checks at gun shows and for other private sales—ideas likely to face stiff opposition from most … read more »