This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools and local leaders must address decaying school facilities that pose a health threat to students. • If the Rebuild America’s Public Schools Act passes, it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge interviews Douglas Gotel, Program Manager with the District of Columbia Public Schools Mental Health Team, about how social workers utilize Evidence-Based Treatment interventions to address students’ mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elizabeth Chuck reports that some hospitals are turning to implicit bias training to combat the disturbingly high maternal mortality rate of black women. There is not yet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found a way to use nanotech injections to target and kill cancer cells that escaped during surgeries. · How can donors support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Recently, four new drugs were tested in the Democratic Republic of Congo to treat the Ebola virus. After the trials, scientists found that more than 90…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent survey revealed that public attitudes toward science and health are mostly positive, and 70 percent of respondents said they trust doctors and scientists. However,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists at the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, started doing their own analysis of pesticides and produced a list reminding us of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Stringer at The 74 writes about how educators are trying to cultivate ’emotion science’ in their classrooms. • How can parents get involved in fostering social-emotional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Health care leaders from across the U.S. share their thoughts about the technology and innovations that will move the industry forward. • The focus is always…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic recounts a Michigan doctor who has been accused by hundreds to falsely diagnose them with epilepsy, however, this doctor’s misdiagnosing patients could be more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights a multi-locational market garden in Georgia, Grow with the Flow, which uses neighbors’ underutilized lawns and farmlands to grow naturally certified produce. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca M. Bratspies at The Atlantic argues that catch-shares fishing, the latest solution to the world’s overfishing crisis, is not ultimately as sustainable as it’s cracked up…