This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Perhaps clinging to a long-held belief that lung cancer patients caused their own condition, non-smokers or never-smokers feel immune to a disease that kills 154,000 men and women in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Population Institute released research that indicates that the United States has poor reproductive healthcare, but it varies dramatically between states. • How can philanthropy help to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Growing up, Paula John didn’t feel her voice counted, motivating her to give her children a different experience by listening to them closely. She expected the same consideration from her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TriplePundit highlights 12 plant-based foods coming to market in 2019, some emerging from new companies and some with familiar names who are taking a more healthy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Environmental correspondent Fiona Harvey at The Guardian discusses the reasons, fear, and potential solutions behind newly found antibiotic resistant genes in the Arctic. • This discovery in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lawmakers in certain states such as Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming and Virginia want to ban plant-based and cell-cultured meat products as being labeled “meat,” stating that they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The American Psychological Association (APA) has released a new report that discusses how ‘masculinity identity’ is linked to homophobia and misogyny, amongst other things. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard interviews Newark Assistant Fire Chief David Decker on his first hand experience dealing with the addiction crisis in America. • Decker credits poverty as being…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hechinger Report writes that allowing kids and students to share their experiences with one another and harness a supportive environment will improve emotional and mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jake Siegel explains how recent research has revealed that the body’s approach to fighting cytomegalovirus is more involved than previously thought, opening up new avenues of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniel M. Gerstein argues that the ethical debates around human genome editing must accelerate to keep up with – and overtake – scientific progress in the field. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rosalie Liccardo Pacula explains that marijuana legalization in Washington reduced adolescent marijuana use, but more data is needed to paint a fuller picture. • How can funders work…