“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...
Respiratory diseases don't care about walls or immigration status,” Professor Wendy Parmet tells The American Independent. “If we think we can protect the public from COVID-19 or a similar outbreak by building a wall, we are in big trouble."
Willie Bodrick II ’20 was selected as one of Northeastern University’s 2020 Huntington 100 Award recipients. The Huntington 100 honors outstanding students for achievements that are consistent with the university’s mission, ideals, values and academic plan.
We must focus on what can be done to secure the up-front conditions that will guarantee COVID-19 vaccines and therapies truly benefit everyone, no matter where they live,"" writes Professor Brook Baker in his latest blog for Health GAP. ""Global solidarity is not naive – it is a necessity."" "
When the history of the pandemic is written, our one-sided view of liberty and the devaluation of public health that followed from it may well claim a starring role in the neglect that exacerbated the pandemic’s impact in the US, writes Professor Wendy Parmet in an op-ed for IAI TV.
Northeastern Law’s Professor Woodrow Hartzog was among the tech and policy experts who gave testimony before the Boston City Council last week in support of a proposed ban on facial recognition surveillance.
“For those concerned about preserving reproductive justice, targeting state-level reform will reap rewards,” writes Professor Daniel Medwed in a co-authored opinion piece for CommonWealth magazine.
“This is not a problem of passports and nationality. This is a problem about human beings,” says Professor Wendy Parmet, director of Northeastern Law's Center for Health Policy and Law. “Until the global community sees this as a global problem, that everybody needs to work together in terms of resources and dollars and having a coordinated response, then we’re going to have a problem.”