10 ways to provide adequate housing in the COVID-19 era
COVID-19 is a health, social, economic and political emergency. It is also a housing emergency.
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Climate change bigger threat than COVID: Red Cross
The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as to the coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross said Tuesday, warning that global warming poses a greater threat than COVID-19.
Environment
Nov 17, 2020
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Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work
It's a challenging time to be a science communicator. The current pandemic, climate crisis, and concerns over new technologies from artificial intelligence to genetic modification by CRISPR demand public accountability, clear ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2020
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Will US college students' lives be forever transformed by COVID-19?
A team of researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute have embarked on the largest, most comprehensive longitudinal study of how U.S. college students ...
Education
Oct 27, 2020
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Accessible healthcare could be key to solving climate crisis
Caring for people's health is a prescription for protecting rainforests, slowing climate change and creating significant monetary value, according to a new Stanford-led study.
Environment
Oct 26, 2020
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Applying human-centered design to voting places
As the United States prepares for November's general election, almost every step of the voting process is being revamped and reevaluated to ensure that COVID-19 will not spread in local communities when millions of Americans ...
Political science
Sep 29, 2020
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How universities can manage student anxiety about coronavirus on campus
Students have returned to UK universities, and the timing couldn't be worse. Some in the medical community have argued that the key to safe reopening is to do so at a time when community transmission is minimal. With coronavirus ...
Education
Sep 24, 2020
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Sudan declares state of emergency over deadly floods
Sudanese authorities declared their country a natural disaster area and imposed a three-month state of emergency across the country after rising floodwaters and heavy rainfall killed around 100 people and inundated over 100,000 ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2020
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The risk of preterm birth rises near gas flaring, reflecting deep-rooted environmental injustices in rural America
Through the southern reaches of Texas, communities are scattered across a flat landscape of dry brush lands, ranches and agricultural fields. This large rural region near the U.S.-Mexico border is known for its persistent ...
Environment
Aug 21, 2020
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Enslaved people's health was ignored from the country's beginning, laying the groundwork for today's health disparities
Some critics of Black Lives Matter say the movement itself is racist. Their frequent counterargument: All lives matter. Lost in that view, however, is a historical perspective. Look back to the late 18th century, to the very ...
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2020
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