New research from Northeastern shows major disparities in end-of-life stroke care. Co-authored by Nasim Ferdows, the study highlights urgent gaps in equity and access. More in Northeastern Global News: news.northeastern.edu/2025/11/06/s...

Planet Action kicks off this weekend at MIT and the New England Aquarium. Three days of ideas that move from resilience to adaptability to real-world impact. We’re proud to be involved as part of our commitment to policy innovation that supports a livable planet. Register here: tedxboston.com

California’s Prop 50 passed, and Northeastern’s Mark Henderson says it could shift the balance of power in the 2026 midterms. A rare mid-decade redistricting wave is reshaping the map nationwide. Read more on Northeastern Global News: news.northeastern.edu/2025/11/05/p... #NUPolicySchool

"For some, there is a dilemma between wanting to keep our jobs and striving to stay principled," reflects former @nu-policyschool.bsky.social director @jenniecstephens.bsky.social, at a time when "authoritarian regimes try to squash dissent within higher ed." www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

Unprecedented SNAP cuts are putting the most vulnerable at risk. "It is a significant inflection point in the program's history," says @nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor @cjbossoboston.bsky.social Christopher Bosso. "Where we go from here is anyone's guess." www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

"We are in the era of polycrisis.” says @nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor @danielaldrich.bsky.social. “The number of disasters and their impact are both increasing and the time between shocks is decreasing [...]. Insurance companies, and homeowners can't keep up." grist.org/economics/in...

On Nov 3rd, the @bostonu.bsky.social Department of Sociology and Boston University Initiative on Cities hosted a special Urban Inequalities Workshop featuring @nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor Dan O'Brien's new book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 (MIT Press, 2025).

Honored to celebrate Hon. William “Mo” Cowan ’94 as his portrait is unveiled at Northeastern Law. His legacy continues to inspire our community and the next generation of legal and civic leaders. Read more here: news.northeastern.edu/2025/10/30/p... #NUPolicySchool #PublicService #Leadership

Ruth T. represented the Policy School at the 25th Public Policy Leadership Conference (PPLC) at @harvard.edu this past Saturday, November 1st. Events like these are crucial for building the next generation of policy leaders. #NUPolicySchool

New study co-authored by Northeastern’s Nasim Ferdows finds that increasing primary care physician supply significantly reduces mortality in rural U.S. communities — far more than in urban areas. Read more here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41170580/ #RuralHealth #HealthPolicy #Northeastern

Tune in to hear @nu-policyschool.bsky.social Director @mivanova.bsky.social discuss the turbulent negotiations over a global plastics treaty on 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴. The podcast episode is now live on Spotify. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5O9R...

New publication co-authored by Northeastern’s Moira Zellner (@moirazellner.bsky.social) examines how water quality programs can better integrate equity and community voices. #NUPolicySchool Read more here: ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/...

TEDx: Planet Action 75+ speakers | Climate solutions + innovation 📅 Nov 15–16 @ MIT Kresge Scaling resilience + engineering adaptability 📅 Nov 17 @ NE Aquarium Impact stories + what's next We're proud to support conversations that inform policy. 🎟️ Register: tedxboston.com/portfolio/pl...

Our October Policy Pulse is out! Catch up on faculty research, student highlights, upcoming events, and policy insights from across the Northeastern Policy community. Read it here: myemail.constantcontact.com/The-Policy-P... #PublicPolicy #Northeastern #PolicySchool

We're proud to release Northeastern University School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs 2025 Impact Report! From experiential learning projects to engaged scholarship, our faculty and students are making an impact across communities and continents. cssh.northeastern.edu/policyschool...

Death toll passes 1,400 in Afghanistan’s earthquake as aid workers warn of worsening shortages. @danielaldrich.bsky.social tells The Washington Post: “The longer we’re seeing the consequences of attacks on international aid agencies, the more those gaps remain unfilled.” #NUPolicySchool

More than 800 lives lost in Afghanistan after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake. Northeastern’s @danielaldrich.bsky.social tells The New York Times: “Domestic governance structure and international aid are very critical … and both are at a low point in Afghanistan at the moment.” #NUPolicySchool

Excited to welcome our new PhD and master’s students to the Policy School! This week’s orientations brought together faculty, staff, and students to launch a year of engaged scholarship — and action. Go huskies! #NUPolicySchool #Northeastern #PublicPolicy #GradSchool #PhD

Congratulations to Policy School PhD candidate Mohsin Khan on accepting a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Politics, Law, and Society at East Central University in Oklahoma! #Academia #PolicyResearch #WaterPolicy #HigherEducation

After dangerous flash floods, leaders are striving to create plans to reduce the destruction of these all too common natural disasters. @nu-policyschool.bsky.social's Joan Fitzgerald covers plans for flood prone areas in a new op-ed from @bostonglobe.com: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/o...

New from Northeastern’s Kaitlyn Alvarez Noli: "Managing Risk, Reinforcing Environmental Racism" explores how CA’s pesticide regulation system protects industry while failing Latinx farmworker communities. Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As the UN preps for treaty negotiations on plastic, scientists urge governments to take more concrete steps to cut down on pollutants. @nu-policyschool.bsky.social's Prof. Maria Ivanova highlights the importance of rethinking international trade. www.miragenews.com/scientists-u...

Prof. Ivanova is featured in The Mirage for her leadership on a bold global plastics treaty ahead of INC-5.2. Read more: www.miragenews.com/scientists-u... #PlasticsTreaty #MariaIvanova #Northeastern #EnvironmentalPolicy #GlobalGovernance

A new Boston Herald op-ed highlights work by Northeastern Prof. Joan Fitzgerald, Advisory Council member Greg King, and students developing a data tool to target climate funds toward the most impacted EJ communities. Read more: www.bostonherald.com/2025/07/22/g... #MassReadyAct #ClimateJustice

Dan Urman, director of Northeastern’s Law & Public Policy minor, says Trump likely can’t fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates: “The law is quite clear.” Only removals “for cause” are allowed—and this isn’t one. Read more: news.northeastern.edu/2025/07/17/d...

Joan Fitzgerald (Northeastern) co-authors a new Boston Globe op-ed urging the MA Legislature to strengthen the Mass Ready Act with a statewide resilience building code and a voluntary buyout program for flood-prone properties. Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/o...

@danielaldrich.bsky.social of Northeastern tells the New York Sun that deadly Texas floods highlight urgent reform needs: better flood maps, sirens, evacuation plans, and trust-building between agencies and communities. Read more: www.nysun.com/article/how-... #DisasterResilience #FloodPolicy

Dr. Timothy Hoff, Professor at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, is featured in a new piece on the evolving culture of medicine. The article calls for a shift toward flexibility and sustainability in how we support physicians. More: kevinmd.com/2025/07/why-...

@danielaldrich.bsky.social , contributed to Urban Land’s July Economist Snapshot on the One Big Beautiful Bill. His insights highlight how cuts to clean energy and healthcare access may deepen vulnerability and reduce climate resilience. Read more: urbanland.uli.org/capital-mark...

Dr. Alicia Sasser Modestino [@sassermodestino.bsky.social] is leading a new evaluation of ABCD’s WorkSmart youth jobs program. The study combines data and youth input to measure impact and ensure young people have a say in shaping what comes next. More: cssh.northeastern.edu/research/pro...

Dr. Jennie Stephens [@jenniecstephens.bsky.social] took part in Ireland’s National Climate Conference, where local projects like Our Shared Plate and the GAA Green Club Programme were showcased as models for grassroots climate resilience. More: www.kildare-nationalist.ie/news/kildare...

Dr, Daniel Aldrich [@danielaldrich.bsky.social], Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Northeastern University, speaks to Reuters on how politicized disaster response undermines recovery. “Trust is the engine of recovery.” Read more: www.reuters.com/business/env...

We’re pleased to share that Dr. Maria Ivanova, Director of The Policy School at Northeastern University, has published a new article in Cambridge Prisms: Plastics. Binding the flows: Why trade is central for a global plastics treaty Read the full article: doi.org/10.1017/plc....

@nu-policyschool.bsky.social Prof. Ted Landsmark views the flag as "a symbol of what we aspire to be as a democracy," notes @sincerelyjenee.bsky.social in her 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘦 piece on the meaning of the 4th of July for Black Americans. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/03/m...

@nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor @danielaldrich.bsky.social and colleagues have just published groundbreaking research in the 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 that reveals a surprising disconnect in Japan's disaster resilience efforts. doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

“Deep SNAP cuts,” writes @nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor Christopher Bosso “will hurt millions of Americans [...]. All to pay to extend tax breaks to the upper 1 percent enacted in 2017 under Trump 1.0.” msmagazine.com/2025/07/02/s...

Less affluent Boston areas experience higher temperatures from urban heat island effects. As @nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor @moirazellner.bsky.social notes: "There are health implications [...]: asthma due to mold from flooding or due to air pollution." baystatebanner.com/environmenta...

“On July 4 people are not working and kids aren’t in school. There is too much free time to kill, maybe literally," says Prof. James Alan Fox, explaining one of the reasons why Independence Day consistently ranks as the most violent day of the year in the U.S. @nu-policyschool.bsky.social

@nu-policyschool.bsky.social Prof. Kaitlyn Alvarez Noli has published “Managing Risk, Reinforcing Environmental Racism: The Biopolitics of Pesticide Regulation in California Agriculture” in the Review of Policy Research. The full article is available here: doi.org/10.1111/ropr...

"I'm still an optimist,” said @nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor Joan Fitzgerald, “about making connections between economic development and climate action." She offered this perspective at the 7th Global Conference on Economic Geography hosted at Clark University.

@nu-policyschool.bsky.social Prof. 𝗧𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 attended the 28th annual Rose Garden Party in the historic James P. Kelleher Rose Garden. Proceeds from the event supported support ParkARTS - a vital program bringing free family programming to neighborhood parks across Boston.

"Teenagers are really the canary in the coal mine, says @nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor @sassermodestino.bsky.social on high teen employment rates driven by economic uncertainties. “They are the last to be hired, the first to be fired." Read more here: dnyuz.com/2025/06/30/t...

Check out the newest Research Spotlight to see the real-world impact of @nu-policyschool.bsky.social faculty and students on transportation planning, farmworker advocacy, climate change, reparative design, and anti-discrimination efforts. Read it here: conta.cc/3GkQJkn

@nu-policyschool.bsky.social Prof. @laurakuhl.bsky.social and PhD candidate @istiakhahmed.bsky.social were part of the independent evaluation team for the World Bank's Pilot Program on Climate Resilience (PPCR), which analyzed a $935 million portfolio spanning 64 projects across 18 countries.

@nu-policyschool.bsky.social Prof. @laurakuhl.bsky.social is using Photovoice so that residents in Puerto Rico, W. Virginia & MA can capturing their energy challenges & visions through photography. Photo exhibits already launched in PR & WV, with more coming to East Boston/Chelsea this Fall.

Having information about the motives of the accused shooter behind the recent political assassinations in Minnesota, says @nu-policyschool.bsky.social Prof. James Alan Fox, "won’t help bring understanding to senseless violence.”

Reflecting on the No Kings demonstrations, @nu-policyschool.bsky.social Prof. Ted Landsmark said, “There’s a movement that supports equal rights and social justice… ready to be mobilized. It needs to be focused on voting and influencing legislators.”

Congratulations to @nu-policyschool.bsky.social Prof. Nishith Prakash, who has been invited to join the editorial board of Scientific Reports. The journal publishes research from all areas of the natural sciences, medicine, psychology, and engineering.

Eight students just finished @northeasternu.bsky.social’s Dialogue of Civilizations program "Community Living Labs: Co-creating Policy Solutions” in Romania. Led by @cristinastasia.bsky.social , this wasn't just study abroad—it was policy development in action. @nu-policyschool.bsky.social

Prof. Sharmila Murthy recently gave a talk on "Sustaining Environmental Justice" at Vermont Law School. Watch the talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysV_... @nu-policyschool.bsky.social