This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Levees protect people, towns, and agriculture from flooding. But two years ago, parts of the Missouri River and its tributaries reached record crests, and many levees failed. Now there’s a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In hindsight, 2020 is appearing to be a pivotal time in medical education. 2020 saw the emergence of the SARS-2 Covid-19 pandemic, social upheavals, the decision by the National Board…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a new study, researchers found a link between an outdoor science program and higher average science grades, as well as an increase in a measure of science knowledge for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Forty thousand high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are at risk of not graduating — including 6,000 this year — according to a new analysis that tracks the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wealthy individuals and families are uniquely positioned to pursue “impact-first” investments that prioritize social and environmental gains over financial returns, a report from the Bridgespan Group argues. Based on interviews with high-net-worth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For most of my life, I worked as a journalist, holding a variety of reporting and editing roles at newspapers in Atlanta and in several N.C. cities. I was always…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Donors to crowdfunding efforts are slightly younger, less religious, and more likely to be single than those who give through traditional channels, a report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many university administrators across the country, Nancy Schreiber, Provost and VPAA of Salve Regina University, faced a tough decision around an underperforming program. Her options were fairly straightforward: shutter…
Thanks to a robust public-private partnership, Blue Shield of California has accelerated and expanded California’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution as a third-party administrator. In March 2021, in collaboration with Blue Shield…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last year, as the scientific community quickly mobilized to develop, test and produce multiple effective vaccines, the focus for VillageReach has been protecting health workers and communities against the virus.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of the latest findings on the American diet are not encouraging. Almost half of U.S. adults, or 46%, have a poor-quality diet, with too little fish, whole grains, fruits,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nikolaj Gilbert joined PATH, a global public health organization headquartered in Seattle, in January of 2020 – just as the first cases of COVID-19 began appearing globally and shortly before…