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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

Development

Societal Stigma Surrounding Community College

With the looming threat of a recession, community college appears to be an attractive option for many people seeking higher education (Potter, 2023). Community colleges have already been popular options, with nearly half

Shana Soyfer

6 min read

Healthcare

The Difference Between Public and Private Healthcare in the United States

Introduction The debate over healthcare financing in the United States has been a decades long conversation. The discussion mainly focuses on whether the healthcare system should be financed through public or private funding,

Siraj Akmal

6 min read

Energy

Why the Energy Transition Begins with Metals

The imperative of a transition away from fossil fuels towards climate-friendly energy sources is becoming clearer by the year. However, financial obstacles and ESG concerns make the path towards a greener future much more complicated than anticipated.

Ishaan Vora

7 min read

Northeastern

U+ Education Addresses Public Speaking Anxiety Through Gavel Club

By Brett Netkin and Greta Magendantz U+ Education offers online language learning for students across the globe, with courses in English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean. One of their programs, in

Brett Netkin

2 min read

Sustainability

Ethiopia’s Fatal Drought

By Darin Materman As Ethiopia enters its third year without sufficient rainfall, malnutrition and thirst plague local communities. With three failed rainy seasons denying Ethiopians crucial water, the drought haunting the Horn of

Darin Materman

3 min read

Sustainability

Discrepancies in the clean energy industry

Problem 1: The clean energy industry is white-male-dominated. Introduction The energy industry is in a state of transformative flux, riding on the back of renewables. Clean energy provides the chance to bring far-reaching,

Varun Jhamvar

6 min read

Development

What Role Does AI Play in Systemic Racism?

Technology dominates today’s world, playing a significant and consequential role in the lives of billions of people. Society has been revolutionized by tech industry innovations, a revolution that is currently being led

Sarah Gama

6 min read

Sustainability

Exploring Sustainable Energy Solutions for Companies

Introduction It seems that every week, a new Fortune 500 company commits to lowering its carbon footprint. Companies such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Nestlè have all committed to being carbon neutral, meaning a

Siraj Akmal

5 min read

Development

Reframing American Poverty as a Human Rights Issue

By: Ishita Khanna

Ishita Khanna

11 min read

ESG

Boston’s Disparities In Access to Clean Energy

By: Samiya Gupta

Samiya Gupta

6 min read

Development

Healing Addiction in Universities: Drug Courts

Addiction has become a serious problem impacting many college students, which is why in 2020, the prevalence of any illegal drug use for college students was 46%, showing it is a serious problem

Shana Soyfer

7 min read

Sustainability

Renewable Energy in Vietnam and Opportunities for Implementation

Vietnam, a booming economy with approximately 100 million residents, is currently embracing renewable energy, especially solar and wind, as part of its industrialization process due to its abundant natural resources. The United Nations

Linda Vo

5 min read

Sustainability

Africa’s Youth Unemployment Crisis Is a Global Problem – Are Young Professionals' Potential Being Wasted?

Youth is Africa’s greatest asset, and its greatest challenge. Africa’s youth population is rapidly growing and expected to double to over 830 million by 2050 (3). In spite of this growth,

Sarah Sackey

4 min read

Development

How Computational Medicine Technologies Can Improve Health Delivery in Developing Countries

Fig. 1: Harnessing emerging technologies and analytics to increase healthcare availability (11) Computational medicine, an emerging field that seeks to improve patient care and accessibility through technology and data, promises to revolutionize healthcare

Shashank Jarmale

4 min read

Development

U.S. Hospital Cybersecurity is in Critical Condition

The U.S. healthcare sector’s fragile cybersecurity infrastructure continually suffers from cyberattacks that threaten safe healthcare delivery. In 2020, the first patient death attributed to a ransomware attack occurred (6, 8). Cyberattacks

Natalie Hammel

5 min read

Inequality

American Childcare Industry Weakens the Financial Security of Women

Women’s equity cannot be achieved without addressing childcare. In order to prompt global action on this issue, the United Nations declared childcare burden inequalities as one of its sustainable development goals (7)

Natalie Hammel

6 min read