Behavior Change During 2014 Ebola Outbreak: Lessons Moving Forward
Global Health

Behavior Change During 2014 Ebola Outbreak: Lessons Moving Forward

Outbreak Control In any public health emergency dealing with an infectious disease, our ability to control an outbreak is critically tied to our ability to implement significant behavior changes. During the 2014 outbreak
How Artificial Intelligence Systems Can Transform Disease Control and Global Health in the Coming Decade.
Global Health

How Artificial Intelligence Systems Can Transform Disease Control and Global Health in the Coming Decade.

In light of the recent Coronavirus outbreak, public health officials are realizing future potential artificial intelligence systems to help with monitoring and diagnostic measures. Companies such as Google, Babylon Health are diving into this emerging market.
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Sustainably Reducing Medical Waste and Plastic Pollution
Sustainability

Sustainably Reducing Medical Waste and Plastic Pollution

A global economy and scientific advancements would be impossible without plastic. A primary product of petroleum refining, plastic is integrally linked to numerous global supply and production chains. Plastic is especially important in
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Cambodia as an example of educational disparities in developing countries
Development

Cambodia as an example of educational disparities in developing countries

Even though the right to education has been recognized as one of the primary human rights, it still remains inaccessible for millions of children around the world. According to the UNESCO Institute for
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How a Post-Brexit Trade Deal Between the US and the UK Could Affect Climate Change Commitments
Sustainability

How a Post-Brexit Trade Deal Between the US and the UK Could Affect Climate Change Commitments

With the UK having finally left the European Union on the 31st of January 2020, the door is now open for Boris Johnson and his cabinet to strike independent trade deals with other
The Influence of Carbon Offsets on Consumer Behavior
Sustainability

The Influence of Carbon Offsets on Consumer Behavior

In recent years, carbon offsets have become an increasingly popular mechanism to neutralize a consumer’s carbon emissions in the online shopping and aviation industries. The process involves calculating the value of one’
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Empowering Women in Low-Income Communities
Development

Empowering Women in Low-Income Communities

The world economic order has been reshaped over the past few decades. Countries that did not have such a notable presence some years ago have experienced exponential economic increases and are primary powers
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Voluntourism: could the industry for saviors could be worth saving?
Development

Voluntourism: could the industry for saviors could be worth saving?

The volunteer tourism has been heavily criticized for its exploitative nature. How can we ensure that volunteering results in positive change?
Analyzing the Future of Clean Energy in India
Sustainability

Analyzing the Future of Clean Energy in India

What initiatives have propelled India’s strides toward clean energy and what characterizes the country’s future of sustainable energy?
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Production of First Domestic HPV Vaccine in China
Global Health

Production of First Domestic HPV Vaccine in China

On January 2nd, 2020, the National Medical Products Administration announced China's approval of its first domestic production of the HPV vaccine. It is hard to believe that the first HPV vaccines arrived in
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Is Geoengineering a Solution to Global Warming?
Climate Change

Is Geoengineering a Solution to Global Warming?

How we're applying geoengineering to global warming.