Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina On Aug. 31, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots…
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The financial community increasingly understands and accepts that the global climate and biodiversity crises are a systemic and financial risk. This has spurred action. Similar efforts to address the global…
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The power of place is not lost on me. Thinking back to my days as a student in elementary and high school, some of my fondest memories are of learning…
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How the world produces and consumes food accounts for up to a third of annual greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, climate change is radically changing food systems, with…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea One in three people in need of abortion will consider doing something on their own to…
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There is no blueprint for systems change. Social change is a messy, unpredictable and chaotic process that is often surprising and sometimes uncomfortable. Civil society organisations and NGOs play an…
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Click here for more.With so many impediments to civic engagement after losing one’s home, voter participation is disproportionately low among unsheltered people and residents of emergency shelters. Following a few simple steps, providers…
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Millions of low-income small business owners and self-employed workers like Rashid are struggling to repair damage and recover lost earnings due to the torrential rains and flooding that have killed more than…
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The Arctic is no stranger to loss. As the region warms nearly four times faster than the rest of the world, glaciers collapse, wildlife suffers and habitats continue to disappear…
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GrowCity, a paid youth internship program in Florida, is using urban agriculture to equip youth from low-income neighborhoods with interpersonal and work skills and community connections. The internship accepts up…
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More than 450 people are dying of COVID-19 in the U.S. each day as of late August 2022. When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, public officials, community organizations and policymakers…
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Abortion travel isn’t new. People have been crossing national and state borders to get abortion care since the 1960s, when air travel became more common and affordable. The number of…