With water, as with access to education, the tragedies of the pandemic are making clear how interconnected we are, and how deeply societal inequality hurts us all,"" writes Professor Martha Davis in a blog for the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights.
Sharing research and discoveries among various pharmaceutical companies—trade secrets that are typically closely guarded and legally protected—would enable scientists to work together and build upon their collective knowledge, says Professor Brook Baker.
Although we can expect some pricing moderation by industry in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as it seeks to refurbish its tarnished reputation, the industry’s long-term goals are clear: more monopoly protections for a longer period of time and more opportunities to charge ever higher prices,"" cautions Professor Brook Baker in a piece for Health GAP. ""If industry succeeds, we will reap the consequences."
If we need to triage law enforcement activity, I’d say ‘low-level drug crimes’ are at the top of that list of things we need to take a much more flexible approach on,” Professor Leo Beletsky tells The Appeal.
Professor Kara Swanson has been named as the 2020 Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellow by the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. While in residence at the Lemelson Center in early 2021, she will work on her project, “Inventing Citizens: Race, Gender, and Patents.”
There's a lot of talk about getting back to normal after COVID-19, but there's a range of issues where getting back to normal isn't desirable, Professor Leo Beletsky tells ABC News.
“The troubling thing about these public health emergencies is it does give governments really wide latitude to enact and enforce laws that we might otherwise see as violations of privacy or civil liberties,” Professor Aziza Ahmed tells TIME.
“It seems fair to say that we might try and regulate an intentional attempt to expose another person to an infectious disease,” Professor Aziza Ahmed tells Northeastern News. “But, is there a good way to hold someone accountable that can recognize the complexity of our moment in which confusion reigns? Not really.”
“The pandemic’s not going to last forever, but the data that’s collected from the pandemic might," Professor Woodrow Hartzog tells News@Northeastern. "Until they feel protected, people are going to be reluctant to participate and share—and rightfully so.”
For the first time, the nation’s highest court will hold arguments remotely this month and will make live audio of those arguments available to the public. Professor Dan Urman explains the changes and challenges of this development...