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In the ever-changing landscape of public health, invisible threats constantly loom both domestically and internationally. Humans now have to learn to live in a society where infectious diseases are one of our biggest threats. Northeastern University, with the help of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has become a front-runner in this new battle....

“In public health, we don’t currently have systems that are the equivalent of satellites and radar. I’m hoping this will lead to that kind of equivalent capacity for infectious disease outbreaks.”

Northeastern University in Boston has been granted $17.5 million by the CDC to launch an infectious disease center and prepare communities for outbreaks.

The CDC gifts Northeastern University $17.5 million to create a center focused on modeling and predicting pandemics to improve preparedness and response.

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The CDC is giving Northeastern more than $17 million to begin developing the center, which is being touted as a "National Weather Service for epidemics."

Northeastern University will receive $17.5 million to lead a new center that will track and predict virus outbreaks in communities.

The Centers for Disease Control is granting $17.5 million to Northeastern for outbreak preparation

The CDC has announced it’s awarding an estimated $262.5 million in funding to establish a national network of 13 infectious disease forecasting and analytics centers.

Renowned network scientist Alessandro Vespignani will head a new innovation center that will prepare the United States for future epidemics.