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From COVID to our crisis of democracy, 2021 turned out to be a scant improvement over 2020

Dan Kennedy is a professor of journalism at Northeastern University and a panelist on WGBH 2’s Beat the Press.
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It’s time to require vaccinations for domestic flights

“We already have to show ID to get onto the plane,” said Sam Scarpino, managing director at the Rockefeller Foundation and an assistant professor in the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University. “Showing a vaccination card can be part of that process. We have to take our shoes off. We have to go through metal […]
Mass Live

Massachusetts state tax revenue growth rolling along, analysts say

Northeastern University economist Alan Clayton-Matthews had the rosiest forecast for fiscal year 2023, projecting that Massachusetts could collect as much as $40.795 billion based on “a very sanguine economic outlook.” That would represent 6.5 percent growth over his fiscal year 2022 forecast of $38.301 billion, he said.
GBH

From COVID to our crisis of democracy, 2021 turned out to be a scant improvement over 2020

Dan Kennedy is a professor of journalism at Northeastern University and a panelist on WGBH 2’s Beat the Press.
EdSurge

The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Sean Gallagher is founder and executive director of Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, and executive professor of educational policy.
Health Day

5 Million More Americans Became Gun Owners During Pandemic

Most of those buyers already had a gun in the home, said lead researcher Dr. Matthew Miller, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston. But owing to that overall spike, the absolute number of first-time buyers rose as well.

Omicron Will Surge Despite Biden’s New Plan, Scientists Say

“We have been through this many, many times,” said Alessandro Vespignani, director of the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University in Boston. “At this point we know that there is a portfolio of interventions that can be layered on top of each other.”
GBH

Protesters opposed vaccine passports in Boston — do they have a legal leg to stand on?

 Daniel Medwed, GBH News legal analyst and Northeaster University law professor, joined host Henry Santoro on Morning Edition to discuss the legal side of the news. 
The Independent

‘Acceleration’ in gun purchases over the last year, study finds

The research on firearm purchases in the US, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and carried out by Professor Matt Miller at Northeastern University, showed that 5m adults have become first-time gun owners during the pandemic, compared to 2.4m in 2019 and 2.9 per cent of all Americans who had not previously owned a gun, purchased one […]
IEEE Spectrum

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Establishing a governing body isn’t a guarantee that the interests of wealthy, powerful nations won’t overtake those of poorer, more vulnerable countries, says Jennie C. Stephens, director of Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, in Boston. 
Slate

Spectacular Vernacular

They also interview Rupal Patel, professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Computer Science at Northeastern University and the founder of VocaliD. 

Moms have made it work during the pandemic — but at what cost?

According to economist Alicia Sasser Modestino of Northeastern University, that exodus had a lot to do with the return to school and the demands that remote learning placed on parents. When the PBS NewsHour talked to Modestino this summer for our documentary “Raising the Future: The Child Care Crisis,” she had predicted as the year […]