This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Laud Anthony Basing, a biomedical engineering research graduate at Purdue University, has developed a rapid diagnostic saliva swab test to identify yaws, an often overlook neglected tropical disease.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Although social media has become a regular part of our daily lives and source of ‘happiness’, it is also a major cause of anxiety for many…
Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Surfrider Foundation, Holly Parker explains how the rise in harmful algal blooms in coastal areas caused by pollution runoff have caused major environmental damage, limited drinking water…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A new report has created a map to show how hot cities around the US will get come 2050 if action is not taken against climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Health NOW addresses the dangerous relationship between chronic inflammation and depression and the development of an immunization from bacteria that has the potential to help. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Washington profiles a project launched in 2013 called “Everywoman Everywhere” that is fighting for the protection of women and girls around the world and takes a deeper look…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More than 7,000 universities vowed to take climate action and aim to be carbon-neutral by 2030 or 2050 at the latest. • What role can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research, marketing messages that are inconsistent with our ideological values can lead us to view a food product as less healthy. • What can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights a U.N. Environment Programme report showing that land-use practices that store carbon could be key in the fight against climate change. • How can…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank talks with Karen Karp, founder of a consulting company to improve our food system by engaging stakeholders through three main areas: regional food economies, food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maggie Koerth-Baker at FiveThirtyEight addresses how when conducting scientific research to better our planet, the research part itself may not necessarily be sustainable or environmentally friendly. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Neku Atawodi-Edun, Google’s plan to bring free, public high-speed wifi to Nigeria could help lift the country out of extreme poverty and add roughly…