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Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global, experiential, research university built on a tradition of engagement with the world, creating a distinctive approach to education and research. The university offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools, and select advanced degrees at graduate campuses in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Seattle.

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Dads aren’t always in the picture. Motortion/iStock via Getty Images

What we misunderstand about absent fathers

As a new father, a scholar used his research on absentee fatherhood to reimagine his own childhood without his dad.
Extensive research shows that social connection is crucial for good health, but there have been no standardized metrics for assessing it. Yaakov Aldrich

We created health guidelines for fighting loneliness – here’s what we recommend

Guidelines for social well-being can help health care providers identify when someone is socially isolated and provide goals and standards for policymakers.
Activists from the Ethiopian community march in protest of Donald Trump’s comments on Ethiopia and the Renaissance Dam on Oct. 29, 2020, in Washington. J. Countess/Getty Images

Trump’s dip into the Nile waters dispute didn’t settle the conflict – in fact, it may have caused more ripples

US attempts to intervene in long-running spat between Ethiopia and Egypt has yielded little progress – and may have put US credibility on the line.
A tree canopy can make a big difference in temperature for people on the street below. The challenge is getting trees where they’re needed most. Andrey Denisyuk/Moment via Getty Images

Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor – new tech makes it easier to target cooling projects

New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.
Farmworkers at Del Bosque Farms pick and pack melons on a mobile platform in Firebaugh, Calif., in July 2021. AP Photo/Terry Chea

Providing farmworkers with health insurance is worth it for their employers − new research

At a time when California’s farm operators are struggling to hire enough people, providing better benefits could attract more workers who are citizens or have legal immigration status.
Cities and towns across the United States have invested in the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images

I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know

Our research found that while ShotSpotter may have benefits for improved detection and response, it offers little benefit for enforcement and clearance and did not reduce gunshot victimization.
O estudo sobre os RNAs não codificantes aumenta em 46% a leitura de genes associados a doenças e em 107% a observação de interações celulares. Fiocruz Imagens Peter Ilicciev

RNAs não codificantes: o que são e porque podem nos ajudar a prevenir e tratar melhor doenças genéticas

Os RNAs não codificantes são estruturas moleculares que ajudam no diagnóstico e tratamento de enfermidades, bem como na identificação de comorbidades.
Russian riot police detain gay rights activists during World Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in St. Petersburg in 2019. Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images

As Russia ramps up ‘traditional values’ rhetoric − especially against LGBTQ+ groups − it’s won Putin far‑right fans abroad

Far-right American Christians once viewed Soviet culture as a menace to their values. Today, some authoritarian-leaning admirers wish their country were more like Putin’s Russia.
Louisa May Alcott took part in a 19th-century literary culture of anonymity and guessing games. Universal Images Group/Getty Images

How I identified a probable pen name of Louisa May Alcott

By disguising her name, Alcott could publish in less prestigious venues without worrying about tarnishing her literary reputation.
A wildfire during hot, dry conditions in August 2023 destroyed Lahaina, Hawaii, and devastated Maui’s tourism industry – the heart of its economy. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Why the Fed should treat climate change’s $150B economic toll like other national crises it’s helped fight

Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.
Burberry was one of the first Western companies to announce it was suspending sales in Russia after the invasion. Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images

Liberal CEOs were more likely to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine than more conservative corporate leaders

A new study found that a CEO’s political ideology was correlated with the decision of whether to leave or suspend operations in Russia following the 2022 invasion.

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