NULab Spring 2021 Call for Proposals
February 9, 2021The NULab is once again inviting proposals for seedling grants, travel, and co-sponsorship of events related to digital humanities and computational social science. The deadline is March ...
Read more...NULab Spring 2021 Calendar of Events
February 7, 2021The NULab is delighted to announce our spring 2021 calendar of events. We have some very exciting panels, workshops, and other events planned for the ...
Read more...NULab Co-Director David Lazer’s Latest Survey Finds Mask-Wearing And Social Distancing Have Improved; More Needed to Stop COVID-19
January 19, 2021David Lazer, NULab co-director and University Distinguished Professor of political science and computer and information sciences at Northeastern, has just released the January 2021 report ...
Read more...Fall 2020 NULab Seedling Grant Recipients
December 22, 2020The NULab is delighted to announce our Seedling Grant awards for Fall 2020: The “Photogrammetry and Public History: The View From Lower Allston” project, P.I. Jim ...
Read more...NULab Core Faculty Member Alicia Sasser Modestino Speaks to ABC News on the Childcare Crisis During COVID-19
December 10, 2020NULab core faculty member Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Urban Affairs, recently spoke to ABC News about the many ...
Read more...NULab Core Faculty Member Ryan Cordell Goes Viral with “Vaccine,” Cover of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”
November 24, 2020On November 16, 2020, NULab core faculty member Ryan Cordell, associate professor of English at Northeastern University, went viral on Twitter for singing “Vaccine,” a ...
Read more...NULab Co-Director David Lazer Finds In New Survey That Indoor Gatherings With Greatest Risks For COVID-19 Are Rising in MA
November 24, 2020David Lazer, NULab co-director and University Distinguished Professor of political science and computer and information sciences at Northeastern, is the lead author on a November ...
Read more...NULab Co-Director David Lazer Finds Age and Demographics Linked To Sharing Fake News About COVID-19 On Twitter
October 22, 2020Reposted from News@Northeastern by Peter Ramjug and Eunice Esomonu Women over 50 are most likely to share pandemic-related stories on Twitter from websites that share fake news, and Republicans are ...
Read more...NULab Co-Director David Lazer’s Survey Estimates That Mail Ballots Favor Joe Biden
October 10, 2020Reposted from News@Northeastern by Peter Ramjug President Donald Trump may have a lead in the popular vote and Electoral College as the early returns come in on election ...
Read more...DITI Spring 2021 Call for Partnerships
October 8, 2020The Digital Integration Teaching Initiative (DITI) is now accepting new faculty partnerships for the Spring 2021 semester. Northeastern has committed to better teaching our undergraduates ...
Read more...NULab Fall 2020 Calendar of Events
October 5, 2020The NULab is delighted to announce our fall 2020 calendar of events. We have some very exciting panels, workshops, and other events planned for the ...
Read more...NULab Co-Director David Lazer Finds Messaging Apps Largest Source of COVID-19 Misinformation
September 29, 2020Reposted from News@Northeastern by Khalida Sarwari Minorities and younger people are more susceptible to fake news and misinformation about COVID-19, and younger generations are also more likely to ...
Read more...NULab Co-Director David Lazer Receives 2020 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize
September 18, 2020NULab co-director David Lazer, University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer Sciences, was recently awarded the 2020 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize from the editorial ...
Read more...NULab Core Faculty Member Brooke Foucault Welles Awarded Social Science Research Council Fellowship
September 17, 2020NULab core faculty member Brooke Foucault Welles, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, was recently awarded a Social Data Research Fellowship grant from ...
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Letterpress Goes 3D: Reprinting the Past for the Present: 2020-2021 Report and Overview
Introduction In order to share the activity of the Letterpress Goes 3D, or LG3D, we first must share the definition and potential of “letterpress.” Letterpress Continue Reading »
Speed Data-ing Fall 2020
On November 18th, 2020, the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks hosted the fifth annual “Speed Data-ing” event, a research showcase that brought together potential Continue Reading »
What do the data tell us about election 2020? Panel Re-cap
On Friday, December 11, 2020, the NULab hosted a virtual panel, “What do the data tell us about election 2020?” The panel consisted of four Continue Reading »
NULab Grant Recipients Lightning Talks
On October 28, at a special session of DH Open Office Hours, recipients of NULab Seedling and Travel Grants shared their exciting projects in a Continue Reading »