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Water is ‘a fundamental human right’

Affordable access to water is an issue that affects every household in the U.S., and it is made even more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Martha Davis, a researcher on affordable water named University Distinguished Professor.

by Khalida Sarwari April 5, 2020

He’s preparing the ER for a surge of COVID-19 patients. There’s nowhere else he’d rather be.

Every night at 8 p.m., as many of us are winding down for the evening, Abhishek Mogili pulls a mask over his face and wriggles his hands into purple nitrile gloves. He’s ready to begin another 12-and-a-half-hour shift in the emergency department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

by Khalida Sarwari March 27, 2020

He wants to find ways to prevent or slow the spread of cancer

Jake Potts, a bioengineering student at Northeastern, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study how DNA repair pathways cause mutations. He’ll attend Sorbonne University in Paris in the fall.

by Khalida Sarwari March 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the release of Hollywood blockbusters. What does that mean for the future?

The film industry hasn’t been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic. Movie theaters across the country have closed and a number of film studios have postponed scheduled releases. And the way we watch movies will soon change, too, says Bobette Buster, a professor of the practice of digital storytelling.

by Khalida Sarwari and Gregory Grinnell March 25, 2020

Immigrant detainees are at high risk for COVID-19. Should they be released?

The facilities that house the more than 37,000 detained immigrants across the United States, with their close communal living quarters, can be a breeding ground for disease, says Northeastern law professor Hemanth Gundavaram.

by Khalida Sarwari March 24, 2020

Northeastern will move to online teaching for students at London, Vancouver, and Charlotte campuses

In accordance with the guidance of public health authorities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the move to online course delivery in London, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, will begin Monday, March 16.

by Khalida Sarwari, Molly Callahan and Laura Castañón March 13, 2020

Airlines will bounce back. How long that will take is up in the air.

It will take some time for airlines to recover from the travel restrictions and event cancellations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, says Northeastern professor Ravi Sarathy who studies the airline industry, but the effect on their bottom line—and the economy—will not be cataclysmic.

by Khalida Sarwari March 12, 2020

Northeastern suspends non-essential travel, moves to virtual meetings

Following guidance from health officials in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Northeastern University will move to virtual meetings and gatherings, and suspend all university-sponsored travel—both international and within the United States—that is deemed non-essential.

by Khalida Sarwari March 10, 2020

‘How do we achieve the goal of a woman in the White House?’ Nancy Pelosi wants to know.

At a Women Who Empower Summit hosted by Northeastern Monday, Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, discussed the challenges she faced in breaking the “marble ceiling” on her way to becoming the first woman to lead a major party in Congress, and the prospects of a woman becoming the first U.S. head of state.

by Khalida Sarwari March 9, 2020

The Bloomberg memes say he’s got enough money to take risks. But what do they say about democracy?

Since entering the presidential race in November, Michael Bloomberg’s campaign has poured tens of millions of dollars into a media blitz to promote his candidacy. Northeastern professor John Wihbey says that while the candidate's strategy may be placing him in an unfavorable light from an optics standpoint, he has the financial wherewithal to experiment with different modes of advertising.

by Khalida Sarwari February 28, 2020

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