Emily Arntsen - News @ Northeastern

Time is precious. Drugs are, too. How can hospitals make the most of both to battle COVID-19?

To prepare for an influx of patients in the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals should strive to cut wait times, move to virtual care, and work closely with pharmacists to predict the availability of certain drugs, says Jacqueline Griffin, an assistant professor of engineering who specializes in healthcare optimization.

by Emily Arntsen March 19, 2020

The global medical supply chain is not immune to COVID-19

“We’re all so used to going to CVS and whatever we need is there,” says Nada Sanders, Distinguished Professor of supply chain management. The pandemic is reminding us not to take those things for granted.

by Emily Arntsen March 16, 2020

Closing borders can delay, but can’t stop the spread of COVID-19, new report says

Travel restrictions will not stop the spread of COVID-19, but observing quarantines and avoiding public events gives us a chance to slow the epidemic, says Matteo Chinazzi, a research scientist in the Network Science Institute. “Closing airports will buy you time, but it’s not enough.”

by Emily Arntsen March 6, 2020

Interest rate cut leaves U.S. Federal Reserve with little ammunition to fight potential recession

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt global supply chains, interest rate cuts will do little to stem an economic downturn, says Robert Triest, professor and chair of the economics department. On top of that, he says, the rate cut reduces the Fed’s leverage to stave off a recession.

by Emily Arntsen March 5, 2020

One way to predict the spread of COVID-19? Follow the memes.

Network scientist Samuel Scarpino shows how epidemiologists can more comprehensively map infectious disease outbreaks, which follow the same complex spreading patterns as social trends.

by Emily Arntsen March 3, 2020

The cruise ship was kept at bay. The spread of coronavirus was not.

An outbreak of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has kept more than 3,700 people quarantined in Japan aboard a cruise ship where dozens of new cases have been reported daily. As the two-week isolation period ends, Northeastern public health professor Neil Maniar says the strategy was probably doomed from the start.

by Emily Arntsen February 19, 2020

In less than three hours you can donate a voice

VocaliD, a company founded by Northeastern professor Rupal Patel, creates custom voices for people who either can’t speak or are at risk of losing their voices in the future.

by Emily Arntsen February 6, 2020

Iowa caucus: Maybe there shouldn’t have been an app for that

The Iowa Democratic Party went wrong when it put its faith in an untested app to count the votes during Monday’s caucuses. Will there be a lasting effect on the race? Stephen Intille, associate professor computer sciences, and Nick Beauchamp, assistant professor of political science weigh in.

by Emily Arntsen February 4, 2020

‘Sometimes it’s delightful when we’re wrong’

When we listen to music, our brain predicts the notes before we hear them. We like it when we guess correctly. But sometimes we can afford to be wrong, and sometimes we actually like it.

by Emily Arntsen January 16, 2020

Your voice is unique. If you lose it, shouldn't your synthetic voice be, too?

With text-to-speech technology that creates customized voices that match the people who use them, Northeastern professor Rupal Patel gives the voices to the voiceless. “If your voice sounds like an A.T.M machine, how can you take ownership over it?

by Emily Arntsen November 18, 2019

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