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We all want to live in places that are safe and able to respond to disasters. But right now, many rural communities and Native nations — especially communities of color…

Suicide rates in the US are at a 80-year high. An expert on college student mental health explains risk factors and the role of inequality.

For homeless students, chronic absenteeism is dismayingly high.The number of students who regularly miss school has risen since the pandemic, but for …

These three topics were top of mind in 2023 for sustainable food professionals — and will move the field forward in the year ahead.

Good literacy plans in California are rare and wasted opportunities abound.

For the past two years, I have had the honor to serve on an advisory board for the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) as they continue to study the effects of…

Growing numbers of students need special education services. Yet there are fewer qualified clinicians who are willing and able to work in school buildings full time. A new solution that exists: teletherapy.

Black patients are significantly less likely to receive the gold standard of care after having a stroke, researchers report.

To advance racial and economic justice requires investment in narrative infrastructure, with a focus on shifting not just policy but culture.

Drug development takes a great deal of time, money and effort. While future profits play a big factor in which diseases gets prioritized, advocacy and research incentives can also tilt the scale.

Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.

The murder of George Floyd and resulting racial justice movement forced many people and organizations to confront the inequities baked into their everyday lives and business practices. The COVID-19 pandemic’s…