COVID-19 Poses Unnecessary Risk for People with Disabilities
In an op-ed co-authored for CommonWealth, Professor Carol Steinberg writes about the need for more adaptable housing highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis.
In an op-ed co-authored for CommonWealth, Professor Carol Steinberg writes about the need for more adaptable housing highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that labels conspiracies to commit hate crimes as lynchings, which would make them a federal crime if the measure is signed into law. Professors Margaret Burnham and Jonathan Kahn say it will be noteworthy to watch how the case proceeds amid a news coverage cycle that is dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
In a co-authored op-ed for CommonWealth, Professor Emily Spieler makes the case in favor of H. 4174/S. 2401, An Act to Protect Injured Workers. The proposed bills would protect workers who seek their rightful access to medical care and workers' compensation from retaliation from their employer.
The timing of WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia on drug possession charges "could not be worse for her," says Professor Alexandra (Xander) Meise.
It’s easy to think of diseases as ‘over there, them, we built a wall—problem solved.’ And that’s just not the way it works, especially with respiratory diseases,” cautions Professor Wendy Parmet, director of Northeastern Law's Center for Health Policy and Law.
“Celebrating doses sufficient for only 19 million people, or 0.25% of global population, is tone deaf,” says Professor Brook Baker, senior policy analyst for HealthGAP (Global Access Project).
After a 42-year career, our beloved Professor James Rowan is retiring from Northeastern Law, where he taught and mentored thousands of students as director of clinical programs and director of the Poverty Law and Practice Clinic.
Professor Margaret Woo tells News@Northeastern that instances of violence against Asian Americans remain troublingly pervasive: “So often, these issues fall away, not because they have been resolved, but because readers’ attention span is short.”
As autonomous systems become more ubiquitous in daily life, instances of these systems behaving in unintended ways are also becoming more frequent—or are inherently flawed when behaving as expected. Professors Woodrow Hartzog and Rashida Richardson explore the failure points in these complex systems.