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Building a culture of cycling is essential, especially where bike use is low. A global movement of community bike workshops, also known as bike kitchens, can help.
Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.
The Attica uprising marked a milestone in the prisoners’ rights movement. Many of the grievances aired in 1971 are still relevant to today’s incarcerated population.
The emergence of variants of concern with increased potential for transmission and more severe disease in the younger population could make Africa more susceptible to a severe COVID-19 epidemic.
The protests paved the way for healing, vitality and a new vista of productive life.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons recently opened a unit for people suffering dementia. But is incarceration a ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment for those who don’t understand why they are behind bars?
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.
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PhD candidate, Drexel University
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Dornsife Endowed Professor of Global Health, Drexel University
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, 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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Associate Professor of Accounting, 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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Visiting Scholar, Department of Creative Arts Therapies, 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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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
