DATA Initiative team hosts successful inaugural Forum
The DATA Initiative held the Inaugural DATA Forum earlier this month at Northeastern University, which included a Data Visualization Challenge focused on biking in Boston.
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'The change begins with you'
More than 500 people attended the 2019 BRASA conference of Brazilian students which took place on Northeastern's campus.
Aguilera named new D’Amore-McKim Brodsky Trustee Professor
Ruth V. Aguilera's research, teaching, and service efforts are significant and have attracted worldwide acclaim. In 2016 she was named a Fellow to the Academy of International Business (AIB), and in 2018 she was inducted as a Fellow to the Strategic Management Society (SMS).
How the Cayman Islands could become a new health care destination
India's advancements in low cost, high quality healthcare services may attract U.S. patients offshores. Ravi Ramamurti comments on this change for PBS News Hour.
When corporations respond to terror attacks with acts of kindess—and when they don't
Northeastern professors across disciplines join forces to try to find out how firms respond to customers when a society at large faces a collective crisis.
Buy angry. Be happy.
New research shows that angry customers stick to their goals, which “can actually lead them to make better decisions, easier decisions, and more satisfying decisions,” says Alexander DePaoli, an associate teaching professor of marketing at Northeastern who co-authored the research.
Ignore the hand-wringing. Get ready for the disruption.
Nada Sanders discusses her forthcoming book, “The Humachine,” and the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce for News at Northeastern.
What kind of care are you really getting at a walk-in clinic?
Millions of people are turning to walk-in health clinics, including CVS's MinuteClinic, because they're more convenient than a doctor's visit. But new research from Timothy Hoff, who is a professor of management, healthcare systems, and health policy at Northeastern, shows that we don't really know whether these retail clinics are as effective as a doctor.
Are immigrants good for the economy?
Communities and nations that are welcoming to immigrants are more likely to realize the benefits of immigration, says Luis Dau, a Northeastern professor of international business and strategy. History, he believes, is on his side. But a new Northeastern-Gallup poll shows a deep ideological divide among respondents in the U.S., U.K., and Canada on whether immigration causes job losses.
What made Bird Box so Popular?
Yakov Bart examines how a movie that was so widely panned by critics could be such a phenomenal success.