This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Adult children’s educational attainment has an impact on their parents’ mental and physical health, according to a new study. The researchers used a new wave of data from a survey…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The sweltering heat endured by major American cities is being fueled by vast swaths of concrete and a lack of greenery that can ratchet up temperatures by nearly 9 degrees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. FFor more than 30 years, scientists on the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have focused on human-induced climate change. Their fifth assessment report led to the Paris Agreement in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than a dozen countries across Africa are at a high risk for measles outbreaks, after millions of children missed their measles and rubella vaccines during the pandemic, Precision Vaccinations reports.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When families and their advisors contemplate establishing a charitable vehicle, they often compare and contrast the advantages of private foundations and donor-advised funds (DAFs). However, for many donors, the best…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2020, mothers of younger children were primary and primarily caregivers. In this piece, we document declines in labor force participation among mothers and provide evidence of how mothers spent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I’ve worked in rural community and economic development for nearly 30 years. It’s a calling that brings me into almost daily conversation with those who control the levers of community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Summer isn’t even half over, and we’ve seen heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada with temperatures that would make news in Death Valley, enormous fires that have sent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is the second episode of Talent Matters Remix, our three-episode series in partnership with ProInspire, co-hosted by Monisha Kapila and Rusty Stahl. In this episode, Monisha and Rusty talk…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19 spread across the world last year, its impacts were fast and society-wide, ravaging health and livelihoods alike. The question quickly became: How can our societies respond with equivalent speed,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the national conversation about racial disparities continues, it’s important to ensure that we are including solutions to address the racial wealth gap. In 2016, the median white family had ten…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rural India has been in distress long before COVID-19, but over the last few months, the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown have revealed the vulnerability of rural areas to crises.…