This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many Americans, buying fresh local food at one of the estimated 9,000 farmers markets across the U.S. is one of summer’s pleasures. But farmers markets aren’t just nice amenities.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite many countries making progress on vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 and resuming pre-pandemic activities — traveling, going back into the office, and meeting with friends and family members in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With less than half the United States population fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and as the delta variant sweeps the nation, the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite joined community college leaders Wednesday to discuss the long-term educational impact on students of color whose final years of high school were disrupted by the pandemic.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The health inequities exposed by COVID-19 underscored the importance of collecting race-stratified data to inform local policymakers. For the public health researchers trying to provide that, the pandemic also revealed some major pitfalls,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 stay-at-home orders surely saved many lives, but a growing number of studies document that lockdowns led to more reports of domestic violence. Even as 911 calls for police help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This report summarises what we’ve learned from our first commission on promising approaches for addressing workplace mental health. It also sets out why businesses and researchers need to work together…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New guidelines educate health care professionals about how to help prevent firearm injuries. Each year, approximately 40,000 people in the United States die because of guns, making firearm-related injuries a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As policymakers, principals, and parents wrestle with the reopening of schools, many are struggling with what feel like competing priorities. How do we address the gaps in academic learning that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With farming being the root of the nation’s food supply, former President Barack Obama’s administration launched a federal Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP) program in 2014. This initiative was designed to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who have recovered from COVID-19 retain broad and effective longer-term immunity to the disease, according to a new study. Findings of the study, which is the most comprehensive of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19 cases climb in the U.S. fueled by the more infectious delta variant, colleges continue to encourage or mandate those on their campuses to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.…