Dietz Elected To Nat'l Rowing Hall Of Fame Nov 12, 2009
A 1972 graduate of Northeastern University with a bachelor of science degree in marketing, Dietz has been inducted into the Northeastern University Hall of Fame, as well as the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) Hall of Fame. Since 1976, Dietz has been involved with the United States Olympic Committee, and in both 1988 and 1992 he served as the U.S. Olympic Quad coach in Seoul, South Korea, and Barcelona, Spain. (Umassathletics.com)
Vigil honors rape victim Nov 12, 2009
The event was organized by Northeastern University s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning and straight alliance (NuBiLaGA), the Feminist Student Organization (FSO), Students for Choice (SFC), and the Campus Center on Violence Against Women (CCVAW) ... Dominique Chamely, treasurer of NuBiLaGA, said the Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) offers a beneficial self defense course. (Northeastern News, MA)
Girls gone wild Nov 11, 2009
Dan Lebowitz, the executive director for the center of Sport in Society at Northeastern University in Boston, sees it as a potential learning lesson. "A lot of times people will sweep it under the rug and say it's where we are moving in our culture," he said. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Outlook darkens on Mass. job picture in ’10 Nov 11, 2009
Now that appears to have been an illusion, said Northeastern University economics professor Alan Clayton-Matthews, who prepared the forecast for the New England Economic Partnership, a nonprofit research group. The forecast, released at the partnership s semiannual conference in Boston yesterday, projected that the state would lose more than 60,000 additional jobs before the labor market hits bottom in the third quarter of 2010. (Boston Globe)
TECHNOLOGY: Siegel & Associates selected as Smart Cube reseller Nov 11, 2009
Jeff is a graduate of Northeastern University and is a licensed public accountant. He is versed in numerous financial software applications and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Lynch’s wife tied to agencies he won grants for Nov 10, 2009
This article was prepared for a course in investigative reporting at Northeastern University. Marino Eccher s work was overseen and this article was edited by Northeastern journalism professor Walter V. Robinson, former editor of the Globe Spotlight Team. (Boston Globe)
NH WWII veteran finally gets his medals Nov 10, 2009
Aldrich, who now runs Polly's Pancake Parlor with his family in Sugar Hill, was a civil engineering student at Northeastern University in 1941. He enlisted the following year, rising to the rank of staff sergeant of the 62nd Engineer Company, verifying coordinates for bombing campaigns. (Concord Monitor)
HINGHAM OPINION: Suggestions for revenue, reduce costs Nov 9, 2009
The Board will also be furnished a copy of my resume which reflects in great detail my background as a competent investigator from the time I served as a Special Agent in Counterintelligence assigned to the Philadelphia Field Office until I retired as Deputy Chief of the Attorney General s Criminal Bureau; my teaching experience in the Quincy Public Schools and a dozen years at Northeastern University where I was appointed to the curriculum coordinating committee; and my education with three... (Hingham Journal, MA)
Residents hope 170 acres in Ashland and Holliston stays open space Nov 9, 2009
Allan Jung/Daily News photo Carl Hakansson, a land use lawyer, wants to start at coalition that will work with the Northeastern University and the Town of Ashland to find a use other than development for this land located across Chestnut Street from the Warren Center ... After his death in 1957, Warren's wife Edith donated 40 acres of the property to Northeastern University. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
George Moynihan, programmer in early days of television; at 82 Nov 9, 2009
His career kind of paralleled the rise of television, said Alan Schroeder, a professor of journalism at Northeastern University who had worked for Mr. Moynihan at WBZ. He said Mr. Moynihan helped invent television programming. He worked on some of the first talk shows, such as Swan Boat, Evening Magazine, and People Are Talking. (Boston Globe)
The rise and fall of the original Boston Opera House - and the void it left behind Nov 8, 2009
Tucked away in a simple gray box within a basement archive at Northeastern University there is, curiously enough, a single red brick. It is close to all that remains of the original Boston Opera House, a magnificent temple of music that once stood in the middle of the city s cultural corridor, on Huntington Avenue between the Museum of Fine Arts and Symphony Hall. (Boston Globe)
Experts: Ohio killings, Dahmer fit same profile Nov 8, 2009
The crimes that Sowell is accused of put him in the same category as Gacy and Dahmer, said Jack Levin, a Northeastern University criminologist. 1. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Alleged Ohio Serial Killer Rare Among Mass Killers Nov 8, 2009
The crimes that Sowell is accused of put him in the same category as Gacy and Dahmer, said Jack Levin, a Northeastern University criminologist. At the same time, the Cleveland murders resemble the more general portrait of a serial killer who doesn't stray far from his comfort zone. (Click2Houston, TX)
Casino builder has Massachusetts roots Nov 8, 2009
At Northeastern University, he studied political science and economics. He began his career in Washington, D.C., working as a real estate broker before venturing into the development arena. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Police and friends honor officer slain 34 years ago in East Boston Nov 7, 2009
He had received an associate s degree from Northeastern University. He joined the Medford police in 1968 and worked there for two years before transferring to Boston. (Boston Globe)
How Eurocentric is your day? Nov 6, 2009
M Shahid Alam is Professor of Economics, Northeastern University, Boston. He is the author of Israeli Exceptionalism: The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism (Palgrave Macmillan: 2009). (Asia Times Online)
Study: Heart failure may worsen with statins Nov 6, 2009
D., of Northeastern University, in Boston, Massachusetts. Cahalin presented his findings on Tuesday at the American College of Chest Physicians annual meeting in San Diego, California. (CNN -- Health)
Financial planning program slated Nov 6, 2009
He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (bachelor s degree, 1974) and Northeastern University (master s degree, 1978), with continuing education at Harvard University and Bentley College. Maltz, the owner of Canton Financial, teaches at the national college level. (Canton Journal, MA)
John Joseph Dennis, Jr. Nov 6, 2009
He was a graduate of North Quincy High School and furthered his education at Northeastern University in Boston and received a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering degree. During the Korean War he served with the United States Army. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Cultural Kitchen program launches in Somerville schools Nov 6, 2009
The Cultural Kitchen program benefits from student volunteers from Northeastern University s Service Learning program. The Cultural Kitchen program trains the college students to manage their own classes, providing them with firsthand experience of curriculum construction and program budgeting. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Are Jeb Bush and ACLU talking about same schools? Nov 6, 2009
A study released last month by Northeastern University shows that one in every 10 young male high school dropouts is in jail or juvenile detention, compared with one in 35 young male high school graduates. A copy of todays lawsuit is available. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Statins May Worsen Symptoms In Some Cardiac Patients Nov 6, 2009
"Systolic heart failure is most often due to coronary artery disease and appears to have more of an inflammatory component than diastolic heart failure," said Lawrence P. Cahalin, PhD, PT, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. "It is possible that statins would help patients with systolic heart failure more than patients with diastolic heart failure due to the cholesterol-lowering and antiinflammatory effects of statins.". Researchers from Northeastern University and Massachusetts General... (Science Daily)
'Bystander education' could make a difference Nov 6, 2009
Northeastern University has a program in place called Mentors in Violence Prevention. Many other states are adopting this program or a similar one to address the problem of inaction during an unnerving situation. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Burlington Business Buzz Nov. 5 edition Nov 6, 2009
Herel holds a master's degree in business administration - high technology management from Northeastern University and a bachelor s degree in computer science and mathematics from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Business Buzz is a weekly format offering Burlington businesses the opportunity to make announcements relevant to their business. (Burlington Union, MA)
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients Nov 5, 2009
Researchers at Northeastern University and Massachusetts General Hospital looked at the medical records of 136 patients with heart failure ... "Some patients with diastolic heart failure may be more prone to the adverse effect of statins on muscle. It may be that patients with particular preexisting factors will experience unfavorable results from statin therapy, including exercise intolerance, dyspnea [shortness of breath], and fatigue," study author Lawrence P. Cahalin, a researcher at... (MEDLINEplus)
In Legislature, the flocks tend their leaders Nov 5, 2009
But Kaufman, who also teaches a leadership course at Northeastern University, also acknowledges the State House instinct to follow the leader. He calls it a holdover from the days when Speaker Thomas Finneran rewarded those who followed his commands and punished those who didn t.. (Boston Globe)
Eric Jones, 29; Marine pilot served in Afghanistan Nov 5, 2009
Captain Jones dreamed of flying planes as a boy and began taking lessons as a student at Northeastern University, where he earned a business degree in 2004. He came home from college one day and told his mother he was joining the Marines. (Boston Globe)
Two wheels beat four wheels on trip from Dover to Boston Nov 5, 2009
But it was the biker, Pat Tarantino, a Northeastern University student from New York City, who arrived first at the designated spot outside the Government Center MBTA station at City Hall Plaza ... The traffic was bumper-to-bumper on I-95, said Coakley, who resides near Northeastern University. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Northeastern Crime Log Nov 5, 2009
Wednesday, Oct. 28 4 p.m. A staff member in Mugar called the Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) to report an iPod and cell phone were stolen from a lab in the building. Staff members earlier encountered an unidentified man wandering around the lab, who gave a fake name when asked who he was looking for. (Northeastern News, MA)
For spirited Flaherty supporters, the end came quickly Nov 4, 2009
You could see it on people s faces, their expressions, said Anthony Grimaldi, 21, a Northeastern University student whose mother, Teresa, had helped with the campaign. As John Murphy of Neponset put it, The whole room was disappointed. (Boston Globe)
Newton People Nov 4, 2009
He is attending Northeastern University. Olivia L. Rochman, daughter of Guy and Deborah Rochman of West Newton, performed in numerous theater productions at Rivers, including Urinetown and The Mouse that Roared. (Newton Tab, MA)
Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats in Boston tomorrow Nov 4, 2009
Enjoy the fruits of their labors tomorrow at Northeastern University ... Northeastern University s Blackman Auditorium, Ell Hall, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. (Boston Globe)
Robert L. Foley, at 81; Quincy’s Baseball Bob Nov 4, 2009
After his return from the service, he worked days at Edison, where he was a business agent for Local 369 of the Utility Workers of America, and went to night school at Northeastern University, earning a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering in 1962. Mr. Foley met Mary Ridge of Dorchester in the late 1940s when she worked at the Malcolm Kenneth clothing store in Boston as a bookkeeper. (Boston Globe)
Tom and Gisele savor Miami Nov 2, 2009
Prince s road show recalls Broadway hits Broadway royalty Harold Prince was at Northeastern University over the weekend to chat about his theater days ... JoJo s school of pop After seeing herself referred to as a Northeastern University freshman - most likely on - Foxborough-bred pop star JoJo tweeted that she wants to make it clear that she has deferred her first year of college to work on her music career. (Boston Globe)
New online law journal created by University of Miami law professor Nov 2, 2009
" As to whether law professors are really ready to praise each other, Prof. Froomkin says optimistically that although some editors admitted it would be a change, most seemed to relish the challenge. ### Here is the full list of editors to date: * indicates Section Editor ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Jack M. Beermann Boston University School of Law Lisa Schultz Bressman Vanderbilt University Law School Cary Coglianese University of Pennsylvania School of Law Steven P. Croley University of Michigan Law... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Late TV listings Nov 1, 2009
Guests: Alan Clayton-Matthews, professor of pubic policy at Northeastern University; Robert Pozen, chairman, MFS Investment. 12:30 p.m. (NECN). (Boston Globe)
Crime down in Boston, but candidates disagree on safety Nov 1, 2009
Generally politicians take too much credit when crime goes down and too little blame when crime goes up, said James Fox, a professor of criminal justice at Northeastern University who analyzes crime statistics. Both are wrong. (Boston Globe)
Richard Welch, 68; founded steel company in Rockland Nov 1, 2009
He attended Northeastern University, where he became interested in manufacturing while doing a co-op with electronics manufacturer Altronix. In 1966, Mr. Welch married Virginia Lyons, whom he met in grammar school, and the couple moved to Hingham, where he lived for 40 years. (Boston Globe)
Globe veteran will be next publisher Oct 30, 2009
Mayer s promotion from within to publisher is a positive sign, said Stephen Burgard, director of Northeastern University s School of Journalism. That tells me the Times Company believes they have, in-house, some people who know what they re doing and who they can work with, he said. (Boston Globe)
JoJo in LaLa Land Oct 30, 2009
Foxborough-bred pop star Joanna Levesque - better known as JoJo - has started her freshman year at Northeastern University, but that doesn t mean she s spending her nights around Mission Hill. The Too Little Too Late singer, who s recording a new album, was spotted out in Los Angeles the other night with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. (Boston Globe)
Harold Prince, the king of Broadway musicals Oct 30, 2009
The octogenarian producer and director shares some of that history tonight at Northeastern University s Blackman Auditorium in A Conversation With Harold Prince. Joining Prince will be stars Tom Wopat and Judy Kaye, who will perform songs from several of his shows, individually and together. (Boston Globe)
Bay State economy slips while nation makes a gain Oct 30, 2009
Wages and salaries paid in Massachusetts declined by nearly 8 percent in the third quarter, while sales taxes, a measure of consumer spending, plunged sharply, said Alan Clayton-Matthews, a Northeastern University economics professor who analyzed data for the UMass report. Job worries pushed consumer confidence down in Massachusetts in October, the first decline since the beginning of the year, according to Mass Insight, a Boston consulting firm. (Boston Globe)
Daily television listings Oct 30, 2009
ON GREATER BOSTON Beat the Press 7 p.m. WGBH-TV (Channel 2) Host Emily Rooney moderates a discussion of the major media issues of the week with commentator Callie Crossley, Joe Sciacca of the Boston Herald, and Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Member Concert 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91. (Boston Globe)
MCAS debate tackled in new film Oct 30, 2009
On hand to discuss the film was director, producer and writer Louis Kruger, a Northeastern University professor. The screening of the 45-minute film was presented by Rep. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Boomerangs thriving during tough economy Oct 29, 2009
It is through word of mouth that Northeastern University senior Matt Gendron heard about Boomerangs. As a college student I am always on a tight budget. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Sector cobbles jobless comeback Oct 29, 2009
Despite decades of job losses, manufacturing still employs five times as many workers as biotechnology and ranks second only to health care in total payroll because its jobs are generally high paying, according to analyses by Moody s and Northeastern University s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy ... This industry was once in free fall, said Barry Bluestone, dean of Northeastern University s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, but it has retooled and reinvented itself as a... (Boston Globe)
Movie promotion held at pumpkin patch in Holbrook Oct 29, 2009
Some of their clients include Reebok, Northeastern University, Comcast, Liberty Mutual, and the New England Aquarium. Their business website is www. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Q&A with Winchester's Kayla Austin Oct 29, 2009
Possibly Northeastern University. Loading commenting interface. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
NU administrators give to Menino mayoral campaign Oct 29, 2009
He opposes City Councilor Michael Flaherty, who garnered only $625 in campaign contributions from Northeastern University employees. This mirrors a larger trend of Meninx fundraising success at large. (Northeastern News, MA)
Why didn't gang rape bystanders act? Oct 29, 2009
In Boston, Massachusetts, Northeastern University criminologist Jack McDevitt says he believes the California gang rape was too violent -- and lasted too long -- to be the result of the bystander effect alone. McDevitt, who specializes in hate crime research, says the male witnesses may have kept quiet out of fear of retaliation. (CNN)
2 men rescued after fishing boat sinks Oct 29, 2009
He is the former president of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and the Northeastern University School of Law Alumni Association. (State House News Service). (Boston Globe)
No debate: Liven up these forums Oct 29, 2009
Alan Schroeder is an associate professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University and the author of Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-Risk TV.. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Northeastern men’s soccer surge has Western flavor Oct 29, 2009
Thanks in part to the contributions of five area players, the Northeastern University men s soccer team has bounced back from a 1-5 start to win six of its last seven matches, all by shutouts, and vault to the top of the Colonial Athletic Association standings. The Huskies made it four straight victories last Saturday with a 3-0 decision over Old Dominion. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Engagement: Paganelli to wed Capobianco Oct 28, 2009
The groom-to-be is a 1996 graduate of Somerville High School and a 2001 finance graduate of Northeastern University ... The bride-to-be is a graduate of Hopkinton High School, Providence College and Northeastern University where she received her MBA in 2010. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Brookline firefighters don pink for a good cause Oct 28, 2009
Photo by Stephen Walsh Noah Pearlstein, president of the Brookline Fire Union , collects donations in a rubber boot at a Northeastern University football game. More related photos. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Renters get little relief as demand rises, incomes fall Oct 27, 2009
They tend to be people who are lower or moderate income or young people, said Bluestone, dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University. We clobbered them during this recession. (Boston Globe)
Fallon treasures - and taunts - Boston Oct 26, 2009
The sweatshirt doesn t lie - Jimmy Fallon was all about local spirit when he performed at Northeastern University s Matthews Arena on Saturday night. The comedian told the crowd that he met his wife on the Boston set of Fever Pitch, which is why the Hub is one of his favorite places on Earth. (Boston Globe)
Acid is the key to making milk curdle Oct 26, 2009
Ask Dr. Knowledge is written by Northeastern University physicist John Swain. E-mail questions to or write to Dr. Knowledge, c/o The Boston Globe, PO Box 55819, Boston, MA 02205-5819. (Boston Globe)
Activists turn up the heat on climate Oct 25, 2009
In Massachusetts, dozens of college students toting sleeping bags pitched tents last night on quads at Northeastern University and Tufts, to rally for clean energy. The students, part of The Leadership Campaign, plan to reconvene on Boston Common tonight and every Sunday until world leaders meet at Copenhagen in December to craft a new pact for global warming. (Boston Globe)
• Ralph Pool Oct 25, 2009
He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and a 1948 graduate of Northeastern University. For the past seven years, Lt. Pool had dealt with the devastating effects of Guillain-Barre syndrome from a wheelchair. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Woman walking through Back Bay Fens is assaulted Oct 25, 2009
The Back Bay Fens, which is bordered by the Museum of Fine Arts and Northeastern University, has long been a trouble spot in the Fenway neighborhood ... Nearby colleges, including Northeastern University, warn students about the Fens ... A Northeastern University police officer said last night in a brief phone interview that the school has programs to teach students how to be safe in their urban environment. (Boston Globe)
Rep. Carl Sciortino, Medford School Committee member Ann Marie Cugno to host documentary screening of Children Left Behind on Oct. 26 Oct 24, 2009
Sciortino and Cugno will be joined by the filmmaker, Louis Kruger, a professor at Northeastern University. Improving our public schools has been one of my top priorities in the State House, says Sciortino. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Few turning to civilians’ police board Oct 23, 2009
Jack McDevitt, the associate dean of the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, was among a group of community leaders, activists, and academics who met earlier this month with Menino and Davis to look at ways to build trust in the board and raise its profile. McDevitt said the city faces a particularly steep challenge in persuading people who make complaints - many of whom are young people of color, deeply mistrustful of the police - to believe in the independence of the... (Boston Globe)
Money changed everything Oct 23, 2009
You see these problems over and over, said Ted Clark, executive director of the Northeastern University Center for Family Business. With family business, there is no opportunity for a clear exit. (Boston Globe)
Details emerge on plot suspects Oct 23, 2009
The newspaper also reported that Abousamra attended Northeastern University and was on the dean s list. The FBI affidavit filed in federal court in Boston paints a more sinister portrait of Abousamra. (Boston Globe)
