This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At first glance, waves have the makings of an ideal renewable energy source. They’re predictable, constant, and tremendously powerful. Their energy potential is astonishing — researchers estimate that waves off…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last March when teachers and students transitioned to remote instruction, Mohammad Hameed and the other teachers at the Arbat Refugee Camp in the Iraqi Kurdistan region weren’t worried about how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research confirms the various ways that climate impacts on food and agriculture are adversely affecting our health: Rising CO2 levels lead to less nutritious crops; increased incidence of diseases and pests may cause…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in solar energy will require expansion over land. Like windmills, solar panels need space, creating what has been dubbed “energy sprawl.” Even as a fraction of the U.S. energy portfolio,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ith the arrival of spring, Platte Farm Open Space, located in the diverse, working-class neighborhood of Globeville in north Denver, comes alive with native grasses, pollinator gardens that attract bees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While it’s always a challenge to make online training and workshops as effective as in-person sessions, these challenges are particularly acute when dealing with subjects as deeply personal and provocative…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Minneapolis Fed economist Andrew Goodman-Bacon recently published a report examining how the rollout of Medicaid in the late 1960s affected people who were children at the time. Today, Medicaid is one of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sociologist Erving Goffman suggested that the best time to understand social interaction is when it’s disrupted. This may also be true of philanthropy, and the field is certainly experiencing disruption today.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For survivors of mega-wildfires that burn entire neighborhoods and those living in nearby communities, property damage and smoke inhalation may be just the first of many ways the blazes wreak…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anti-Asian racism has a long history in the United States and often intertwines with misogyny, experts explain. On March 16, a man went on a shooting rampage at three Atlanta…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Houston in 2017, the category 4 storm destroyed thousands of houses and left much of the city underwater. At the time, officials at Western Governors University, an online college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Yesterday, I called a nonprofit executive director to learn more about the damage they had experienced from a recent weeklong winter storm. My phone call was unexpected. We had not…