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The Effect of Covid-19 on Economic Inequality

A demonstrator calls attention to income inequality during the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York several years ago. Photo: Mat McDermott (CC-BY)Today, the magnitude of the economic inequality present in the

Osahon Tokunboh

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The Tragedy of Workplace Gender Inequality: Why Fewer Women Occupy Managerial Positions

Fewer CEOs are women than are named John and David. (Source: Execucomp). Licensed under CC BY 2.0.This article consists of two interviews, one with Professor Laura Kray and one with organizational

Chenyu Wang

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Quantum Computing and its Effects on Our Productivity

IBM researcher Jerry Chow in the quantum computing lab at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center. (Credit: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM). Licensed under CC BY 2.0.What is quantum

Brian Ma

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The State of the World's Children

In 1959, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1). We — as a global community — thus began to hold these truths to be self-evident, that the

Kyla N Golding

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The Complexity Around Fair Trade

The rise of fair trade can stem all the way back to the age of colonization when traders exploited countries in Asia, South America, and Asia of their commodities. While traders profited off

Meiyi Yan

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Diversity and Inclusion in Outdoor Sports

Deschutes Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (Credit: Bureau of Land Management). Licensed under CC BY 2.0.Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor recreation has come to the forefront of social life as an

Hannah McNeill

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Project Spotlights

GRC Project Spotlight: FRAXA

Boy with Fragile X syndrome playing with toy. Source: Peter Saxon 2014/Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.On the evening of July 22, 2020, over 60 monuments around the world

Lara Dada

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Vaccine Nationalism and Inequities in the Global Vaccination Campaign

Officials of Jalandhar Civil Hospital hand over the vaccine to the staff of community health centres. (Credit: Sarabjit Singh/Tribune India). Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.As of May 1, 2021, India

Ibrahima Diagne

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ESG: A New Mindset for Investing

For many outside the industry, the lexicon used by the world’s financial leaders and firms can often seem built more on buzzwords than meaning, with terms rising and falling out of fashion

John Berkay

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COVID-19’s Impact on America’s Food System

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States of America, people across the country have been heavily impacted economically, socially, and physically. COVID-19 has exposed a multitude of problems outside of only the

Meiyi Yan

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China’s Current and Future Role in Climate Change

Spurred by an increasingly industrialized world since the mid-20th century, climate change and global warming have risen to the forefront of international issues that have and will continue to define environmental policy for

Brian Ma

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Climate Change and Climate Justice in the Pacific Islands

The U.N. International Organization for Migration projects that there will be 200 million climate change migrants by 2050 (1). Some estimates range up to a billion, or more than one in every

Annelisa KL

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Environmental Destruction Predating Climate Change Has Plagued Low-Income Communities of Color for Decades

Image credit: Ezra Acayan / Getty ImagesAs environmental disasters strike with greater frequency, the conversation around climate action is at its peak. In the last year alone, the United States lost $95 billion in

Rosa Flores

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3D-Printed Buildings: Concrete Advances

When many think of 3D printing, they probably imagine a desktop printer about the size of a toaster oven layering thin strands of plastic or resin to build small, unique shapes. They probably

Lyndsey Mugford

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Intellectual Property and Public Health clash over Covid-19

Intellectual property is a field of law that is critical to be aware of in understanding inequities in access to medicine and especially relevant in the time of Covid. Before understanding how Intellectual

Jack Kelly

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Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy

Image credit: Wyeth Nutrition Science Center The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our macro-level societal functions and our micro-level personal lives cannot be understated. The pandemic has brought serious — and perhaps

Osahon Tokunboh

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The AI/ML Revolution in Agriculture

As one of the biggest producers of agricultural goods in the world, the United States features domestic economic and social development that is deeply intertwined with the continual growth of its agricultural sector.

Hannah McNeill

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An In-Depth Look at Wall Street's Latest Phenomenon: SPACs

Over the course of the pandemic, methods for companies going public other than traditional IPOs have expanded to include using SPACs. SPACs, otherwise known as special purpose acquisition companies or blank check companies,

Joshua Lee

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Pregnancy during a Pandemic: Covid-19’s Pronounced Effect on Women’s Health in Southeast Asia

Over the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed over half a million lives in the United States alone. While resources such as personal protective equipment and vaccines are a step in the

Noor Baig

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