News Category: General
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General The Wall Street Journal
Google search results can lean liberal, study finds
- November 30, 2016
“No one really knows what (Google’s search engine) is doing,” said Christo Wilson, a Northeastern University computer-science professor who has studied online search. “This is a big, complex system that’s been evolving for 15 years.” -
Giving Tuesday is today
- November 29, 2016
“Giving Tuesday” is a global day of giving fueled by social media and collaboration, officially kicking off the charitable giving season. Join the CCIS community of supporters by texting 41444 […] -
General The Record
Retailers’ use of dynamic pricing skyrockets
- November 28, 2016
It's just a matter of time, perhaps as little as five years, before more retailers take up the practice, said Christo Wilson, an assistant professor and researcher in the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. His recent academic research found some retailers offering consumers different products depending on whether they were shopping on a desktop computer or a mobile device. Android users saw higher prices. -
GeneralResearchers run largest known transparent checkpointing process
- November 23, 2016
A team of researchers led by Jiajun Cao, a PhD candidate in the College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) at Northeastern University, recently used Distributed Multi-Threaded CheckPointing (DMTCP) software in what appears to be the largest known instance of transparent checkpointing. -
NPR
Zika No Longer Global ‘Health Emergency,’ WHO Declares
- November 22, 2016
Alessandro Vespignani states it's too early to draw conclusions about why there are more Zika-linked microcephaly cases in Brazil than other countries in Latin America. -
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News at Northeastern
Researchers tracking Ebola’s spread win first Aspen Institute Italia Award
- October 27, 2016
Research by Northeastern’s Alessandro Vespignani tracking the spread of the Ebola virus in Liberia in 2014 and the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions has won the first annual Aspen Institute Italia Award. -
The Washington Post
Higher education for the AI age
- October 27, 2016
This op-ed column from President Joseph E. Aoun explains that higher education should be viewed as a platform for lifelong learning as artificial intelligence becomes a larger part of our lives. -
CCIS Alum and D1 Rower Cofounds Successful Startup Skedaddle
- October 27, 2016
By Mackenzie Nichols Balancing school work and a D1 athletic schedule is a challenging undertaking. Northeastern graduate Lou Harwood accomplished that balance while at school, and he says the experiences […]