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Counter-cyclical trends in college enrollment, and especially graduate school enrollment, are par for the course, says Alicia Sasser Modestino, a Northeastern professor who has studied the relationship between employer demands and the labor market.

Why people are less likely to enroll in college when the economy is doing well

“I never knew I was gonna end up in a label business,” says Ryan Dunlevy, a Northeastern graduate who started working for his family’s custom label company following a brief stint in the technology field. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Business

Why Amazon has transformed the operation of family-run business New England Label

The Greater Boston Housing Report Card graded cities and towns in Massachusetts on a number of factors, including how many units they’ve produced over the past five years, whether they are producing enough housing relative to their size, and the degree of diversity in their population. Photo by iStock.
Society & Culture

Greater Boston Housing Report Card underscores housing challenges in the city

Jeremy Paul, a professor in the School of Law, says he doesn’t think the hearing will change anything. Some Democrats will continue to build the case that Trump should be impeached for obstructing justice, he says, but how that plays out will depend on how the coverage of the testimony develops over the next few days.

Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony is unlikely to change minds on whether President Trump obstructed justice during the Russia investigation

Northeastern to host showcase of new drone technologies at Air Force Pitch Day

We can’t get enough of FaceApp. But should we be giving away the rights to our faces?

Science & Technology

Northeastern University professor says we can’t gauge emotions from facial expressions alone

Business

New Northeastern-Gallup poll finds women more worried about losing jobs to trade and offshoring than artificial intelligence

ICE facial recognition search of driver’s license photos ‘damaging’ to minorities, says Northeastern University professor

Are lifelong learning savings accounts the answer to bridging the skills gap in the age of artificial intelligence?

Northeastern University student Elina Mariutsa selected for Institute for Economics and Peace ambassador program

Science & Technology

Northeastern University graduate resurrects President Reagan as a digital hologram