The last time patients in New York City were forced into isolation came with the outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the early 1990s, said Wendy E. Parmet, professor of health policy and law at Northeastern University School of Law. In those cases, officials targeted those recalcitrant patients who refused to take their medications, she said, […]

The widely varying responses between New York and Dallas tell us a lot about the nation’s uneven preparedness for a deadly disease outbreak. So far, with Ebola, we seem to dodging the contagion bullet, but mainly because the virus is not easily transmitted. Yet what if this had been a more infectious kind of virus? […]

The five candidates for governor aired their differences on what role the state should take in crafting immigration policy during a forum on Latino issues Friday night at Northeastern University. Early in the forum, which was presented by El Mundo Boston, a Spanish language media outlet, and Northeastern, the candidates were asked to weigh in […]

Booking travel or buying something online? There’s a good chance you aren’t paying the same price as the next guy. New research reveals what some buyers have suspected and some companies even confirm: Online travel sites and retailers use information about customers to alter the items that show up inonline stores. Occasionally, stores even show […]

A new study by computer scientists at Northeastern University that tracked searches on 16 popular e-commerce sites found some websites operated by major retailers are charging different amounts for the same goods, or pushing some people toward higher-priced offers. Atlanta-based Home Depot Inc., for example, shows mobile-device users products that are roughly $100 more expensive […]

Edith Flynn, terrorism expert and professor emeritus at Northeastern University, said high-profile journalists have always been considered prime targets for terror groups. “Just the idea of killing a well-known news anchor would be very shocking,” Flynn said. “Singling out a person of note would be considered a tremendous coup for them and I hope and […]

Any debate about a canon is also a debate about who owns a culture. Hip-hop, in a sense, belongs to the world now, but it arose as the organic expression of a real urban community with its own concerns, identity, and values. “For aging hip-hop heads, the music, dance, and art of hip-hop literally changed […]

However, research by Northeastern University criminologist James Fox shows that the incidence of mass shootings, defined as four or more people killed by gunfire, has remained flat for more than three decades. Several studies note that mass shootings account for a fraction of those murdered nationwide. Murder and non-negligent manslaughter claimed nearly 15,000 lives in […]

Each year, scores of people are lured to the United States by the promise of a green card, a steady job and the chance of a new start. A prospective employer tells them that the opportunities are endless, that their families will thank them, that the only place to go is up. But here’s the […]

The convenience of comparing airfares at a single travel website while browsing from a smartphone is undeniable. But these modern perks can have a hidden cost: Researchers have uncovered multiple instances of travel and retail websites steering customers toward more expensive prices depending on factors such as whether customers are on a mobile phone, use […]

Like with most everything, online shopping has its pros and cons. One of the best elements of going the digital route, though, is that you usually end up saving more money than at a brick-and-mortar store. Having said that, according to a recent study by Northeastern University, a number of websites are charging some users […]

At the request of Wonkbook, a group of researchers based at Northeastern University led by Alessandro Vespignani modeled the effects of reducing air traffic by 95 percent between the three countries and the rest of the world. (Traffic has already declined by about 80 percent, they estimate.) The result was that the next case would […]