This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While enrollment in higher education overall fell 2.5 percent in the fall, or by more than 461,000 students compared to the fall of 2019, the decline among men was more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the COVID-19 infection rate in prisons four times that of the general U.S. population, public health and medical experts are urging prisons to reduce their populations to save lives. But governors and corrections officials are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Record-setting wildfires torched huge swaths of western states in 2020. They blotted out the sun, produced hazardous air pollution in cities far from the blazes, and sent toxic smoke wafting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Large influxes of asylum seekers and other migrants to Europe from Muslim-majority countries have inevitably led to a significant rise in the number of Muslims in Germany, who in 2016…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you want to gauge the state of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, look to food insecurity. Food insecurity — lack of reliable access to healthy food — is a…
Among the many unexpected lessons of 2020 was a recognition of the importance of essential workers. We saw how much we rely on the people who work in our food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As many teachers can attest, engaging students and ensuring that the material shared actually resonates can be a challenge even at the best of times. Now in 2020, teachers are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each of us, no matter who we are, what we look like, or where we come from, needs a safe place to live. Our homes should be healthy, accessible, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As countries have shut down sectors of their economies and asked citizens to remain at home to slow the spread of COVID-19, all health providers have seen a decrease in…
As we continue to confront the devastating pandemic within our communities and globally, we view domestic violence as a parallel pandemic. Also known as intimate partner violence, domestic abuse is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early autumn of 2020, Africa received positive press about its response to the SARS-CoV-2 (also known as COVID-19) pandemic. Given the fragility of many of the continent’s health systems,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Of the many things that COVID-19 has made abundantly clear to us, surely one of them is a newfound realization that public health has become increasingly complex. Understanding the challenges…