This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sharp changes in student behaviors, priorities and expectations in recent months have forced higher education institutions to think differently. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that there is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Covid-19 is a having a massive impact on humanity. But why have we seemingly slept-walked our way into one of the biggest risk factors of all, an obesity pandemic? As…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed his country’s participation in a virtual climate summit convened by the U.S. for April 22 and 23, vowing in a recent letter to U.S. President…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Throughout the pandemic, millions of Americans wondered: “Is the cure worse than the disease?” The question implies a trade-off between “the cure,” in the form of economic shutdowns, and “the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Clifton, New Jersey, data on children in poverty, data on obesity, and data on the percent of uninsured residents revealed such pronounced disparities among neighborhoods that the city approved a satellite health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Environment charities have seen a significant loss of funding as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and they are struggling to maintain their work programmes through lockdown. The economic disruption…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Michigan schools are receiving billions of dollars of federal aid, the largest single infusion of cash ever, and have spent millions already. School leaders say the money will help more students return…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thousands of people worldwide are gardening to grow food and curb climate change as part of nonprofit Green America’s Climate Victory Gardens campaign. For centuries, gardeners across the globe have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lebanon is on the brink of collapse. It has experienced a self-inflicted financial and economic meltdown, the pandemic, and the massive blast at the Port of Beirut. Saddled with a faltering confessional governance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 80% of higher education faculty report helping students with mental health issues, and 90% of faculty believe those issues have gotten worse during the pandemic, a nationwide survey finds.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During an event organized by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) and Food Tank, chefs, farmers, academics, and food system advocates discuss the importance of diets that support the health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On April 26, 2020 Telish Gardner, a 49-year-old sanitation worker and father of four, was shot and killed in his home in south Los Angeles. Two days later, just a…