Julia Liu – Professor of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine and RaKetra Snipes Physician Assistant in Gastroenterology, Morehouse School of Medicine Clinical trial participants are predominantly white. Despite Black and Hispanic…
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Excelling as a musician takes practice and requires opportunities – not just lucky genes
Bryan Nichols – Associate Professor of Music, Penn State What makes talented musicians so good at what they do? There’s plenty of evidence that people can be born that way.…
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Roe v. rap: Hip-hop artists have long wrestled with reproductive rights
A.D. Carson – Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia Hip-hop culture is often recognized as being born on Aug. 11, 1973. That was about seven months after Roe v. Wade, the…
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It’s a myth that sunscreen prevents melanoma in people of color – a dermatologist explains
Melanoma is a potentially deadly form of skin cancer that effects people of every racial and ethnic group. The risk factor most closely linked to developing melanoma is exposure to…
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Schools are the ‘hubs and hearts’ of neighborhoods – here’s how they can strengthen the communities around them
Alisha Butler – Provost’s Equity Fellow, Wesleyan University Food deserts. Poor housing conditions. Lack of community investment. These challenges may not always come to mind when people think about how…
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In November 2020 an outbreak of violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region captured worldwide attention. The conflict was between Tigrayan forces and the forces of the Ethiopian government and its allies. Since then,…
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One in ten South Africans go hungry every day. As a result malnutrition levels are high. Malnutrition has three simultaneous dimensions: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. These can manifest in stunting…
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Spirit of Ntu: South African piano maestro Nduduzo Makhathini on his 10th album
Phuti Sepuru – Lecturer in Jazz, University of Pretoria Nduduzo Makhathini is a prolific South African pianist, improviser, healer, educator, scholar and storyteller. He possesses a gift that enables him to…
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Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina
Nick Shay – Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already warmer than average. Even more worrying is…