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The presidential candidates are largely ignoring one of the biggest economic issues facing Americans: more than half are struggling to save enough for retirement.
States and regions are taking the lead on climate change action and, so far, are seeing economic and environmental benefits.
Demographic changes have made the idea of a two-state solution obsolete. The Israeli population is becoming more religious and more conservative. That makes the army more difficult to command.
Forest conservation has been a contentious issue in international climate change discussions for years, but now developing countries are embracing the need to protect their forests.
Researchers want your canine’s DNA to help unravel the connections between genes and behavior – for dogs and human beings.
Businesses are crucial to action on climate change but corporate social responsibility doesn’t take us far enough or fast enough. Here’s why.
Inclure un plus grand nombre de femmes dans les cercles de décision des politiques environnementales est une nécessité. Voici quinze championnes du climat qui font déjà beaucoup parler d’elles.
Including more women in international climate negotiations will lead to better results. Here are 15 climate champions already making a difference.
Playboy’s decision to drop nude women from its pages represents just how mainstream hard-core pornography has become.
By challenging the courts, King Dalindyebo is testing the degree of impunity with which traditional leaders can get away.
Exxon wasn’t the only giant corporation to have climate scientists in the 1980s. Scientists at GM and Ford also honed in on climate change, but they – and their companies – took very different paths.
The Traditional Courts Bill ignores concerns that women do not get a fair hearing. The courts tend to rule in line with patriarchal values; violating the constitution, which guarantees equality.
It’s important to reconnect management researchers with practitioners so their scholarly work is shared beyond academia.
Charlie Baker is the new Governor of Massachusetts and, doggone it, he likes government. Though this notion is antithetical to most elite Republican office holders, Governor Baker is firmly in the blue…
“Feet first”. That’s how one terrorist leader told recruits was the only way out. It makes sense. Allowing members to just walk away wouldn’t be good for the group’s image. And yet – at the same time as…
Students in Jefferson County, Colorado, popularly known as JeffCo, have learned an important civics lesson about their power to influence policy. In late September, hundreds of students organized to oppose…
If it seems as if everyone you know is online dating, you’re not alone. According to recent surveys, more than 40m single people out of 54m singles in the US have signed up to an online dating site such…
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, UMass Boston
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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Doctoral Candidate, UMass Boston
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Professor of Music, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Public Health, UMass Lowell
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Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Computer Science, UMass Lowell
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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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Director, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies; Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
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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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Dermatology Resident, UMass Chan Medical School
