Tanner Stening, Author at News @ Northeastern

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What has changed in the way we talk about COVID-19? Revisiting pandemic terminology amid omicron.

What does it mean to be “exposed” to the coronavirus? How widespread are infections? How should data be interpreted? Northeastern experts flesh out the important distinctions.

by Tanner Stening January 20, 2022

Abortion, guns, religion: Here are the major US Supreme Court cases for 2022

As the U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate shows, the nation’s highest court has a full docket of important cases this term. Justices will weigh in on cases that could affect people’s right to an abortion, possession of firearms outside the home, and free exercise of religion.

by Tanner Stening January 18, 2022

A call to recover Martin Luther King Jr.’s radicalism

“Part of what I want us to think about is: … What does it mean to not only think about this day in January, but what does it mean to think about it all year long?” asked Régine Jean-Charles, dean’s professor of culture and social justice, at Northeastern’s annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

by Tanner Stening January 17, 2022

Federal judges’ financial conflicts add to mistrust of the judicial system

Given concerns about the increasing politicization of the federal judiciary, the Wall Street Journal investigation's findings that 131 federal judges oversaw cases involving their own stockholdings are deeply troubling, says Martha Davis, university distinguished professor of law at Northeastern.

by Tanner Stening January 11, 2022

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People are receiving unapproved extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Is it a problem?

The break with CDC guidelines doesn’t present a huge ethical concern in situations where immunocompromised patients are, in consultation with their physicians, receiving additional shots, several Northeastern experts say.

by Tanner Stening January 6, 2022

Northeastern community members receive a first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Cabot Testing Center. Photo Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Do I need another COVID-19 booster?

Given the rise in omicron cases, U.S. officials have been talking about the need for a second booster, or a fourth shot. Which begs the question: Is it possible to overstimulate the immune system with too many shots? Theoretically, yes, say Northeastern pharmacy and public health experts.

by Tanner Stening January 4, 2022

Author and cultural critic bell hooks poses for a portrait on December 16, 1996 in New York City, New York. Photo by Karjean Levine/Getty Images

The transgressive role of education: bell hooks’s legacy

hooks, whose writing spanned gender, race, education, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, masculinity, love, joy, capitalism, among a host of other topics and concerns, died on Dec. 15.

by Tanner Stening January 3, 2022

A view of downtown Manhattan as seen from Governors Island, where Northeastern University is looking to build a facility to combat climate change. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images

Northeastern University selected as finalist in global competition to build premier climate hub in New York Harbor

The competition invited universities and research institutions from around the world to submit proposals for an anchor institution on Governors Island. It will be dedicated to conducting climate research and combating the broader environmental crisis, with particular emphasis on shoring up New York City’s climate resilience.

by Tanner Stening December 22, 2021

Head of Special Collections and University Archivist at Northeastern University, Giordan Mecagni looks through the Snell library stacks at The Boston Phoenix photo archives. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

An ode to the (now digital) Boston Phoenix newspaper

Thanks to a joint agreement by Northeastern University and the Internet Archive, a nonprofit library dedicated to making a variety of media accessible to the public, most of the Boston Phoenix archives now live on the web in searchable form.

by Tanner Stening December 22, 2021

China's Peng Shuai serves to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2020. AP Photo/Andy Brownbill

Peng Shuai and the obstacles facing China’s growing #MeToo movement

The growing crackdown on #MeToo in China is yet another example of how progressive forces are clashing with the country’s authoritarian governance, where narratives around social issues are carefully filtered, and state propaganda is rampant, says Hua Dong, senior academic specialist in Chinese and coordinator of the Chinese program at Northeastern.

by Tanner Stening December 17, 2021

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