Salon When the 1 percent say no Continuing the grand tradition of privileged communities opposing transit projects, the good people of 90210 are fighting a plan to run a subway below Beverly Hills High School.
As the economy wobbles, where does that leave workers? Take what happened in the first quarter of the year: Employment growth was strong but productivity fell, meaning there was less output per worker. That suggests employers were holding onto people they didn’t necessarily need, said Alan Clayton-Matthews, professor emeritus of economics at Northeastern University: “All of that’s consistent with employers saying, ‘I don’t want to […]
Confidence in COVID-19 vaccine declining among parents of youngest kids, survey says Fifty-four percent of parents of children under 5 said they were likely or somewhat likely to get their children a COVID-19 vaccination, down from 62 percent in September and 58 percent in November, according to the survey released Friday by the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, a joint project of […]
The Hill Changes to lung cancer screening increase eligibility for Black women by 50 percent, study says New lung cancer screening guidelines rolled out last year have increased the eligibility of Black women by 50 percent, according to researchers from Boston University, Northeastern University and the University of California, Berkeley.
The Hill Changes to lung cancer screening increase eligibility for Black women by 50 percent, study says New lung cancer screening guidelines rolled out last year have increased the eligibility of Black women by 50 percent, according to researchers from Boston University, Northeastern University and the University of California, Berkeley.
Mass Live Massachusetts state tax revenue growth rolling along, analysts say Northeastern University economist Alan Clayton-Matthews had the rosiest forecast for fiscal year 2023, projecting that Massachusetts could collect as much as $40.795 billion based on “a very sanguine economic outlook.” That would represent 6.5 percent growth over his fiscal year 2022 forecast of $38.301 billion, he said.
The Verge THE PLACES PAVING THE WAY TO 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY “Burlington had a long history of local control, local management … People in the city are involved and know where their energy comes from,” says Jennie Stephens, director of Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. “That is something that’s unique, that not all communities and cities have, that allows Burlington to be […]
The state once used this measure to calculate coronavirus test positivity. Here’s what it says now “From a disease transmission perspective, from a risk perspective, this calculation that they’re leading with [on the COVID-19 dashboard] is likely a substantial underestimate,” said Samuel Scarpino, a Northeastern University epidemiologist. “If you have 10,000 tests a day coming from the colleges and universities who all have a very low percent positivity, then it’s very […]
Young People More Likely to Believe Virus Misinformation, Study Says Respondents 18 to 24 had an 18 percent probability of believing a false claim, compared with 9 percent for those over 65, according to the study, conducted by researchers from Harvard University, Rutgers University, Northeastern University and Northwestern University.
WGBH New Survey Finds Only 66 Percent Of People in U.S. Plan To Get COVID-19 Vaccine When It Becomes Available According to a recent survey from Northeastern, Harvard, Rutgers and Northwestern, only 66 percent of people say they plan to get vaccinated once it’s available. WGBH News Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with David Lazer, a professor of political science and computer and information science at Northeastern University, about the survey and what it could mean […]
Newsweek 73% of Americans Say Negative COVID Test Should Be Required Before Returning to School or Work A similar survey, conducted by researchers at Harvard University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University and Rutgers University, found 66 percent of Americans saying that would be somewhat or extremely likely to vaccinate themselves. This poll surveyed 19,058 U.S. adults from July 10 to July 26.
Toronto Star Forget panic and angry mobs. During disasters like COVID-19, all we want to do is help David DeSteno, a psychology professor at Northeastern University, says that when a disaster strikes, it’s rare to see panic, looting or other anti-social behaviour. “What we find is that in general, the greater percentage of people tend to engage in a kind of co-operative altruism. The phenomenon is called ‘altruism born of suffering.’”