Peter Ramjug

Can a robot seal air leaks to help this old (and cold) house?

Northeastern won a $200,000 award from the U.S. Energy Department to scale up a model that could one day help with the back-breaking work of filling in energy-wasting air leaks in the crawl spaces of old homes.

by Peter Ramjug August 24, 2021

Student military vets say US needs to help endangered Afghans

Michael Trudeau and Amanda Knowles served in the U.S. military before coming to Northeastern. Both of them are personally touched by the frenetic refugee situation in Afghanistan.

by Peter Ramjug August 20, 2021

Healthcare workers are getting vaccinated, but more still need convincing, US survey finds

A U.S. study finds 27 percent of healthcare workers were unvaccinated as of early summer, posing a risk to sick and elderly patients. The low employee vaccination rate in one Kentucky nursing home “provided the kindling” for an outbreak that killed two patients, researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions said.

by Peter Ramjug August 18, 2021

Afghan citizens gather near the airport in in Kabul as the Taliban close in

What just happened in Afghanistan? And what comes next?

A humanitarian crisis is brewing in Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the government, Northeastern political science experts say. The United States may end up taking in thousands of Afghan refugees, possibly opening the U.S. to more criticism if it doesn’t accept enough of them, the professors add.

by Peter Ramjug August 16, 2021

Chris Cuomo, CNN face ethical questions following his brother’s political demise

The CNN star is scheduled to return to the airwaves Monday evening, days after his brother resigned as governor of New York. Northeastern journalism experts say CNN management and Chris Cuomo himself share blame for the “messy situation” involving Gov. Cuomo’s sexual harassment scandal.

by Peter Ramjug August 13, 2021

Child is held by parent while getting vaccinated

Here’s why parents are hesitant about vaccinating their kids

Parents of unvaccinated children cite insufficient testing and long-term health effects as the chief reasons behind their skepticism of COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a new U.S. study by researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions.

by Peter Ramjug August 12, 2021

Why resigning won’t end Cuomo’s problems

Resigning likely takes impeachment off the table, say Northeastern legal experts, but does nothing to stop the criminal or civil lawsuits that may arise from Cuomo’s alleged harassment of women. “This story is only the beginning,” says Rose Zoltek-Jick, a law professor whose expertise includes civil lawsuits related to sexual abuse cases.

by Peter Ramjug August 10, 2021

How false information could be affecting COVID-19 vaccination rates

People who believed popular COVID-19 vaccine myths on social media had a higher chance of being unvaccinated than those who flagged the postings as false, researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions report in a new U.S. study.

by Peter Ramjug August 10, 2021

Feelings about others’ vaccination status run hot and cold, US survey finds

A frustrated public is beginning to draw a line between the vaccinated and unvaccinated, researchers from Northeastern and several partner institutions report in a new U.S. study.

by Peter Ramjug August 6, 2021

Governor Andrew Cuomo holds press briefing and makes announcement to combat COVID-19 Delta variant at 633 3rd Avenue in New York on August 2, 2021. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Cuomo’s alleged harassment of women is ‘all about power and control,’ says Northeastern scholar

A report released this week by a pair of independent investigators found that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo engaged in conduct that constituted sexual harassment under federal and New York state law. Cuomo’s opinion of his behavior appears to be “problematic,” says Margo Lindauer, clinical professor of law.

by Peter Ramjug August 4, 2021

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