This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many argue that no recent act of giving has impacted the field of philanthropy more than MacKenzie Scott awarding more than $14 billion in less than two years. In addition…
Global climate change and, in particular, the warming of the oceans has caused the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves to increase every year, with serious consequences for the stability…
Twitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy, quietly posted on the site’s rules page and listed as effective Nov. 23, 2022, has researchers and experts in public…
Leer in español There are questions that worry me profoundly as a population- and environmental-health scientist. Will we have enough food for a growing global population? How will we take…
The march of climate-related disclosures into the corporate mainstream has chalked off another major milestone, with companies responsible for over half of global market capitalization providing environmental data to the…
A potent brew of untapped opportunity and climate injustice is putting smallholder farmers of the world in a bind. These farmers, who typically farm on just one to five acres…
By working with the people who know their communities best, the Equity First Vaccination Initiative showed how we can continue to remove barriers and improve equity-centered public health. The 20…
When most people think of climate change, they envision melting icebergs and a rising sea level. While climate change is indeed warming the globe and causing the seas to rise,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy and the nonprofit sector are changing. There have been signs of shifts for years, but nothing as significant as the transformation we are experiencing now. And this is good.…
I recently traveled to Burkina Faso to visit a local clinic where Save the Children and Doctors of the World are treating children with severe acute malnutrition. I have seen centers like…
The planet is heating up as greenhouse gas emissions rise, contributing to extreme heat waves and once-unimaginable flooding. Yet despite the risks, countries’ policies are not on track to keep…
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea People who breathe polluted air experience changes within the brain regions that control emotions, and as…