There’s a growing concern worldwide that the traditional method of allocating research funding through competitive review of grant proposals is too risk-averse. Faced with several times more applications than they…
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Just like other momentous occasions in history, a likely topic of future conversations is “Where were you when the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade?” As it turns out, I…
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The Buffalo supermarket shooting that killed ten Black Americans thrust the idea of “replacement theory” into the public consciousness. The shooter believed that an increasingly diverse society was forever altering…
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On the morning of July 4, President Joe Biden hailed the day as one to “celebrate the goodness of our nation.” Shortly after his tweet, a gunman on a rooftop…
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In this episode, our guest is Ashindi Maxton. She is a co-founder and former executive director of the Donors of Color Network, an organization that offers a philanthropic and political home…
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Click here for more.Climate change alarm bells have been ringing for decades, but only more recently has the crisis begun to unfold at a breathtaking pace with far-reaching impacts that leave no community untouched. As the…
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During a recent event on Capitol Hill, lawmakers, policy experts, and advocates fighting food waste called on Congress to pass legislation that can help keep surplus food out of landfills…
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In our classrooms at Woodland Pond School, we use the KWL discussion framework to introduce new ideas. It stands for Know Wonder Learn and allows students to explore concepts from a place…
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The City of Chicago is the undisputed gun violence capital of America. Last year, the city saw nearly as many shootings and killings as New York and Los Angeles combined,…
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In August 2021, when my 62-year-old mother said hello on FaceTime, she was holding the side of her jaw, grimacing. She was in anguish, but kept repeating, “I’m OK, I’m…
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The term white supremacy makes me uncomfortable. I started hearing it more frequently around our foundation a few years ago – from the staff, partners and others in our sector.…
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Historically, heat has received less attention than hazards such as hurricanes or wildfires, whose visible damage to physical property draws more attention. But as extreme heat has become more frequent, longer…