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Education

Education: The Most Overlooked Determinant of Health

Education level is in fact one of the strongest predictors of a person’s long-term health, as demonstrated by its effects on an array of significant aspects of life such as job opportunities, social support, and individual lifestyle choices.

Maddelynn Brooks

7 min read

Feminism

Challenging the #Girlboss: Examining Feminism in the Corporate Sphere

Who is the elusive girlboss? She’s powerful, she’s commanding, she stands up for herself. She’s unapologetic, she stands tall. She works hard, she works tirelessly, and she looks good doing

Silvia Xie

4 min read

age effect

How The Relative Age Effect Impacts Educational Attainment (And How We Can Fix it)

The Relative Age Effect (RAE) is a phenomenon where people born closer to an age cutoff are perceived as more talented, when they are more developed. This RAE has a strong influence on educational attainment. We must implement age adjustments in standardized tests and "redshirt" younger students.

Ben Aizenberg

6 min read

Heathcare

The Healthcare Venture Capital Landscape: Projections and the Disparity in Funding for Black Women

Introduction In recent years, the healthcare industry has witnessed a surge in venture capital (VC) investments, driven by innovative technologies and promising startups aiming to revolutionize the sector. However, amidst this growth, a

Sarah Sackey

4 min read

Traffic

Zahma in Cairo: The Social Cost of Traffic Jams

By Rayya Haider From The Wharton School With as many as 7000 vehicles traversing a single lane per hour, Greater Cairo has earned notoriety among both tourists and its own citizens for its

Rayya Haider

5 min read

STUDENT HOUSING

Student Housing - From a Million Dollar Industry to the Key to Reaching the Potential of Higher Education

By: Maria Francisca Moutinho Ricardo da Costa From: Sciences Po Menton For many students around the world, the transition to university entails much more than an academic challenge. For them, alongside the overwhelming

Maria Francisca Moutinho Ricardo da Costa

10 min read

CHIPS

The Revolution Rumbling Under America’s Feet: the CHIPS Act in Our Daily Lives

In the age where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, semiconductors are off the radar for most American civilians. Yet obscure as they may seem to the general public, chips have the power to affect the daily life of every American over the next decade.

Eugenia Zinovieva

5 min read

Management Consulting

Accelerating tangible growth or just a way to outsource responsibility — What role do Management Consultants play in our economy?

By Dheer Sanghi, Kellogg Branch On college campuses across the country, aspiring consultants are a dime a dozen. Northwestern University — my home for the next few years — is no exception, with 15% of

Dheer Sanghi

10 min read

Urbanism

Exploring the Rising Movement of Tactical Urbanism

Worldwide, cities have seen a rise in ‘tactical urbanism.’ While tactical urbanism has led to many positive impacts, cities should continue to consider its downsides and ways to make tactical urbanism a more inclusive, equitable, and evidence-based project.

Jed Cosgrove

7 min read

Book revolution

Turning Pages in the Digital Age: Navigating the Book Revolution with BookTok and Beyond

By: Maria Zoi Michailidou From: Sciences Po Menton It is no secret that recently the editorial landscape has dramatically changed. No longer is it necessary to send one’s work to dozens publishers,

Maria Zoi Michailidou

4 min read

Economics

The Issues of Gentrification

By Azkia Hasan From the National University of Singapore “The local shop where I usually get my pizza turned to be a hipster spot so expensive that even happy hour is no longer

Enrique Chee

7 min read

Fashion

Reshape the Future: The Resale Fashion Trend and Sustainability

By: Summer Xu From: Northwestern University Introduction Welcome to an era where sustainability meets style — Vintage shops and resale markets are weaving a story of classic styles’ comeback. The rise of resale, remake,

Summer Xu

6 min read

housing

The Great Canadian Epidemic: Structural Issues Fueling the Canadian Housing Crisis

By: Gurnoor Gujral From: University of Toronto Photo by Sean Pollock / UnsplashUnaffordability has become synonymous with the Canadian housing market over the past decade. Housing costs have ballooned tremendously in major Canadian metropolitans

Anna Li

6 min read

Education

The Digital Divide In Education

By Siraj Akmal From Northeastern University Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on UnsplashIntroduction The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented shift in the landscape of American education. With the abrupt closure of school buildings nationwide,

Siraj Akmal

4 min read

Fasion

Modern fashion: More than just a catwalk

By: Maria Zoi Michailidou From: Sciences Po Menton Thanks to social media and Hollywood, the fashion industry has radically transformed in the past few decades. Even though fashion weeks in Paris and Milan

Maria Zoi Michailidou

5 min read

COVID-19

Bridging the Gap: Physician Shortages and Burnout in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Introduction The COVID-19 Pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for U.S. hospitals and the healthcare industry. While the heroic efforts of healthcare's essential workers were widely celebrated, the pandemic also revealed the

Sreya Ravi

7 min read

Visual Arts

Capitalism's Grip on Visual Arts: An Overview

Abstract AI Generated Artwork by GPT-4 [An Artist in a Market Driven World]By: Basil Almezel A prominent view in art culture is the perception that art is a reflection of the time

Basil Almezel

5 min read

COVID-19

Examining the U.S. Response to Covid 19: An Externalities-Based Approach

This article analyzes the United States' response to the pandemic, emphasizing the public policy initiatives launched to confront externalities linked to COVID-19.

Jay Patel

11 min read

Education

Equity in Education in the Post-COVID Era

By: Lavanya Subramanian From: Northwestern University By now – December 2023 – most people aren’t surprised by the detrimental effects COVID has had on almost every aspect of our lives, from healthcare to the

Lavanya Subramanian

6 min read