National Media Puts Daynard at Center Stage

Professor Richard Daynard
Photograph by Mark Ostow
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Professor Richard Daynard, president of the law school’s Public Health Advocacy Institute, was recently featured in several lengthy articles about his pioneering work fighting Big Tobacco and his new focus on sports gambling as a threat to public health.
TIME
January 27, 2025
“The Man Who Took on Big Tobacco Has a New Target: Sports Betting”
Boston
March 19, 2025
“March Madness: The Northeastern Professor vs. the Sports Betting App”
Deseret News
April 10, 2025
“Meet Richard Daynard, the 81-Year-Old Law Professor Who Took on Sports Betting”
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