This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Upward mobility, the capacity to improve one’s socioeconomic status, is key to realizing the American dream of a long, prosperous, and happy life, researchers say. In a new study, they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This past year has been exceptionally difficult for people experiencing homelessness. For starters, they faced increased vulnerability to COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions, lack of access to proper medical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Children raised in areas with more atmospheric lead pollution grew up to have less adaptive and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I spent 40 years working in healthcare, mostly as a certified nursing assistant, taking care of elderly and infirmed patients. None of that prepared me to watch my own son…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An analysis of over 4.5 million social media posts found that false news stories were 70 percent more likely to be shared than true stories. This failure is causing significant harm…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Interest is growing in the potential of fintech to address pressing societal challenges, including access to health care. Fintech brings together finance and digital technologies and is a fast-growing sector. It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Whether it’s seeing violent behavior with a family or among others in the neighborhood, or in movies, television, or violent video games, the gun use and acceptance among young adults…
This webinar was co-hosted by Grantmakers In Aging (GIA), American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), and The Good Dog Foundation. Preliminary research demonstrates the benefits of therapy dogs for older…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the past few months, our PODCAST-19 team has been grappling with how best to report on the pandemic. A lot has changed since we started this podcast in May…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Long before coronavirus vaccines started being widely administered in the country, public health agencies made recommendations on improving building ventilation, as the virus is thought to primarily spread through airborne respiratory droplets.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Around the country, global heating is increasing the frequency, intensity, and duration of summer heat waves. The recent triple-digit temperatures across the Pacific Northwest, where air conditioning in homes isn’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his history of Williamson, West Virginia, Okey P. Keadle—a member of Williamson High School’s inaugural, 1918, graduating class—describes the fire of 1906 that destroyed some 20 downtown buildings. In…