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Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center
Alessandro Vespignani sitting at a desk looking at a laptop.

Northeastern receives $17.5 million from CDC to launch infectious disease prediction center

Renowned network scientist Alessandro Vespignani will head a new innovation center that will prepare the United States for future epidemics.
Democrats and Republicans consume very different news content on Facebook, researcher says
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Democrats and Republicans consume very different news content on Facebook, researcher says

Facebook political news is segregated, “asymmetrical” and a lot more content labeled as misinformation is from the right than the left.
Many Republicans don’t believe the election results, a new survey says

Many Republicans don’t believe the election results, a new survey says

Most Democrats believe Joe Biden won the election fairly while skeptical Republican voters say otherwise, a new survey says.
Trust in COVID-19 vaccines aligns with political parties, new national study finds

Trust in COVID-19 vaccines aligns with political parties, new national study finds

Supporters of Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci were significantly more likely to get vaccinated than backers of President Donald Trump.
Trump’s pandemic approval ratings rise for the first time, new national study finds
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Trump’s pandemic approval ratings rise for the first time, new national study finds

The increase was small, but it was enough to reverse a continuous decline, according to a survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.
Most US residents don’t think it’s safe for K-12 schools to reopen for in-person learning, new national survey finds
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Most US residents don’t think it’s safe for K-12 schools to reopen for in-person learning, new national survey finds

The findings of a new national survey, conducted by Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern and Rutgers, come as a growing number of school districts across the United States have announced that they will provide entirely remote learning this fall, while others consider hybrid models.
Racial justice protests were not a major cause of COVID-19 infection surges, new national study suggests

Racial justice protests were not a major cause of COVID-19 infection surges, new national study suggests

States that had some of the largest protests in May and June were also among the least likely to report a surge in cases of COVID-19 in subsequent months, according to a new national study by Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.
Think everyone will be clamoring to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Think again, a new national study says.

Think everyone will be clamoring to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Think again, a new national study says.

Two-thirds of U.S. residents say they will get a vaccination when one is available, but others may not because of fears of side effects or a lack of trust in the healthcare system, a new survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers has found.
Timely test results are necessary to slow the coronavirus. But a new study shows critical delays across the US.

Timely test results are necessary to slow the coronavirus. But a new study shows critical delays across the US.

More than 63 percent of U.S. residents are waiting longer than one to two days to get their coronavirus test results—delays that undermine the contact tracing that could identify individuals who are contagious but show no symptoms, according to results of a new survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.
New survey shows ‘systematic decline’ in domestic approval for US leaders

New survey shows ‘systematic decline’ in domestic approval for US leaders

A new survey shows that public approval of U.S. governors as well as President Donald Trump has dropped over the last couple of months.