Wendy Parmet, a professor of health policy law at Northeastern University, told Forbes that while Congress has “different” legal parameters than other workplaces, the legal case for vaccine mandates is already “pretty strong.”

Leo Beletsky,  a law and health sciences professor at Northeastern University, told the outlet Faiivae’s reaction could have been caused by stress or panic surrounding the drug that exists among law enforcement.

David Lazer, a researcher at Northeastern University and an author of the COVID States research, said while a blanket mandate is infeasible, “it’s a useful thought experiment.” The strong sentiment in favor of a vaccine requirement likely stems from frustration vaccinated people are feeling with those who have waited, he said.

“Given today’s jobs report I’d say it’s time to take the economy off of life support and into a more normal recovery mode,” said Alicia Sasser Modestino, an associate professor at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs.

Wendy Parmet, a professor of health policy law at Northeastern University, told Forbes that while Congress has “different” legal parameters than other workplaces, the legal case for vaccine mandates is already “pretty strong.”

We chat with Iris Berent, a cognitive psychologist at Northeastern University, who studies human nature, and the moral implications of our “true selves.”

The COVID States Project, a polling consortium out of Northeastern, Harvard, Rutgers and Northwestern universities, found in a June/July poll that 64 percent of Americans approved of the government requiring everyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

“I really do worry this will lead to a second wave of women leaving the labor force,” said economist Alicia Sasser Modestino, an associate professor at Northeastern University. “For the economy, overall, is this a big deal? Probably not. But is this a big deal for women? Yes it is. We risk more women being […]

Polls were conducted by a university consortium that included Northwestern University, Northeastern University, Harvard University, and Rutgers University.

Professor Tommaso Melodia, founding director of Northeastern’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, poses for a portrait at the “Colosseum” facility in Burlington, MA, in July 2021.

Deborah Ramirez, a law professor at Northeastern University, said it has been a central part of police reform discussions and especially so since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Critics say it can give police officers free rein to use excessive force without being held accountable.

Margo Lindauer, who directs the Domestic Violence Institute at Northeastern University, said she’s struck by the inconsistency. “Why are they sharing some and not others?” she asked. “And if it’s in the interest of victim safety, which I imagine they would say, how can they share  that while not disclosing the identity of the victim? […]