On climate change, are universities part of the problem or part of the solution? Op-ed by Jennie C. Stephens, a professor of climate justice at Maynooth University in Ireland and professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern University in the US.
The Verge What it will take for TikTok to survive in the US Sahar Abi-Hassan, an assistant professor in political science at Northeastern University who studies the behavior of the Supreme Court, says the court might side with TikTok for several reasons, including its historical hesitance toward restricting speech. But she finds it more likely that the court upholds the law.
Global News L.A. wildfires: ‘Cascading disaster’ unfolding as water hydrants run dry Hydrants are running dry in LA. Northeastern University professor Daniel Aldrich explains how L.A.’s water shortage is fueling the Palisades Fire, creating what he calls a ‘cascading disaster’.
The Washington Post’s identity crisis Op-ed written by Jill Abramson, who currently teaches at Northeastern University’s School of Journalism.
Newsweek Cornbread Mix Recall As FDA Sets Highest Risk Warning Dr. Darin Detwiler, professor of food policy and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University, told Newsweek: “The public should take Class I recalls very seriously and avoid using the affected products.
TechTarget Implications of Apple AI generating false news summaries The hallucinated summaries are also an embarrassment for the iPhone maker, said Michael Bennett, AI adviser at Northeastern University.
Social-Media Companies Decide Content Moderation Is Trending Down Meta’s new move “allows them to cut even further at the amount of money that they spend on trust and safety because they’re just going to do less of it,” said Laura Edelson, assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University.
Scientific American What the End of U.S. Net Neutrality Means Net neutrality may now appear well beyond FCC control—but that does not mean this principle is dead, says computer scientist David Choffnes, who directs the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute at Northeastern University.
Trump’s appointments signal which Project 2025 goals he might advance first “A lot of it’s going to be Trump daring Congress and the courts to stop him,” said Christopher Bosso, a professor of public policy and politics at Northeastern University.
Fox News Virus outbreak in China sparks pandemic concerns: What to know about HMPV Samuel Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences and professor of health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, agrees that the general risk in the U.S. is low.
WBZ Keller: What does the end of Meta’s fact-checking mean for social media? “Obviously, they feel threatened,” said Northeastern University Journalism Professor Dan Kennedy, an expert on the First Amendment. “Should they feel threatened? I’d certainly hope not, but I guess we’re going to find out starting January 20th.”
What New York’s congestion charge could teach the rest of America Joshua and Benjamin Moshes, students at Northeastern University and Brown University respectively, are monitoring how commuting times into Manhattan have changed since the charge came into effect. Their congestion tracker collects traffic data from Google Maps every 15 minutes across 19 routes into Manhattan.