Alena Kuzub, Author at News @ Northeastern

protestors holding a sign that says 'abortion is basic health care'

Post-Roe, pregnancies will cause greater health issues, health care experts say

The undoing of Roe v. Wade and limited access to legal abortions will lead to serious health consequences for pregnant people, worse maternal mortality rates, and a greater divide in access to health care, experts say.

by Alena Kuzub July 1, 2022

Shalanda Baker, professor of law, public policy and urban affairs, was chosen to lead the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy after serving as deputy director for energy justice since January 2021. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Northeastern law professor who is championing energy justice in Washington gets a promotion

Shalanda Baker, a Northeastern law professor who serves in the Biden Administration, was appointed in June as the director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy. Baker hopes to make an impact on the energy system of the future by making equity and justice at the Department of Energy enduring.

by Alena Kuzub June 29, 2022

New textbooks will teach that Hong Kong was never a British colony. Is China trying to rewrite history?

By revisiting the interpretation of Hong Kong’s British past in new textbooks, China is trying to reassert something that has always been true for the Chinese government: Hong Kong is a part of sovereign China, Northeastern experts say.

by Alena Kuzub June 27, 2022

Is gas tax holiday a terrible idea? This economist says yes

Tax cuts are a form of fiscal stimulus that are not currently needed, a Northeastern expert says, especially in the midst of an existential environmental crisis.

by Alena Kuzub June 23, 2022

Drug supply shortages have nothing to do with COVID-19

The baby formula shortage is just the most recent crisis that has exposed systemic failures in American life-critical product supply chains, Northeastern experts say. U.S. hospitals have been dealing with drug supply shortages for decades, and experts say it is time for broad systematic policy changes.

by Alena Kuzub June 22, 2022

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Northeastern community commemorates Juneteenth with reflection and festivities

On Boston campus, a panel discussion focused on Friday on the current American racial climate, the role the media play in it, and steps Northeastern can take to benefit Black communities.

by Alena Kuzub June 17, 2022

Should we be concerned about Google AI being sentient?

A Google engineer insists that the company’s chatbot is sentient. A Northeastern philosopher John Basl shares his take on the claim.

by Alena Kuzub June 16, 2022

Winners and honorees of the 2022 Innovator Awards (from top, left to right): Wendy Price, Priscilla Marie Colon, Michelle Beaudette, Jae’da Turner, Kate Weiler, Birta Olafsdottir, Hannah Ung, Samantha Johnson, Tabitha Boyton, Temidola Ikomi, Tahisha Charles, Natasha Shazana, Cynthia Orofo, Valerie Robert, Wenjun Zhang, Ashley Girard, Eliana Berger, Amanda Céspedes, Madhuri Iyer, Yewande Masi, Amy Andes, Melissa Mullen. Illustration by Hannah Moore/Northeastern University

Women Who Empower announce 2022 Innovator Awards winners among Northeastern students and alumnae

For the second year in a row, Northeastern’s Women Who Empower initiative celebrates the most promising and ambitious female entrepreneurs with cash prizes, community and connection.

by Alena Kuzub June 15, 2022

Gov. Charlie Baker poses for a selfie with the inaugural cohort of participants of the UNCF's “Lighted Pathways” and “Ernest E. Just Initiative” programs in Boston at a reception at Northeastern on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Gov. Baker welcomes United Negro College Fund internship participants to Boston, Northeastern

Northeastern is hosting 45 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, who will be gaining hands-on experience at Boston asset management and life sciences companies through new United Negro College Fund programs.

by Alena Kuzub June 9, 2022

James Rowan, professor at Northeastern School of Law and national leader in clinical education, retires after 42 years at the university. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

How retiring Northeastern law professor James Rowan found salvation in clinical work

After a 42-year career, professor James Rowan is retiring from Northeastern School of Law, where he taught and mentored thousands of students as director of clinical programs and director of the Poverty Law and Practice Clinic.

by Alena Kuzub June 8, 2022

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