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How Congress shaped Puerto Rico’s status — and its struggle for equality

November 3, 2025

“There are trade-offs to having stringent data protection policies,” says Luis Alfonso Dau, between protecting consumers and empowering businesses. “This balancing act is much more nuanced and complex than it appears.”

A fallen tree that was downed by recent severe weather reflected in a large puddle along with the Golden Gate Bridge. — A fallen tree that was downed by recent severe weather is reflected in a large puddle along with the Golden Gate Bridge in the Horseshoe Bay parking lot in Sausalito, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Waves of heavy rain pounded California on Thursday, filling normally dry creeks and rivers with muddy torrents, flooding roadways and forcing residents to flee their homes in communities scorched by wildfires. (AP Photo/Michael Short)

Extreme weather events hit the socially vulnerable hardest, research finds

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October 29, 2025

New Northeastern research details the dangers faced by low-income, socially vulnerable communities in the face of extreme weather events.

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The economics of attention dominate modern-day active trading

October 27, 2025

Retail traders’ mutable attention spans drive the volatility of active ETFs, the booming multi-trillion dollar fund type, according to new research from Northeastern assistant professor Da Huang.

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Pluripotent Stem Cells And The AI Factory

There’s a paper floating around about some of this work being done at Northeastern University, where researchers are finding that a certain type of healthy human induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs can be used for what some would call “regenerative medicine,” in aid of warding off chronic conditions like, for example, Alzheimers and dementia.

Bigelow Lab looks to create ‘blue’ biotechnology businesses and jobs

The University of Maine and Roux Institute at Northeastern University are launching a training cohort to help bring research-based technologies to market with a focus on advancing blue biotech innovation.

Trust and science: the essential elements missing from plastics treaty talks

Maria Ivanova, a social scientist at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, proposes that, to move forwards, negotiators must look back.

What now for the global plastics treaty?

Since 2023, I have led the observer delegation of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. During this time, I have watched nations debate the treaty’s scope, restating positions with little progress.

Music may lower risk of dementia by up to 39% in older adults

An earlier study out of Northeastern University found that specific music – songs that evoke feelings of nostalgia in an individual – could activate areas of the brain important for cognitive functioning.

An argument for how to tell the story of the civil rights era

Caleb Gayle is an associate professor of journalism and Africana studies at Northeastern University and the author, most recently, of “Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State.”

‘Society needs monsters’: why are Americans so obsessed with the idea of serial killers?

Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox, author several books on the subject, said: “There is little commonality among the victims.”

Boston police launch website listing 62 years of unsolved homicides, seek public help

The dashboard comes after recommendations from the Peace Institute in a report titled “Unsolved But Not Forgotten,” published in March in partnership with Northeastern University.

Parrots video calling each other? This Mass. prof uses tech to help enrich animals’ lives

Since the project with Sampson in 2019, Kleinberger, now an assistant professor at Northeastern University, has pioneered research focused on animal enrichment through her Interspecies Technology for Enrichment and Research on Animal Connection and Togetherness (INTERACT) Animal Lab.

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