3Qs: Billionaires need a giving philosophy
From world hunger to global warming and the arts, there are numerous causes that individuals, foundations and NGOs choose to support. And even in an economy that has been slow to recover, billionaires...
View ArticleThe evolution of language, from Shakespeare to present day
A generation ago, students would say they “graduated from college,” but now they “graduate college.” These tiny fluctuations in the way we use language are ubiquitous because “children don’t learn the...
View Article3Qs: The ethics of species ‘de-extinction’
Scientists are closing in on the capacity to clone extinct species using biotechnology and DNA samples from the ancient past, a process that is called “de-extinction.” The prospect of bringing back...
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Women’s key role in Middle East transition
Women must play a key role in the transition to democracy in the Middle East and northern Africa in order to improve gender equality in the region, according to Valentine Moghadam, director of...
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Libraries swapping stacks for bytes
The digitization of collections from American libraries, archives, and museums took center stage at Blackman Auditorium last week, when Northeastern co-hosted the inaugural DPLAfest to recognize the...
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‘50 Years Forward’ series honors civil rights efforts
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act next year, the Northeastern community is coming together to honor the hundreds of thousands of people who have fought for...
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The untold stories of slavery
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Blackmon, who has extensively researched African American slavery in the late 19th and early 20th century, said he is often asked why he wrote a book portraying...
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State committee’s report calls for stricter gun laws
The state’s Committee to Reduce Firearm Violence, chaired by criminologist Jack McDevitt, associate dean of research for the College of Social Sciences & Humanities, on Monday afternoon released a...
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A state of economic emergency
For some simple tips on how to ruin an economy, one has to look no further than the United States, according to MIT professor and social activist Noam Chomsky. “There are tens of millions of people...
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Who has claim to art plundered during the Holocaust?
Seventy years after the end of World War II and the Holocaust, the fate of plundered, hidden, or vanished works of art during that time remains a strongly debated topic—one a panel of experts tackled...
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One big logic puzzle
Before Jillian Chaffee began her co-op in January at the United States Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., she had no idea who Antonio Augusto Carvalho Monteiro was. But over the last few months a...
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One year later, Our Marathon exhibit offers a ‘moment for reflection’
A new exhibit marking the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings is on display at International Village. Designed by undergraduates, the exhibit uses stories and images from...
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Pioneering course’s final exam: charitable giving
The final exam for Northeastern’s massive open online course on effective charitable giving was not a traditional essay or a multiple-choice test. Instead, students made a social impact by selecting...
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New master’s program to prepare future security professionals
Northeastern will launch a first-of-its-kind, interdisciplinary graduate program this fall to train the next generation of security professionals to face the new and evolving challenges of the 21st...
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3Qs: Billionaires need a giving philosophy
From world hunger to global warming and the arts, there are numerous causes that individuals, foundations and NGOs choose to support. And even in an economy that has been slow to recover, billionaires...
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The evolution of language, from Shakespeare to present day
A generation ago, students would say they “graduated from college,” but now they “graduate college.” These tiny fluctuations in the way we use language are ubiquitous because “children don’t learn the...
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4 things we learned from Oliver Stone
Film director and screenwriter Oliver Stone, known for his movies such as Platoon, JFK, and W., visited Northeastern on Monday afternoon to screen an episode from his documentary series The Untold...
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Understanding Ferguson
During the Q-and-A portion of a panel discussion Wednesday night on the ongoing social and political unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, one Northeastern law student underscored the paradox framing the...
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3Qs: Historic policy shift for US and Cuba
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced plans to “normalize relations” between the U.S. and Cuban governments, effectively lifting a half-century trade embargo that the U.S. imposed on the...
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January’s can’t-miss campus events
Here are just some of the events taking place at Northeastern this month that you should make sure to put on your calendar. Winter Involvement Fair This gathering of Northeastern student organizations...
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