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Will we see a cashless society emerge from the pandemic?

Bill Winters, chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank, believes that, not long from now, banknotes and coins will be obsolete. And it couldn’t happen quickly enough, he told Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari June 22, 2020

Inside the high-stakes game of whack-a-mole at a food business in the COVID-19 era

MUMBAI, India—When the COVID-19 pandemic stranded Juan Peña, a Northeastern graduate, he had to improvise to ensure the food products his family business manufactures and distributes would still reach the people who need them most.

by Namrata Kolachalam - contributor June 19, 2020

Brazil is emerging as an epicenter of COVID-19. How does the country rebound?

With nearly 1 million cases and 45,000 deaths, Brazil is now second only to the U.S. in coronavirus fatalities. Much like the U.S., South America’s largest country is contending with a tense political climate that has left Brazil vulnerable to social unrest.

by Khalida Sarwari June 17, 2020

Why is there a renewed push to bring down Confederate monuments after George Floyd’s death?

The discourse around public symbols of the Confederacy has traditionally revolved around the perspectives of white people, says Patricia Davis, an associate professor of communication studies at Northeastern. The Black Lives Matter protests seek to change that, she says.

by Khalida Sarwari June 11, 2020

Here’s how policing in the US could be reformed

Police departments need to increase diversity, create a system that allows officers to report racist behavior, and allow the public to have a voice in police oversight to prevent the unprovoked killing of Black people, says Jack McDevitt, the director of Northeastern’s Institute on Race and Justice who studies hate crime and racial profiling.

by Khalida Sarwari June 2, 2020

Amid the oil price collapse and COVID-19, what’s in store for Africa’s economy? 

Global Perspectives, a new virtual speaker series designed by Northeastern’s Young Global Leaders, launched on Thursday with a focus on how the combination of the oil price collapse and the COVID-19 pandemic has created new and unforeseen challenges among Africa’s oil-exporting countries.

by Khalida Sarwari May 28, 2020

If it’s trending on social media, he’s probably heard about it

Northeastern graduate Terrence Johnson is co-host of a new YouTube show produced by WGBH, a public media broadcaster in Boston, that features analysis and insights about how social media users are engaging with the social, economic, and cultural issues of the day.

by Khalida Sarwari May 22, 2020

A Black man was killed in Georgia. Should the case be tried as a hate crime?

Earlier this year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that labels conspiracies to commit hate crimes as lynchings, which would make them a federal crime if the measure is signed into law. Margaret Burnham, university distinguished professor of law, says the people charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery should be brought to justice accordingly.

by Khalida Sarwari May 21, 2020

‘This was a unique time to use my passion’

Maura Eaton, a doctoral student of physical therapy, and her classmates took wheelchairs and ankle and foot braces, among other supplies, to one orphanage in Ecuador. They provided physical therapy at another, where they also evaluated and treated pediatric patients. Eaton’s achievements have earned her an Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Leadership.

by Khalida Sarwari May 20, 2020

Unemployed in the pandemic? Here’s how to start your own business.

An organization headed by J.D. LaRock, a professor of the practice in Northeastern’s doctor of law and policy program, has launched an online course to teach people who have lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic how to turn an idea for a business—or a passion or hobby—into a profitable startup.

by Khalida Sarwari May 19, 2020

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