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People who have received periodontal maintenance care stayed in the hospital for the shortest time after a heart attack, a new study shows. The conventional wisdom is that medical and…

As colleges and universities look for ways to woo students with compelling experiences, higher ed leaders need to look no further than the devices students are never without: their smartphones.…

The powerful remnants of Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s western coast on Sept. 17, 2022, pushing homes off their foundations and tearing apart protective berms as water flooded communities. Storms aren’t…

This Q&A is part of a series highlighting the 2022 Black Women Give List honorees. Joy B. Webb is program director at The Community Investment Network, founder of The Circle of Joy,…

Next time you walk past college students in your town or see a university campus on the news, I encourage you to consider this: Roughly one out of every three college…

When single moms are college students, complications and barriers abound. The risk is great as they try to raise children, provide financially and succeed as a student. But if they…

An unlikely hero of the COVID-19 pandemic? The parking lot. Sitting in cars by shuttered schools, fast food restaurants, and libraries across America, children without internet at home were able…

The Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) report highlights data focused on people living in homeless services system shelters throughout 2019 and 2020. This timeframe paints a picture of the status…

The new trend that workers from various generations are now embracing and advocating for is a term called “quiet quitting.” I’ve noticed this term is used by many individuals on…

There are almost three million missing neuter/spay surgeries in the US due to the COVID pandemic, researchers report. Along with veterinarian and staff shortages, the missing surgeries are contributing to…

In recent decades, as risks of fragility, conflict, violence, climate change, and famine have soared, the number of people fleeing their homes and seeking refuge has risen to 27 million. By…

New census data adds to the growing body of evidence showing that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) helped reduce childhood poverty. In fact, the end of monthly CTC payments created significant hardship for…