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Africa needs to be better prepared to deal with future pandemics. That should start with a re-assessment of how countries invest in – and support – local research.
Se espera que la población africana se duplique para el año 2050, lo que añadirá 1.200 millones a la actual población de 1.300 millones de personas. Urgen medidas para resolver este problema.
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Population growth rates pose a lingering challenge to development efforts on the continent.
High fertility is driven by a number of factors including desired family size, low levels of use of modern contraceptives, and high levels of adolescent childbearing.
The aim is to reduce maternal deaths, address the unmet need for family planning and end gender-based violence by 2030.
Patching concrete sidewalks, roads and bridges after every season of snow and ice is expensive. A team of engineers is now testing a new approach harnessing bacteria to patch the potholes and cracks.
Un nouveau type de matériau facilite la mise en place des antennes par pulvérisation presque partout, même dans des espaces très réduits.
A new type of material can make it easy to put antennas almost anywhere – no matter how thin the space, or even on surfaces people need to be able to see through.
Empowered women make millions of decisions that add up to a better demographic situation for themselves, their children and for Africa.
A scholar of climate misinformation campaigns explains how, in part, the large gap in public opinion on global warming emerged since a scientist's landmark clarion call for action.
For the first time in years, Americans are acutely aware of the perils of extreme weather, but don't expect views on climate risks to shift overnight.
Surveys show Trump's election is damaging America's reputation abroad, which research suggests could deal a sharp blow to US trade.
Companies historically have avoided taking stands on contentious issues, but new research suggests consumers punish businesses that don't stand up for their core values.
Caring for the young of a species in a nursery environment has been found in ancient fishes that lived many millions of years ago.
The myth that a blow to the head can both cause and cure amnesia – a common one on TV and in the movies – may have begun during the 19th century.
Corporations that set up venture capital funds must choose wisely between internal or external fund structures.
Où l’on découvre que dans la grande chaîne alimentaire qui lie toutes les formes de vie, les végétariens consomment aussi de la viande... Mais viande ou pas viande, telle n’est pas la question !
When you think about it, it's a bit strange to view food through a lens of "meat" and "not meat" – especially when plants consume animals, and vice versa.
The history of race science is a history of racist science, as epitomized by this proposed but never carried-out experiment from the early 20th century.
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Dornsife Professor of Global Health, Drexel University
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Ph.D. Student in Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
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Research Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
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Clinical Professor of Marketing, Drexel University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Drexel University
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Researcher Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Drexel University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Drexel University
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Associate Professor of Law, Drexel University
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Professor of Sociology, Drexel University
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Professor of History, Drexel University
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Post-doctoral fellowship at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Drexel University
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Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Drexel University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Drexel University
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
