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A strong El Niño can result in hunger for 6 million children—potentially more than COVID-19 A child holds bushels of rice seedlings over his shoulder

A strong El Niño can result in hunger for 6 million children—potentially more than COVID-19

Consequences of weather events highlight lack of proactive climate policy, study finds

Pearson Global Forum to explore what misinformation means for global conflict World map with blue lights

Pearson Global Forum to explore what misinformation means for global conflict

Fourth annual Pearson Global Forum will convene experts Oct. 12-14 for virtual events

Innovative READI Chicago initiative brings hope amid heartbreak of gun violence Sylvester, a beneficiary of the READI Chicago initiative, stands outside a Heartland Alliance building in Chicago

Innovative READI Chicago initiative brings hope amid heartbreak of gun violence

What went wrong in Afghanistan? Policy expert examines U.S. missteps Protest outside of the White House during the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021

What went wrong in Afghanistan? Policy expert examines U.S. missteps

Harris scholar discusses how phases of withdrawal led to ‘cascades of surrender’

Do 911 calls ensure public safety? Experts reimagine crisis responses in UChicago event Emergency response team

Do 911 calls ensure public safety? Experts reimagine crisis responses in UChicago event

In July 27 event, faculty and experts discuss efforts to evolve 911 to better address health, equity

When insurers and doctors haggle over Medicaid costs, patients pay the price Figurines of health care workers next to a figurine of a patient on a wheeled gurney

When insurers and doctors haggle over Medicaid costs, patients pay the price

Reimbursement negotiations can exacerbate health care disparities, new study finds

Protecting spotted owls cost far fewer jobs than timber industry claimed A northern spotted owl sits on a tree branch in a forest

Protecting spotted owls cost far fewer jobs than timber industry claimed

Employment alone isn’t enough to solve homelessness, study suggests A man walks by a group of tents along a street

Employment alone isn’t enough to solve homelessness, study suggests

For Ta-Nehisi Coates, telling the truth about America means confronting Black oppression Screenshot from the 2021 Kent Lecture

For Ta-Nehisi Coates, telling the truth about America means confronting Black oppression

In Kent Lecture, author traces attacks on democracy to legacy of slavery, racism

Are children’s books becoming more diverse? New research reveals persistent bias Child reading books

Are children’s books becoming more diverse? New research reveals persistent bias