CSSH Weekly News and Events

WEEK OF APRIL 13, 2026

Faculty Works in Progress in Political Science

Tuesday, April 14

12:00 – 1:00 PM

RP 426

Boston campus

Kayla Wolf, Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, will share her work, "From the Informed to the Inattentive: Mass Polarization on Transgender Rights," and discuss using ANES panel data from 2016-2024. This paper addresses two questions about polarization on transgender rights: does it operate through partisan or religious identity, and does it extend beyond politically sophisticated citizens?

Civic Data Theatre and Municipal Climate Action

Tuesday, April 14

12:00 – 1:30 PM

Ryder Hall

Boston campus

This panel examines how Civic Data Theatre bridges the gap between quantitative government data and lived community experience, using a Boston climate action case study to demonstrate a model for more inclusive democratic participation. Speakers include Moira Zellner, Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director of Participatory Modeling and Data Science; Director; and Co-Director of NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science.

NULab Hosts the DISKAH Fellows

Wednesday, April 15

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Boston

7:00 – 9:30 AM Oakland

3:00 – 5:30 PM London

Devon House

London campus

This hybrid event will bring together the five current Fellows of the UK-wide Digital Skills in the Arts and Humanities (DISKAH) network to present their projects to faculty and students alike, across the NU campuses, and under the auspices of the NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science.

Keeping the USS Constitution Afloat: Maritime Conservation and Public History with Margherita M. Desy

Thursday, April 16

12:00 – 2:00 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

Join the Defense Industrial Base Institute and explore the maritime innovations and strategies which shaped U.S. history and today's most urgent security challenges through the second session in a four-part series with the sharpest minds in maritime history and geopolitics. This session features Margherita M. Desy, USS Constitution Historian.

Security and Resilience Speaker Series: 2025-2026

Thursday, April 16

3:00 – 4:30 PM

RP 909

Boston campus

The Resilience Studies Program will host a session on "Multifaceted Approaches to Integrating Resilience in Planning and Design" from Robin Seidel, Resilience Practice Leader, Weston & Sampson.

Faculty Works in Progress in Political Science

Tuesday, April 21

12:00 – 1:00 PM

RP 426

Boston campus

Briony Swire-Thompson, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Psychology, will present an overview of novel research being conducted in her lab. She will begin by discussing a project examining the past decade of misinformation research. She will then present empirical work exploring whether people respond differently to corrections from politicians versus doctors, and whether we can boost people’s perceptions of trust in legitimate sources of information.

Jazz Square Celebration: International Jazz Day Concert

Thursday, April 30

6:30 – 9:00 PM

Union Church

485 Columbus Ave.,

Boston, MA

Celebrate International Jazz Day with the Boston Jazz Foundation, the Reckonings Project, the Claremont Neighborhood Association and Union Church. This free public concert at Union Church offers an opportunity to experience live music, community, and culture. This family-friendly event features performances by Grammy-nominated saxophonist Godwin Louis and Puerto Rican saxophonist Jonathan Suazo.

NULab Spring Conference 2026

Friday, May 1

10:30 AM – 3:00 PM Boston

7:30 AM – 12:00 PM Oakland

3:30 – 8:00 PM London

Join for the ninth annual NULab spring conference, featuring talks by Northeastern faculty, staff, students, and collaborators about their work in computational social science and digital humanities. This year's theme is "Collective Persistence," and the conference will include a diverse set of interdisciplinary presentations on topics including digital archiving, oral history, network analysis, Indigenous language preservation, ethical applications of AI, and more.