This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Tennessee, more than half a million working-age adults, or one in six Tennesseans between the ages of 25 and 64, have attended college but not completed a postsecondary degree. Given…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a world of climate change, the flood risk will be more intense and more frequent, presenting higher danger to ever more people in a greater number of countries. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The new generation of meatless meat companies has been vocal in its ambition to remake our food system. Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown has said he wants to end all animal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent study from Duke University and WhyHunger finds that 82 percent of hunger relief organizations in the United States served more first time clients during the COVID-19 pandemic than during previous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. High school students who attended school remotely during the pandemic reported lower levels of social, emotional, and academic well-being, according to a new study. The findings held even when researchers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO), sleeping away from the comfort of a bed is an unfortunately familiar feeling. Years ago, Bush had to live out of her car for a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been collecting a lot of information about flood risks across America, including the increased risk of flooding linked to climate change. But the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Grantmaking practices in India too often undercut the very goal that motivates funders’ generosity: impact that improves the lives of individuals and communities. Most funders equate impact with programs, which is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea We combined a machine learning algorithm with knowledge gleaned from hundreds of biological experiments to develop…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The people who complain about the lack of solutions tend to have a certain degree of privilege: White, men, college-educated, higher income, able-bodied, in positions of power, etc. And the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2010, 193 countries stepped up to halt the global decline of biodiversity by 2020 as part of their commitment to the Convention on Biological Diversity. They agreed to take…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In many ways, Maleta Kimmons defines her neighborhood by what it lacks. Kimmons, who prefers to go by the name Queen, said what her neighborhood doesn’t lack is pollution. Near…