David Lazer, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, spoke with News@Northeastern on new research examining the emotional toll of the pandemic lockdowns.

Genesis Barco-Medina (English PhD '24) has been selected by the Coalition for Community Writing and the Latinx Caucus for a CCW Emerging Scholars Award. This highly competitive award recognizes BIPOC community-engaged graduate students and those in their first five years as faculty members.

Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics and Dukakis Center Director of Research, was interviewed by NBC News and the Boston Globe on the economic impact of the worker shortage and the role of teenagers in the workforce. She also wrote an op-ed in The Hill further analyzing the teenage workforce.

Jennie Stephens, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Dean's Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy; and Director of Strategic Research Collaborations in the Global Resilience Institute, was interviewed by Inside Climate News for a story on the indigenous Sámi people and their objections to geoengineering as a response to climate science.

Costas Panagopoulos, Department Chair and Professor of Political Science, appears in The Washington Examiner for an article on the potential to politicize the recent Miami condo disaster.

Phil Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences and Director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, spoke with WBUR on the PFAS Interagency Task Force, urging the task force members to offer blood testing for people in areas exposed to PFAS.

Max Abrahms, Associate Professor of Political Science, was interviewed by Reason.com on efforts to curtail extremism by social media companies and the response to these efforts by the public.

The last few years have brought greater public awareness to the state of policing, including police officers’ relationships with local communities, internal dynamics and policies within police departments, and the public call for increased transparency. Hear from two Northeastern University experts, Professors Jack McDevitt and Amy Farrell, as they share research into the reforms sweeping through police departments across the country. The speakers will have a robust conversation about the movement towards increased accountability in policing and the impacts on both communities and police departments. This event is hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations.