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Jump into June with these events

Build your career intelligence. Examine the future of epidemiology. Plan the perfect beach day. Here is a list of events to make the most of early June now that the summery weather has arrived.

by Ian Thomsen May 28, 2021

How does blockchain work? A new, student-led group wants to show you.

David Hsu, a computer science graduate student, and Bennett Thompson, a second-year computer science and business major, have formed the Northeastern Blockchain Club to answer questions about the innovative technology.

by Peter Ramjug May 27, 2021

How is COVID-19 affecting people’s mental health?

There hasn’t been a noticeable improvement in mental health struggles since the pandemic started, according to a new survey of U.S. residents published by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers. Even as COVID-19 numbers decrease, sleepless nights, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts are on the rise.

by Peter Ramjug May 21, 2021

What do vaccine passports mean to you?

Vaccine passports—proof that the carrier is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus—have become a highly politicized topic, and some states are banning them, but a survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers finds that the passports are not as polarizing as one would imagine.

by Peter Ramjug May 17, 2021

This virtual nurse can tell you a prayer and where to get a coronavirus vaccine

Clara, an animated virtual nurse developed by Northeastern computer science professor Timothy Bickmore, is programmed to provide information about the COVID-19 vaccine to Black Bostonians who may be distrustful of the vaccine.

by Emily Arntsen May 13, 2021

Vial of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine

After the Johnson & Johnson pause, enthusiasm for COVID-19 vaccines remains steady, U.S. survey shows

Despite high awareness of the temporary halt on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, U.S. respondents remained eager to get vaccinated, according to a survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers. But daily vaccination rates are declining nationally as those who most wanted the shots got them. A “hard core” group of respondents remain resistant.

by Peter Ramjug May 11, 2021

Mothers are more reluctant to get their children vaccinated than fathers, U.S. survey shows

Nearly a third of mothers aged 18-35 say they are extremely unlikely to vaccinate their children from the coronavirus, according to a new survey of U.S. residents published by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers. Fathers of any age, however, were significantly more inclined to inoculate their kids.

by Peter Ramjug May 6, 2021

The Class of 2021, having walked the walk, gears up for Commencement

Processional walks around the Boston campus began on Monday for graduating seniors. Some of the interactive experiences were designed to allow for moments to reminisce and take it all in one last time before Commencement ceremonies begin on the weekend.

by Peter Ramjug May 4, 2021

Sculpture meets science when Albert-László Barabási makes art from network patterns

Albert-László Barabási wanted to be a sculptor. Then he discovered physics and pioneered a new field of network science. Now, the Northeastern professor has art exhibits displaying his work in both Hungary and Germany.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki April 29, 2021

We know how to make AI work. How can we make it work fairly?

“The most common approach to fairness right now is to take an existing model and check whether it’s fair,” says David Liu, a doctoral student at Northeastern who recently received a National Science Foundation grant to research the problems of fairness and and the inability to reproduce an experiment in artificial intelligence. “Instead of checking after the fact, what we really want to do is bake fairness into the design process itself.”

by Emily Arntsen - contributor April 26, 2021