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Refugees from Ukraine could boost Europe’s economy, but countries receiving them will likely face significant costs in the short term.

CURT NICKISCH: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I’m Curt Nickisch. Women have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the U.S. for instance, women left the workforce…

A trial program that worked with couples in rural Zimbabwe shows the potential of a locality-based approach.

The early childhood field is in the very early stages of trying out artificial intelligence for tasks such as classroom observations…

Philanthropic practices that focus on programmatic impact and outcomes often overlook the needs of people doing the work, without whom no impact can be made.

On this episode of the Big Brains podcast, neurobiologist Karl Herrup argues we need to go back to the drawing board on Alzheimer’s disease.

The global, youth-led Green Hope Foundation is working to teach young people the meaning of sustainable development. At the age of 12, founder and president Kehkashan Basu attended Rio+20 in…

The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health care systems around the globe and pushed health care workers past the breaking point. Emerging disease threats, coupled with a growing, aging population, will…

World leaders have to deliver on commitments to invest in women’s health, girls’ education, and care responsibilities. More than $400 million is needed now to fund key international mechanisms to…

As wealth grows in Asia, so is philanthropic giving from within the region. And yet a recent report by the Lien Center for Social Innovation revealed the seeming lack of focus of philanthropic…

Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House and the Electoral College. Although there is…

The need to connect is fundamental. But diminishing social ties and community support are contributing to the loneliness epidemic.