David Lazer Featured in NPR: Vaccine Hesitancy Among Parents Could Be Vaccination Obstacle For Children GRI Faculty Affiliate David Lazer spoke with Steve Inskeep of NPR about new data around vaccine hesitancy among parents as…
Richard Mroz Featured in E&E News: The Future Grid is Full of Data. That Worries Cyber Experts The demand for public grid data to spur renewable energy development has raised a thorny question: Can utilities and regulators…
Event Recap: Perú’s Response to COVID-19: Healthcare Disasters, Vaccine Logistics, Challenges Encountered and Proposed Solutions Perú’s Response to Covid-19: Challenges Encountered and Proposed Solutions On May 4, 2021, GRI Distinguished Corporate Fellow and Vice President…
David Lazer Featured in News@Northeastern: Mothers Are More Relucatant to Get Their Children Vaccinated Than Fathers, U.S. Survey Shows With the U.S. coronavirus vaccination rate among adults slowing and attention turning to the young, a new survey by researchers from Northeastern,…
Gary Young Featured in News@Northeastern: Unnecessary MRI Exams may be Symptoms of a Larger Healthcare Problem Close to 40 million Magnetic Resonance Imaging procedures are performed annually. These MRIs enable doctors to peer deep inside the body, helping…
Daniel P. Aldrich Interview with Disaster Zone: The Importance of Social Capital in Disasters If you are going to invest time, energy and money into becoming more disaster resilient, what type of effort are…
Samuel Scarpino Featured in ABC News: COVID Burden Shifts to Younger Americans with Older Generations Vaccinated With vaccination totals increasing and coronavirus cases declining across the country, many Americans are feeling a newfound sense of hope, that perhaps,…
Higher Education as Critical Infrastructure Published May 5, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many realities about the critical infrastructure in this country, including…
Peter Wiederspahn in News@Northeastern: Student Architects Lead the Way on a New Wave of Campus Furniture Students in the course spent the first half of the semester designing pieces of furniture that could be added to…
Shalanda Baker Featured in Experience Magazine: Energy Justice is the Next Civil Rights Issue The air in Port Arthur, Texas, smelled like sulfur. It stung the nose of 7-year-old Shalanda Baker, a city girl…
Faculty Senate Passes Climate Justice Action Resolution On April 21, 2021, the Northeastern faculty senate passed a resolution advancing the university’s commitment to demonstrating leadership in climate…
Linda Kowalcky to become Associate Director for the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Congratulations to Faculty Affiliate Linda Kowalcky, who will take on the role of Associate Director for the School of Public…
