"This pandemic won’t end if policy solutions prioritize keeping Big Pharma happy by pursuing one-sided compromise while millions of people are getting sick and dying due to lack of access to life-saving vaccines," writes Professor Brook Baker '76 in his latest Health GAP blog.
Alvin Carter III ’18, an associate in Rudick Brown’s corporate practice group, is featured as a Rising Star in the Boston Bar Association’s Spotlight Series.
“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).
“Shooting Pains,” “Rethinking Business As Usual,” “Active Duty” and many more stories await readers in the summer 2022 issue of Northeastern Law magazine. Read it online now!
“While rainbow fentanyl may dominate the drug news cycle, there are other issues affecting opioid users that need more attention,” says Professor Leo Beletsky, faculty director of Health in Justice Action Lab.
The class of 2021 received their degrees during the School of Law’s commencement ceremony at Northeastern University’s Parsons Field in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Friday, May 14. Nabiha Syed, president of The Markup, delivered the Commencement Address. Watch the ceremony here.
As technology ushers in new avenues for abuse, Professor Margo Lindauer '07 and Morgan Wilson ’17 of Northeastern Law’s Domestic Violence Institute share information about what to watch out for this and every month.
“What happened in all three cases—in Aziz and Islam’s, Broadwater’s, and Strickland’s—amount to travesties of justice,” Professor Rose Zoltek-Jick tells news@Northeastern. But she adds: “It’s never too late to tell the truth.”
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."