“I think it will be a few years before gathering with large groups of people in crowded public places and being on airplanes and other public transportation will feel safe to me,” said Beth Molnar, an associate professor at Northeastern University.

“Patients in nursing homes are being put in the front of the line for vaccine access, which makes sense,” said Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University. “But lots of people in prison are of same age and same health status as people in nursing homes.”

Researchers from UCLA and Northeastern University analyzed overdose-related emergency medical services data from the National EMS Information System, which encompasses more than 10,000 EMS agencies in the U.S. and represents more than 80% of EMS activations nationally for 2020, according to the study. 

As Fauci has said repeatedly since April, “It’s not going to be a light switch” where one day the pandemic is suddenly over and everything is back to normal. Part of that is because while the high efficacy of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines is promising, Dr. Brandon Dionne, assistant clinical professor at Northeastern University’s School of Pharmacy and […]

Hold one-one-one video meetings with everyone and ask about their role and responsibilities, what the team and company could be doing better, unresolved pain points and what they need to be better workers, recommended Barbara Larson, executive professor of management at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.

Although police are not sure if they are searching for one attacker or more, the suspect is likely working alone and is probably motivated by thrills, enjoyment, a sense of power and a sense of dominance, James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law and public policy at Northeastern University said in a phone interview […]

“The bad news here is that we let our guard down in the pandemic and partisan differences remain,” says David Lazer, a professor of political science at Northeastern University who is helping lead the survey. “The good news here is, there is a collective desire to do what’s necessary to keep the disease at bay.”

Alicia Modestino, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston, said economists are calling the trend of women facing the same decision as Morales a “she-cession.” “Women are taking the brunt of the labor market damage from COVID-19,” Modestino said. “This is for two reasons. One is because a lot of the industries and occupations that […]

Sam Scarpino, an assistant professor of network science who heads Northeastern University’s Emergent Epidemics Lab, joined WBUR’s Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to discuss what trends may emerge in the latest numbers.

“They are also sincere about engaging the community in the strategy building process and ensuring that social services will be available to high-risk people,”  PROFESSOR ANTHONY BRAGA, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

That’s according to Charles Hillman, the co-director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University in Boston. Hillman has been studying the relationship between exercise and cognition for decades and has generally found that making time for a 20-minute brisk walk can improve work performance and brain function.

GBH Morning Edition host Joe Mathieu spoke with Northeastern University and GBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed to discuss the case.