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Too often, people with little on-the-ground experience of the situations they seek to change determine the funding areas and strategies within philanthropy. And the institutions hiring individuals with lived experience…

With many nations making efforts to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, SciLine interviewed Erin Baker, a professor of industrial engineering and operations at UMass Amherst. Baker discussed…

The best science is not always the best engineering when it comes to building codes. It’s also a problem across the US, as an engineer who works on disaster resilience explains.

From higher-paying minimum wage jobs to missing teachers, students have a lot of reasons to skip school.

On August 1, 2023, the Rural Opportunity and Development Sessions (ROADS) hosted a hybrid in-person and virtual event from the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions in Washington, DC, as part of the larger ROADS…

An analysis of anti-abortion rights groups in the US shows that while some specifically turn to Christianity to explain their positions, others are looking at broader, human rights arguments.

Disability Victory will start training the first cohort of disabled people who want to run for office in early 2024.

My grandfather was the oldest of six children in a country torn apart by poverty and hunger. By the time he turned 13, he’d watched every one of his younger…

Sixty percent of public schools said they were partnering with community organizations to provide non-educational services, up from 45 percent a year earlier in 2022. The services include access to medical, dental, and mental health providers as well as social workers.

As millions rebuild their homes in the wake of the devastating 2022 floods, an architect’s innovative model for flood-resilient homes shows the way.

As philanthropy grapples with weighty questions about its responsibility and role in addressing systemic issues, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the Shifting Systems Initiative are diving deeper into issues the initiative has explored since its inception ……

As climate-driven deaths rise worldwide, a report finds only 23 percent of countries use climate data to inform their public health strategies.