Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in The New York Times: For Women in Economics the Hostility is Out in the Open A few years ago, the economists Alicia Sasser Modestino and Justin Wolfers sat at the back of a professional conference…
David Lazer Featured in News@Northeastern: Even Among Healthcare Workers, Inequities Exist in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, New Study Finds Healthcare workers experience the same inequities in receiving COVID-19 vaccines as the general public, according to a new study by researchers from…
Raymond Fu and Tina Eliassi-Rad Featured in News@Northeastern: Humans Are Trying To Take Bias Out Of Facial Recognition Programs. It’s Not Working – Yet. Relying entirely on a computer system’s identification, police in Detroit arrested Robert Julian-Borchak Williams in January of last year. Facial…
Resilience Roundup: Why the COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution Highlights the Need for Resilient Supply Chains In 2020, a few days after a pandemic was declared and lockdowns were announced in the United States, the demand…
Max Abrahms and José Buscaglia Featured in News@Northeastern: Biden’s Options with Cuba are Constrained by Trump’s Sanctions The Trump administration’s decision to label Cuba a terrorist nation will complicate President Joe Biden’s ambitions to re-establish ties with…
Jennie C. Stephens and Ali Abur Featured in News@Northeastern: Texas Chose to Go It Alone for Electricity. Now, It’s Facing Rolling Blackouts Texas, unaccustomed to the frigid temperatures that would pass for a normal winter in other parts of the country, should…
David Lazer Featured in Al Jazeera: Two Masks are Better than One in Fight Against COVID: US CDC Wearing two masks at once can offer more protection against potential coronavirus transmission and exposure than donning a single mask,…
David Lazer Featured in News@Northeastern: Trump’s Endorsements Will Remain a Force within the GOP, New Study Says Donald Trump’s influence on the Republican Party likely will remain strong after his second impeachment acquittal, with 45 percent of…
Nada Sanders Featured in NBC 10 Boston: Worcester State University Opens Tuesday as Mass Vaccination Site Worcester State University is set to open up Tuesday as another mass vaccination site in Massachusetts, but morning appointments have…
GRI Faculty Affiliates Alan Mislove and Carmen Sceppa Recognized for Innovation and Service during COVID-19 Pandemic Northeastern announced 13 Excellence Award recipients today, honoring staff members who led their teams and the university through an unprecedented…
Alicia Sasser Modestino Featured in The William T. Grant Foundation News: Reflections from the Reducing Inequality Convening: Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic Midori Morikawa, Office of Economic Development in the Boston Mayor’s Office, and Alicia Modestino, Northeastern University, shared how they built upon…
Jerome Hajjar Receives AISC Lifetime Achievement Award Jerome Hajjar, CDM Smith Professor and Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University, has been honored with…