David DeSteno, professor of psychology at Northeastern University, discovered four gestures that can indicate someone is lying or hiding something.

“Apps were automatically taking screenshots of themselves and sending them to third parties,” sad Christo Wilson, a PhD student at Northeastern University, after examining multiple Android apps. 

In a recent poll, conducted by researchers at Harvard University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University and Rutgers University, 62 percent of Republican respondents said they are likely to seek a vaccine, with 42 percent saying they are extremely likely and 20 percent saying somewhat likely.

According to a new national survey by researchers from Harvard University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University and Rutgers University, Americans tested for COVID-19 in July reported waiting an average of four days for their results.

According to a new nationwide survey, conducted by a consortium of researchers at Rutgers, Northeastern, Northwestern, and Harvard universities, most people are not getting results within the 24- to 48-hour window recommended by public health experts to aid effective contact tracing. 

The team built a statistical regression model, based on a 2006 model out of Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies, using data between 1980 and 2005 as well as seasonally-adjusted employment rates from previous months to predict employment rates. 

Conducted July 10-26 by researchers at Harvard, Rutgers, Northeastern, and Northwestern universities, the survey questioned a representative sampling of 19,000 people in 50 states and Washington, D.C.

There have been exceptions, said Emily Spieler, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston and an expert on workers’ comp. One example would be a nurse who worked in a tuberculosis ward and contracted the disease.

“People are engaging in these behaviors and rituals to transition themselves from work to home,” said Laura Dudley, an associate clinical professor in applied psychology at Northeastern University. “These routines can be really beneficial, especially during uncertain or uncomfortable times, like we’re in right now.”

“In a sense, it’s the federal government’s responsibility to deal with a big shock to the system like this, but the average citizen isn’t going to know,” said David Lazer, a political scientist and computer scientist at Northeastern University, who is involved with the multi-university consortium studying the states. “There is this narrative, which Cuomo […]

Most people who are tested do not receive results within the 24 to 48 hours recommended by public health experts to slow the virus’s spread and quickly conduct contact tracing, according to a new survey by researchers from Harvard University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University and Rutgers University, the Times reported.

Rachel Maddow looks at how the state of Massachusetts is considering whether rising coronavirus case numbers is an indication that they reopened too much too soon and whether rolling back their reopening to an earlier stage when the numbers were declining is advisable.