Based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) is working to develop agricultural solutions in regions facing biophysical and socioeconomic constraints around the world.…
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Click here for more.Justifiably concerned about this massive increase in homelessness, funders have been pouring resources into preventing homelessness, creating affordable housing and moving people from unhoused to housed. These are essential investments. By contrast,…
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Schools nationwide are facing teacher shortages, and though no official database keeps track, anecdotal and historical evidence suggests rural areas are harder hit. “Why are America’s schools so short-staffed? Experts…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Police forces requiring at least a two-year college degree for employment are less likely to employ…
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In 2008, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco launched a study to track the effects of being denied an abortion on women who sought to end their pregnancies.…
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The establishment of large-scale agriculture under the Indonesian government’s “food estate” programme is harming local farmers in Sumatra, a study has found. The programme was announced in 2020 by President Joko Widodo…
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Students from a number of Maine’s colleges and universities are publicly calling on administrators to support legislation that would prevent schools from withholding transcripts from those who owe debts. The…
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People choose where to live based on a few underlying factors: proximity to where they work, preferred amenities like school quality or climate, and connections to social networks of family and friends. But the pandemic…
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At least 306 people have died after the heaviest rainfall in 60 years caused devastating flooding around the South African city of Durban. That number makes the storm the deadliest in South…
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Welcoming communities provide a sense of security and stability that allows immigrant families to make good decisions for their wellbeing, while creating a supportive environment to seek help from service…
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If you have ever had a painful experience completing a government form, waiting for hours at a DMV during a workday, or filling out online tax or student aid forms,…
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In January 2020, Kelly Gilbert felt as if her life was at a standstill. The new mom was suffering from postpartum depression. She had just resigned from her security job…