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Asian Americans continue to make up a small percentage of the overall population of people experiencing a housing crisis and, in many communities, they are underrepresented. As an example, the…

Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?

Researchers found that children exposed to secondhand smoke had higher than average levels of lead in their blood.

In August 1964, the North Carolina Eugenics Board met to decide if a 20-year-old Black woman should be sterilized. Because her name was redacted from the records, we call her…

LGBTQ+ workers earn about 10 percent less over their lifetimes compared to straight white men — and LGBTQ+ people of color, transgender people and nonbinary people earn even less. So, what’s driving the LGBTQ+ pay gap, and what can be done about it?

Power and equity are at the center of a growing movement to reimagine the language and practices of capacity building.

To support people who have been incarcerated and to reduce recidivism, policymakers and re-entry programs need to prioritize housing.

Entertaining the thought of winning on climate change requires us to keep two apparently opposed ideas in mind: first, that we are living in a time of escalating peril and crisis, and second, that major ……

And here’s what could be holding you back.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of food supply chains and highlighted Hawaii’s reliance on food imports (PDF). The fires that have devastated Maui provide another warning and perhaps an opportunity. The full…

Philanthropy has played a critical role in the struggles of peoples for freedom and justice through the centuries — from abolition, suffrage, and ending apartheid to strengthening democracy, promoting peace,…

Design and architectural innovations can keep students, faculty and staff comfortable when the temperature rises, while also creating healthier, greener and more engaging places to learn. And there’s federal funding to pay for it.