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Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic
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Schools Can Open Safely during COVID, the Latest Evidence Shows
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What began as a call to action in response to police violence and anti-Black racism in the U.S. is now a global initiative to confront racial inequities in society, including environmental injustice, bias in academia and the public health threat of racism.
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Nature Can Help Us Prepare for the Next Pandemic
In March 2020 Ruth DeFries finished a manuscript more than five years in the making. It turned out to be both prescient and prophetic. In this document, the Columbia University professor argued that global crises are now inevitable because of the complexity and interconnectedness of our modern civilization...
