This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many young people, the seemingly never-ending pandemic and isolation of virtual learning have exacerbated symptoms of depression that researchers documented among this age group long before COVID-19. In response…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Changing the format of school board meetings may boost trust and engagement, especially among low-income groups and people of color, research finds. Schools in the United States are set to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A lack of data on student-parents, specifically, inspired the study, said Sara Gorman, director of research and knowledge dissemination at the Jed Foundation, during a webinar Wednesday. Just over one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the country, communities are threatened by drinking water problems. Data on drinking water pollution is generally not well tracked by governments, due, in part, to the many and varied…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly all 50 states have opted into an online purchasing pilot for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While the program offers a safer way to shop and has the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thanks to wider availability of vaccines and declining local rates of COVID-19, we’ve entered a new period in the pandemic. Parts of life are returning to what families were used…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Do you remember Hydra, the multi-headed, snakelike water monster from Greek mythology? According to the myth, Hydra possesses multiple heads and has a regeneration capacity. For each head that is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the outset of the pandemic, working people who have long been overlooked and undervalued in America’s economic system were suddenly considered “essential,” and met with applause and national pressure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India is still home to one-third of the stunted children in the world, and has the highest number of wasted children globally. Stunting impairs cognitive potential and productivity, and wasting,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new farmer-owned app is connecting consumers with growers across the United States. Called GrownBy, the app allows shoppers to purchase produce directly from farms. These personal transactions give growers more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kill every human on the planet. This is the first assignment I give students in my public health classes, filled with do-gooders passionate about saving the world. Their homework is…