This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated housing challenges long predating the pandemic, suggesting we can expect another housing crisis for homeowners, renters, and rental property owners. Recent data and past crises indicate that people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the study in Nature Food, researchers conducted a statistical analysis of pollution exposure and yields from 1980 to 2015 on a key sector making up about 38% of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Gay kids are receiving their education the way everybody gets their sex education and unfortunately, that’s by watching porn,” said Bronwen Pardes, a sex educator and author of Doing It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At some point in a disaster recovery, victims don’t need more in-kind goods or temporary lodging. They may benefit most from just plain cash to buy something specific from a reopened…
In this sixth interview of the “17 Rooms” podcast, Amar Bhattacharya and John Podesta discuss a “breakthrough” agenda on climate finance, which is necessary to deliver on greater climate ambition and ensure synergy with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no secret that the diversity of life around us is plummeting fast. In 2020 alone, scientists declared more than 100 species to be extinct. And that’s bad news not only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millennials and Gen-Z are reshaping philanthropy and ushering in a new era of giving. A report by payment app Zelle found that nearly 75% of Millennials provided financial support to family, friends…
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course “Legacy Building with Older Adults – Students Re-Humanizing Health Care” What prompted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. James Sayavong knows what it’s like to be a refugee in America. His father was a military officer in Laos when the communists overran his country after the U.S. pulled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world is in a rapid and painful transition from believing that water was plentiful and free (or at the very least inexpensive) to facing the impacts of water scarcity,…
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This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate resilience has emerged as a key priority for the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has announced an ambitious goal to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in half by 2030,…