Posts by Adam Fischer

COVID-19, Hurricane Maria, and the looming threat of natural disasters are testing Puerto Rico’s resilience

“The combination of all of these disasters have just accelerated Puerto Rico’s downward spiral,” says Amílcar Barreto, a native of Puerto Rico and the interim…

• by Adam Fischer   October 9, 2020

Your Northeastern journey begins with these safety tips

Please take two minutes to review the important health and safety protocols to #ProtectThePackNU.

• by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch   September 7, 2020

Meet the urban farmer of the Round Table

People were hungry in George Benner’s South Boston community. His neighbors, his family, his friends all needed food. So, he grew some. Now, the Northeastern…

• by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch   August 5, 2020

Here’s what could make your homemade mask work as well as an N95

How do you make a mask as effective as the N95 respirators used by healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients? Northeastern researchers sought solutions from materials…

• by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch   July 8, 2020

Here’s why a COVID-19 vaccine may not be enough

“It’s not going to be sufficient just to get a viable vaccine,” says Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management. A reliable supply of…

• by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch   June 19, 2020

Does containing COVID-19 mean surrendering our privacy?

Public health officials are scrambling to rapidly ramp up contact tracing, which involves tracking down people who may have come in contact with someone who…

• by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch   May 20, 2020

‘Reinvent yourselves so that you can reinvent the world’

Our world may be different today, Class of 2020. But your achievements are timeless.

• by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch   May 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has left hospitals short of masks. This family is rallying to help.

Northeastern student Hannah Rosenblatt and her family have turned their home into a veritable factory that churns out mask-making kits. Once the masks are assembled,…

• by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch   April 17, 2020

What hidden mysteries lie within the 15th-century Dragon Prayer Book?

When researchers unearthed a tiny, fragile prayer book hidden deep in Northeastern’s archives, they embarked on a journey to unlock its mysteries. Complex script, medieval…

• by Adam Fischer, Benjamin Bertsch and Cam Sleeper   February 20, 2020

‘This is a big deal’

How will the future be shaped? Will it be driven by artificial intelligence? Life sciences? Entrepreneurs? Civic leaders? Academia? Now, think about all of them…

• by Adam Fischer and Benjamin Bertsch   January 27, 2020