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W e may not love 'em, but you have to appreciate the students who flock to our fair city each year.
For months now, pundits have exchanged opinions about who is bearing the brunt of the economic slowdown, with older workers and minorities typically getting first mention.
Northeastern U. and VA team up
Northeastern University and the New England Veterans Affairs Health System have teamed up to form a systems engineering center whose mission is to make engineering advances that will help veterans hospitals and potentially others over time.
Friends, family mourn death of John Orman, professor and politician
When John Orman learned that in the wake of his primary defeat Sen. Joseph Lieberman formed a new political party -- the Connecticut for Lieberman Party -- that neither the senator nor anyone else had joined, he decided to turn his disgust into a humorous political indictment.
Does a receptive climate toward immigrants reduce crime?
Radley Balko at Reason thinks he has an answer for why El Paso ranks among the safest large cities in America: "If you want to find a safe city, first determine the size of the immigrant population," says Jack Levin , a criminologist at Northeastern University in Massachusetts.
Congratulations to AALL Award Recipients
Blogware Notices July 6, 2009 The Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award : Patrick E. Kehoe, American University and Elizabeth Ann Puckett, University of Georgia School of Law The Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Award: William H. Manz, Rittenburg Law Library, St.
Captivating Connecticut 7:30 p.m. WCBV-TV Where can you find castles, sleeping giants, secret caves, waterfalls, tunnels, forts, towers and dinosaurs all within a few hours of Boston? Connecticut offers all kinds of surprises suitable for a day trip or a weekend getaway.
Brittany Elyse Haffner, granddaughter of Joan and George Haffner of Fall City, has received a Deana TMs Scholarship from Northeastern University in Boston, where she will study physics.
Northeastern to launch clean energy-focused master's degree
Northeastern University's college of engineering will launch a master's program focusing on the business of clean energy this fall.
For Bish family, a nine-year mission continues
There will soon be a doctor in the Bish family. In a couple of years, Heather Bish hopes to earn a doctorate from the law and policy program at Northeastern University.
Iranian expatriate watching, hoping
Aki Olia has a nagging fear that the violence and upheaval in Iran might someday find its way to his own doorstep in Boxford.
How California Became Ungovernable - "The fiscal effect of Proposition 13 itself is only part of the damage the initiative did to California.
Guest column: Deadly aspect of yo-yo economics
During the Great Crash of 1929, Winston Churchill, British chancellor of the exchequer, witnessed a man jump to his death in New York.
Q&A: Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun
The graduation season may have wound down in New England, but Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun has embarked on a trip to Europe and the Middle East to deliver commencement speeches at three colleges: the American College of Thessaloniki, Greece ; Bahcesehir University in Istanbul ; and Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Beirut .
Another recession casualty: Recent college graduates
The tough economy and tight labor market have tarnished the luster of a bachelor's degree for young college graduates seeking employment.
Workplace Collaboration Services
Made in IBM Labs: Secure, 3D Meeting Service Now Available with Lotus Sametime
Enterprise 2.0 Conference - 24 Jun 2009: IBM today announced that a new service, Virtual Collaboration for Lotus Sametime, is now available.
Students don't always think for themselves: Study
University of Victoria students writing their exams. Canadians headed to university this fall should be as wary of the company they keep as the courses they take, according to the findings of a study, which also says friends can negatively affect both future earnings and job satisfaction.
Newsmaker: Col. Kenneth Demers
Occupation: Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs Service Center in Brecksville, Ohio.
More students using 'academic steroids' despite risks, ethical questions
When she was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a sophomore at UC Berkeley, Ashley welcomed her prescription for the amphetamine Adderall.
People in Business: A who's who for June 19
KIMBERLY VAN HORNE, a professor at Bakersfield College, has earned a doctorate in education, curriculum and instruction from the University of Phoenix.