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Many Republicans don’t believe the election results, a new survey says

Most Democrats believe Joe Biden won the election fairly while skeptical Republican voters say otherwise, even after Biden sewed up the electoral votes to become the next president, a new survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers says.

by Peter Ramjug December 11, 2020

NYC's bravest salute the healthcare professionals combatting COVID-19 at Coney Island Hospital on Apr. 16, 2020, in New York. Brian Ach/AP Images for NYC Healthcare Heroes

Healthcare workers have been applauded as heroes. But they're skeptical the title will last.

According to a new study by researchers at Northeastern University and Audencia Business School, many healthcare professionals who aren’t doctors felt undervalued in their jobs before the pandemic and doubt whether the spotlight will have any lasting change in their day-to-day work.

by Molly Callahan December 3, 2020

Diners sit inside a semi-transparent sidewalk housing at a restaurant while observing social distancing protocols to combat the spread of COVID-19 on Nov. 14, 2020, in New York. AP Photo by John Minchillo

Wearing masks is on the rise. Physical distancing isn’t.

There may be a connection between the winter surge in virus infections and a sharp rise in public gatherings as more people went back to work, exercised in gyms, and dined out, according to a survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.

by Peter Ramjug December 1, 2020

Here’s how the US ranks COVID-19 and other issues ahead of Election Day

People throughout the U.S. agree that COVID-19 is the top problem facing the nation—but there is no such consensus on what comes next, according to a new survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.

by Tyler Machado and Eunice Esomonu November 2, 2020

Left, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters during a drive-in rally at Cellairis Amphitheatre in Atlanta on Oct. 27, 2020. Right, President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at HoverTech International on Oct. 26, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. AP Photos by Andrew Harnik and Chris Szagola

Third party voters unhappy with Trump’s COVID-19 response are leaning Biden

There isn’t much the president can do to change voters’ impressions of his response to the pandemic, the study by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers reported. The politics of the pandemic suggest that some first-time voters are basing their support on the administration’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak

by Peter Ramjug October 29, 2020

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

30M tweets about COVID-19, and not all of them contain the truth. Who’s spreading misinformation?

They’re older women and mostly Republican, and they are six times more likely to share URLs from fake news domains than younger people, a new national study finds. And yet, they’re also more informed

by Peter Ramjug and Eunice Esomonu October 21, 2020

Survey finds COVID-19 test results are getting faster, but not for everyone

The average wait time has shrunk by almost two days since March, but some people are still waiting longer than others. Black and Hispanic respondents wait almost an entire day longer than white and Asian-American respondents, according to a new national survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers

by Peter Ramjug October 19, 2020

Jennifer Alajandro wears a facemask as she cleans and disinfects a booth at Silver Diner in Washington on June 22, 2020. The nation's capitol AP Photo by Carolyn Kaster

How has COVID-19 transformed the ‘forgotten front line’?

How has the disease affected the people who work in grocery stores, hotels, or restaurants? Paul Fombelle, associate professor of marketing at Northeastern, considers these employees the “forgotten front line,” and seeks to learn more about how their jobs and lives have changed over the last six months.

by Molly Callahan October 14, 2020

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Flu season is coming and COVID-19 is still here. Can disease forecasts tell them apart?

Both viruses attack the respiratory system and can have similar symptoms. “Something like this is completely unprecedented,” says Alessandro Vespignani, who directs Northeastern’s Network Science Institute. “Having a major pandemic and then trying to get insight on the seasonal flu—it’s a completely new game.”

by Laura Castañón October 13, 2020

Mansoor Amiji, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern University, works in the lab at 140 The Fenway. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Researchers are taking aim at the counterfeit drug and medical supplies market

Once a COVID-19 vaccine is developed, there won’t be enough for everyone. Supply deficits such as this fuel the counterfeit drug market, says Nikos Passas, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern. To protect consumers and pharmaceutical companies alike, Passas will lead a team of researchers to investigate and disrupt illicit flows of fake medical goods.

by Emily Arntsen October 12, 2020