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The Rise of Anti-Asian Racism Across America
Expert: C.N. Le, director of the Asian & Asian American Studies program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of the book “Asian American ...
Ask an Expert: What is COVID-19’s impact on the homelessness crisis?
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the homeless community and homelessness crisis, including posing unique health risks to the homeless population and spurring a likely ...
Exploring the direct link between drug abuse and the internet
Drug overdoses account for a staggering number of deaths in the United States. In 2017 alone, more than 70,000 U.S. citizens died from opioid overdoses, a ...
Georgia Southern art student exploring relationship between people, objects in pandemic-inspired senior exhibition
Lann Le, a senior in the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at Georgia Southern University, is drawing inspiration from public response to the COVID-19 ...
Volunteers receiving government aid while unemployed face scrutiny, bias from public
With the worldwide spike in unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people may turn to volunteerism as a way to pass their newly found ...
Equity under pressure: Does the burden of COVID-19 threaten progress made?
By Anna Sangster - Program Manager, International Federation on Ageing The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis touching the lives of everyone around the world. ...
Questions About the Future of Pandemic Unemployment Relief Benefits Leaving Millions in Limbo
For months, the millions of Americans displaced from their jobs due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had the cushion of $600 per week of ...
FAU College of Business Experts Available to Discuss May Unemployment Numbers
Professors in Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business are available to discuss U.S. unemployment figures that are scheduled to be released by the ...
An eye on the economy: Georgia Southern’s Q1 2020 Economic Monitor: Pandemic slams regional economy, outlook remains murky
Governmental response to the pandemic shuttered much of the regional economy toward the end of the first quarter of 2020, stated Michael Toma, Ph.D., Fuller ...
The road back – how long will it take for America’s economy to recover?
With unemployment at a staggering 14 percent, America’s economy looks as if it is in freefall. With COVID-19 forcing factories to shut down, small businesses ...
