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It’s Been ‘Such a Weird Year.’ That’s Also Reflected in Crime Statistics.
This stands in sharp contrast to an analysis by the Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox that there were more than 2,200 intimate partner murders nationwide in 2017.
Want To Create A Better Mask? It’s Harder Than It Seams
We asked researchers Loretta Fernandez and Amy Mueller at Northeastern University to test the Bilio mask. They’ve been testing the performance of a range of various masks, measuring to see how well they protect the wearer from inhaling particles that may carry the coronavirus.
3 Years After Hurricane Harvey, Many Houston Homeowners Don’t Know Who’s At Risk Next
“We would want to level that playing field as much as we can if we want a fair and equitable society, and therefore make risk information as widely available as we could to support that,” said Steven Flynn, director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. “In theory, every good capitalist should be behind […]
As cases spike in California, a warning for Massachusetts
“It’s great news that the number of fatalities have come down. It’s an important indicator that the sacrifices we all made worked, at least in the sense of bringing the outbreak back under control,” said Samuel Scarpino, a Northeastern University professor who specializes in infectious disease.
Times of India
‘70% of our planet is oceans – Maybe we should call it Planet Ocean instead of Planet Earth’
Dr Hanumant Singh is a Professor at Northeastern University, USA. His research group has designed and built the Seabed AUV robot, as well as the Jetyak Autonomous Surface Vehicle, dozens of which are in use for scientific research across the globe.
Can an Algorithm Predict the Pandemic’s Next Moves?
It integrated those data streams with a sophisticated prediction model developed at Northeastern University, based on how people move and interact in communities.
A User’s Guide To Masks: What’s Best At Protecting Others (And Yourself)
This forces particles that might have otherwise gone around the loose edges of the mask and been inhaled to instead go through the mask, which can filter them out, says Loretta Fernandez, a researcher at Northeastern University.
How secret deals could keep a COVID-19 drug out of reach for millions
“These bilateral licenses … are highly restrictive in their application,” said Brook Baker, a professor of law at Northeastern University. “Gilead excluded these countries because they have commercial potential and because Gilead wants to reserve the right to prevent competition and charge higher prices.”
The incredible story of New Orleans’ first black female homicide detective
Daniel Medwed, a Northeastern University law professor, said the standard the judges used, the materiality standard, “is too high, especially when it’s applied in hindsight”. “Psychologically it’s difficult for a judge or others to say, ‘Hey, that evidence would have made a difference.’ It’s a fool’s errand.”
WUWM
‘Help Make The Future A Lot Less Grim’: A Call For Robust Climate Change Policy
WUWM’s Susan Bence and UWM distinguished professor of atmospheric science Paul Roebber chat with Amber Meyer Smith, of Clean Wisconsin, and Shalanda Baker, professor at Northeastern University School of Law, about the urgency to push forward with a comprehensive climate change policy.
The Psychology Behind Why Some People Wear Face Masks – And Others Don’t
Dr Mollie Ruben, a research assistant professor at Northeastern University who is researching the psychological effects of mask wearing in the US, says some people don’t feel safe wearing masks due to racial profiling.
WGBH
Rules, Exceptions And Challenges To The Moratorium On Evictions
WGBH News Morning Edition host Joe Mathieu spoke with Northeastern University law professor and WGBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed about the mechanics of the moratorium and some of the legal challenges it faces.