April 21, 2022
Dr. Deborah A. Jackson has joined Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR) as managing director.
April 20, 2022
"Overdose mortalities and related harms require a public health response, not more criminalization and incarceration," writes Professor Leo Beletsky in a co-authored piece for Inquest.
April 20, 2022
“This decision ties the CDC’s hands at a time when we still do not know what the next few months will bring in terms of the pandemic and new strains,” Professor Wendy Parmet tells The Financial Times. “It is really important the administration pushes back.”
April 20, 2022
Listen back: Professor Daniel Medwed joined GBH's Morning Edition to talk about the Michelle Carter trial and the legal framework for homicide.
April 20, 2022
Professor Wendy Parmet comments for Politico on the travel mask ruling: “It’s about who makes our public health policy. The judiciary – a 35-year-old unelected judge – or the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services?”
April 14, 2022
Read more about the newly launched Burnes Center for Social Change in The Boston Globe! #NUSLPride
April 14, 2022
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Northeastern University's Burnes Center for Social Change. Honoring the legacy of the Honorable Nonnie S. Burnes ’77-‘78, the center will develop problem-solvers to take on climate change, racial justice, education reform and other pressing issues. #NUSLPride #WIL2022
April 12, 2022
Professor Alexandra Meise spoke to News@Northeastern about how the international community can proceed in trying Russian leaders, namely Russian President Vladimir Putin, for alleged war crimes.
April 11, 2022
Congratulations to Professor Martha Davis whose work “An Experiment in Making Water Affordable: Philadelphia's Tiered Assistance Program (TAP),” has been recognized as a #TopCitedArticle in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
April 11, 2022
“People in the U.S. have no greater right to health than people elsewhere in the world,” Professor Brook Baker ’76, senior policy analyst for Health GAP, tells the Los Angeles Times. “We’re all human. Health is a positive good for everyone. Yet we’re living under a monopoly-based system where giant pharmaceutical corporations make billions in profits at the expense of poor people in poor countries who are denied access to life-saving medicines.”
April 11, 2022
The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School has named Ivy Miller JD/MPH ’24 and Devyn Parry ’24 among its 2022 Fellows. R
April 08, 2022
As a contestant on New Hampshire Public Radio's Civics101 quiz, Professor Xander Meise was tested on her knowledge of American symbols. Listen back to hear how well she did!