This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The loan fund launched earlier this year to help social enterprises gain access to debt and credit. It extended a small loan to Mexico, which launched in 2010 to offer affordable home solar…
The middle class has had a 20-year income decline that fueled the recent presidential election but few talked about the fact that the healthcare hyperinflation was at least 95 percent responsible…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gates gave away $4.6 billion in Microsoft shares in June to his personal charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to a filing published Monday by the Securities and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On her way to building La Clínica de La Raza into one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Centers in California, Jane Garcia blazed a trail that has spanned more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida on September 10 as a Category 3 storm after leaving a trail of destruction through the Caribbean, including significant devastation throughout the Leeward, U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. July is National Fragile X Awareness Month. As we head into the last full week of this month, we dedicate this post to educating readers about Fragile X Syndrome. According…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How cost-effective might developing new vaccines be? GAVI, the leading funder for vaccine-related work, is cited by a few different sources as potentially saving a life for under $1000, though…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The recently released independent video game Little Red Lie wants players to get real about their money problems. It’s an exploration of a rock-bottom social and political reality that you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Australian researchers have received funding to undertake an in-vitro study of live brain cells in Parkinson’s disease patients. This work is critical in laying the foundations for screening new therapeutics…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Bangalore company’s game-based teaching app helps underprivileged students develop spoken English skills to land jobs in India’s booming knowledge economy. The app, called Enguru, offers instruction in 28 of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The standard answer from a doctor is simply never have a single cigarette. Never bring your phone to bed, never have unprotected sex, never sit for eight hours at a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young people inspire me. Their voices on honesty, hope, and belief in the future challenge me to be a better advocate and leader to ensure the advancement of arts education…