But Darin Detwiler, associate professor of food policy at Northeastern University, suggests taking it a step further, especially in light of COVID-19. Detwiler advises prepping food in individual portions instead of serving family-style, or having everyone use common utensils. “Avoid sharing, such as many hands in a bowl or basket. This not only conflicts with social […]

Roughly 13% of parents have lost jobs or reduced work hours because of a lack of child care during the pandemic, according to a coming report by Northeastern University.

Roughly 13% of parents have lost jobs or reduced work hours because of a lack of child care during the pandemic, according to a coming report by Northeastern University. And their options are dwindling.

Dave Choffnes, a computer science professor and mobile networking researcher at Northeastern University, wasn’t able to assess the Android version of TikTok firsthand, but relied on an analysis posted to Reddit, which many of TikTok’s critics have cited. 

Dave Choffnes, a computer science professor and mobile networking researcher at Northeastern University, wasn’t able to assess the Android version of TikTok firsthand, but relied on an analysis posted to Reddit, which many of TikTok’s critics have cited. Based on that, Choffnes says TikTok appears to be “in the same league” as other social media […]

Thirteen percent of working parents had to quit a job or reduce hours due to a lack of child care, according to Northeastern University researcher and economics professor Alicia Sasser Modestino. The study found parents lost an average of one full day of work per week to address their child’s needs. It was based on a survey of 2,557 working […]

Sam Scarpino, assistant professor in the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University said that in addition to hospitals, the data collection changes could also impact state and local health agencies.

For a decade, my collaborator, Margaret Burnham, director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University, and I have been unearthing records that tell the stories of yesterday’s George Floyds.

“Members of Congress would rather reach their constituents through social media than go through news media” to share their messages, said David Lazer, a professor at Northeastern University and visiting scholar at Harvard University. “Plus, with the decline of local media, there are fewer avenues through mainstream media.”

In a national survey by Northeastern University and Gallup, only 25 percent of respondents believe higher education is providing adequate help in these areas. 

Northeastern University professor Dan Kennedy said, “President Trump loves rallies. And now he can’t do them.”

Laboratory testing by Northeastern University, in Boston, found that surgical masks block out 75 per cent of respiratory-droplet-size particles, while the University of Hong Kong found that loose-fitting surgical masks block almost all contagious droplets breathed out by infectious people.