COVID-19 Coverage

In a divided Washington, Biden has some paths to unity, Northeastern experts say

“America First” became “America United” as Biden charted an optimistic course for the country in his first presidential speech, Northeastern faculty experts say. Biden pledged to help the nation bridge an ever-widening political divide to face numerous challenges, including a raging pandemic and high unemployment. The political tide may work against him but early wins are possible, faculty predict.
- by Peter Ramjug January 21, 2021
Northeastern ramps up COVID-19 vaccination rollout on the Boston campus to protect the community

After vaccinating hundreds of people already, the university received a new shipment of 2,000 vaccine doses and started rolling them out immediately. Tuesday’s vaccinations previewed the launch of Northeastern’s “Vax the Pack” campaign, a university-wide push to promote the vaccine as a safe and important step in protecting the community by inoculating as many people as possible against COVID-19.
- by Hillary Chabot January 19, 2021
Move-in is a big moment for Northeastern parents, too

Tillie Kopec is one of many parents juggling the excitement of sending their children off to college with the logistics of moving onto campus amid COVID-19 precautions. But she and other parents were reassured by Northeastern’s push to vaccinate the community.
- by Hillary Chabot January 13, 2021
Diseases spread differently, region by region. This mathematical model shows how.

In an attempt to reflect the complex reality of disease transmission, Northeastern’s MOBS Lab has developed a new model that factors in patterns of interpersonal behavior down to the state or province level, enabling epidemiologists to get a closer look at how diseases spread.
- by Emily Arntsen January 13, 2021
This move-in was 'a breeze'

Jacki Smith, a first-year Northeastern student, was moving onto the Boston campus for the first time. But neither she nor her parents betrayed any sadness in their farewells as they wheeled her belongings toward her Columbus Avenue dormitory. After all, her new dorm is much closer to home than Dublin, where Smith spent her first semester in the N.U.in program.
- by Ian Thomsen January 12, 2021
On Twitter, journalists and politicians have more credibility on vaccines than medical experts, study finds

Black, Indigenous, and other non-white people in the United States are more likely to turn to sources within their own communities for information about the pandemic and the coronavirus vaccine, finds a new study of Twitter users led by researchers from Northeastern.
- by Khalida Sarwari January 11, 2021

Faculty Spotlight

Alessandro Vespignani

Sternberg Distinguished Professor of Physics, Computer Science and Health Sciences

Contact: a.vespignani@northeastern.edu

Faculty Spotlight

David Lazer

Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer and Information Sciences

Contact: d.lazer@northeastern.edu; 617.329.1010

COVID-19 Coverage

In a divided Washington, Biden has some paths to unity, Northeastern experts say

Northeastern ramps up COVID-19 vaccination rollout on the Boston campus to protect the community

Move-in is a big moment for Northeastern parents, too

Diseases spread differently, region by region. This mathematical model shows how.

This move-in was 'a breeze'

On Twitter, journalists and politicians have more credibility on vaccines than medical experts, study finds

Alessandro Vespignani

David Lazer

Northeastern COVID-19 Research in the Media

Forced addiction treatment could be death sentence during COVID-19

Biden becomes @POTUS: How the social media transition of power unfolded

U.S. coronavirus deaths projected to hit 500,000 in February, experts say it was avoidable

Are you ready for remote work 3.0?

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