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A Season of Resiliency
Spring 2021 begins a season of resiliency. After a long and particularly snowy winter in New York, I look forward to welcoming my favorite cherry blossoms. ...
Permanent records – learn how a MSU expert is using thumbprints, vaccination records to save children’s lives
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts ramp up in developing nations, accurate and accessible vaccination records are critical for children who often lack official identification necessary for ...
Japan Society CEO offers insights on President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
Much like the cherry blossoms that are reaching peak in DC and are just starting to bloom here in NYC, U.S.-Japan relations seem ...
The Challenges of Vaccine Cold-chain Distribution
COVID-19 vaccine approval and distribution is expected to happen by the end of December, with more than 20 million doses delivered across the United States, but ...
Small Bug, Big Impact: Villanova Professors Share Expertise on the Danger of Invasive Insect Species in Pennsylvania
The Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species native to China, India, and Vietnam, arrived in Pennsylvania in 2014. It is over the last couple of years, however, ...
It's on - Are Biden and Harris a dream ticket for voters?
For some it is a dream come true. For Donald Trump – there appears to be a nightmare on the horizon. When Joe Biden chose Senator ...
Can the government completely ban an app from its users? Not exactly.
In recent days, President Donald Trump announced a U.S. ban Tik Tok, an extremely popular application that features short videos where their creators often ...
Is Asia a powder keg ready to blow?
This week has seen rising tensions across Asia with key players facing off on what looks to be a dramatic rise in tensions with the ...
Scapegoating during pandemics has always "plague"d humanity
Though it was widely known that the first known cases of coronavirus could be traced back to Wuhan China, many Americans were shocked and saddened ...
Inequality to Illness
The relationship between structural inequalities and negative health outcomes has long been established. However, the most vulnerable populations remain unprotected by policies and unaccounted for ...