April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which catalyzed action to protect the environment not just in the US but internationally.
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Home care aides play a critical role in providing health care to the elderly and other groups at the greatest risk of infection. Yet these workers are vulnerable too.
More than 10 million older Americans struggle to make ends meet, with many going without necessary health care and basic needs as living costs rise.
Many Americans fear that AI will take their jobs. And it might – but it’s more complicated than that.
Several presidential hopefuls have offered proposals to close the racial wealth gap, from baby bonds to reparations. A simulation suggests policies short of direct aid to blacks won’t do the trick.
We have all the technologies needed to make the electric grid run on renewables and lower pollution. What are they and what are the barriers to adopting them widely?
The contested law also defines the jurisdiction of traditional leaders in terms of territory. But traditional community boundaries are actually set by personal relationships.
Ensuring meaningful participation of women in the transitional government can be a first step toward achieving gender equality in a future Sudan.
Stressing out about potentially losing benefits can prolong financial instability. Solving this problem will help low-paid workers and everyone else.
American cities are getting more diverse, but neighbors of different races don’t necessarily socialize with each other. A sociologist in North Carolina discovered one surprising reason why.
China is funding global infrastructure projects to expand its influence and capacity for economic growth.
Thirty-seven-year-old Nayib Bukele is the first modern president who doesn’t represent either of El Salvador’s two mainstream parties. Can he fix what ails this troubled Central American country?
It’s often more effective, cheaper and less controversial than other efforts to confront climate change.
A grassroots movement to end racial disparities in schoolhouse discipline is beginning to take root throughout the nation and winning important victories at the local level. Can it sustain the effort?
As the expected costs of climate change grow, cities are on the frontlines of adapting to sea level rise and more intense storms – and finding ways to pay for it.
A new public opinion survey reveals Americans largely agree on sentencing reform, and how money spent on prisons could be reinvested in communities.
A little-noticed court ruling represents the biggest setback for opponents of child porn in decades.
In the run up to the Global Hepatitis Summit 2018, new guidelines for the management of hepatitis C should come under scrutiny – for financial conflict of interest and quality of evidence.
Social Security will have to dip into its trust fund to pay benefits this year for the first time since 1982. Should we be worried?
Stephanie Clifford may be a ‘porn star,’ but her success is hardly typical of the vast majority of performers affected by the seismic changes in the industry.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, UMass Boston
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Professor of Early Care and Education Leadership, Policy, and Practice, UMass Boston
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Distinguished Fellow, Sustainable Solutions Lab, UMass Boston
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Doctoral Candidate, UMass Boston
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, UMass Boston
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, UMass Boston
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, UMass Boston
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Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration, UMass Boston
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Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director LeadingAge LTSS Center, UMass Boston
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Assistant Professor of International Development, UMass Boston
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Ph.D. Candidate in Gerontology, UMass Boston
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Assistant Professor, UMass Boston
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Senior Fellow, McCormack Graduate School, UMass Boston
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Associate Professor of French and Italian, UMass Boston
