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“95% percent of mass shootings are committed by men,” says James Alan Fox, a research professor of criminology, law & public policy at Northeastern. “The overall majority of violent crimes — particularly homicide and gun homicide—are committed by men.” ow.ly/N6UA50Utp0h

“The core elements of recovery don’t come from outside the community,” said Daniel P. Aldrich urbanists.social/web/@dpaldrich. “They come from inside it.” ow.ly/44vl50UBjii

Yesterday, the Policy School hosted Spring 2025 Orientation and welcomed incoming Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy, Master of Urban Informatics and Master of International affairs students.

“A lot of it’s going to be Trump daring Congress and the courts to stop him,” said @cjbossoBoston, a professor of public policy and politics at Northeastern University. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

“We’ve seen this before in the Kobe earthquake in 1995, when the pipes broke, so firefighters were unable to get enough pressure to be able to spray the water,” Daniel P. Aldrich urbanists.social/web/@dpaldrich says. “Those fires destroyed a lot of the area.” news.northeastern.edu/2025/01/08/cal…

“I think we’re on the edge of a major financial crisis for the insurance industry,” says Daniel P. Aldrich urbanists.social/web/@dpaldrich, a Northeastern professor, director of the university’s Resilience Studies Program and co-director at the Global Resilience Institute. news.northeastern.edu/2025/01/10/cal…

Regions vulnerable to wildfires can take steps to better prepare, such as changing neighborhood designs and enacting policies that require residents to clear brush and debris, said Daniel P. Aldrich urbanists.social/web/@dpaldrich, a Northeastern University professor. cnn.com/2025/01/10/us/…

“The climate agenda of many cities will be stifled by the disappearance of federal funding streams,” Joan Fitzgerald, a Northeastern University professor of public policy and urban affairs, said in an email. smartcitiesdive.com/news/smart-cit…

“It shouldn’t have surprised anyone that this happened. The fact is that we’re building in places where we shouldn’t have built in the first place,” says Joan Fitzgerald. en.inform.kz/news/will-insu…

In “The myth of the mass shooting epidemic” (Ideas, Jan. 5), James Alan Fox warns against characterizing American mass shootings as an epidemic and says that unjustified fear undermines effective policy. ow.ly/qj5A50UFzfL

The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles may drive significant changes in California's insurance industry, including potential insolvencies and state withdrawals, said Daniel P. Aldrich urbanists.social/web/@dpaldrich, co-director of Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute. ow.ly/ORpu50UGV8J

“Our study suggests that climate obstruction in different industries is more coordinated than is generally recognized,” said co-author Jennie Stephens, professor of Sustainability Science and Policy at Northeastern University. ow.ly/jiAP50UHGjF

Many of the insurance companies we have now were formed during “peace time,” which is when the consequences of climate change were not visible, said Daniel P. Aldrich urbanists.social/web/@dpaldrich, a political science and public policy professor at Northeastern University. ow.ly/FsvX50UK8T9

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“Los Angeles will come back a probably whiter, wealthier city after this,” said@DanielPAldrich, director of the Resiliences Studies Program at Northeastern University, who lived through Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans. ow.ly/7L1q50UKcUh

Climate justice refers to a transformative approach to climate action that focuses on human rights, economic equity, human dignity and care. ow.ly/BRr550ULWJR

The ground-breaking feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into “microplastics.” ... Join us on Friday, January 31st to learn more!