This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Isimar Lopez tells her fellow Bronx residents she can get them a free, door-to-door ride with Uber to get a COVID-19 vaccine, they don’t always jump at the chance.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since January 2020, the United States has had led the world in the number of deaths attributed to the coronavirus, and morbidity and mortality rates continue to rise. Data have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Schools have long needed comprehensive mental health supports for students and staff. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, one in five children and adolescents experience a mental health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teachers’ mental health is closely linked to how effective they feel in the classroom, a new study of New Orleans educators has found. Student learning loss was the top stressor…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even before the pandemic, artists struggled financially. During the best of economic times, many artists must work multiple jobs to make ends meet, do not qualify for employer-sponsored benefits like…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Flint, Mich., a worried mother begins working with lab scientists and fellow community members to test the city’s water supply—and helps expose a lead crisis that may have sickened…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Before the pandemic, New Jersey resident and senior citizen, Susan Schwitzer did not know what Zoom was. Today, she is “Zooming” some days from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., participating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With climate change on our radar more than ever, retail is under scrutiny for its contributions to carbon emissions, water pollution and waste in its drive to inspire relentless consumption. And while many heavy-polluting industries,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Brittany Taylor is a biomedical engineer and assistant professor who studies novel ways to improve bone and tendon healing after injuries. She is exploring drug delivery systems and temporary artificial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Workforce systems around the country are facing labor shortages. Forty-two states have more available jobs than workers, and since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a third of workers younger than 40…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A report released last month found that 54% of Native American respondents could not afford to eat balanced meals sometimes or often during Covid. Food banks are trying to lower…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University and Caitlin R. Proctor, Purdue University In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction. The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise and Butte…