Jan 23, 2019In Sahel: Family planning meets climate changeFamily planning education and climate change risk management go hand-in-hand in Africa’s Sahel region, with higher temperatures and population growth in forecast. Read the full article on Yale Climate Connections.Women1 min read
Nov 24, 2018EXPLAINED: Ghostwriting in the agrochemical industryMaybe you’ve heard about ghostwriting biographies, but did you know ghostwriting happens in all kinds of other industries as well? Ghostwriting in the agrochemical industry: EXPLAINEDGhostwriting1 min read
Nov 19, 2018Beauty as a human right in Brazil leads to risky experimentation on the poorby Rachel Mueller Oct. 20, 2018 In Brazil, beauty could be considered a human right — or has been, since 1988, when the country guaranteed access to reconstructive surgery through its universal health care system. …Plastic Surgery4 min read
Oct 26, 2018VIDEO: Could the Warriors do it on a unicycle?The Revolution will be on unicycles. As least, that’s true in south Berkeley, when the Berkeley Revolution unicycle basketball team practices at San Pablo Park. Read the full story and watch the video here: https://www.berkeleyside.com/2018/10/30/could-the-warriors-do-it-on-a-unicycle-in-south-berkeley-they-doUnicycle1 min read
Oct 14, 2018Hospital puts on prom for teens with chronic illnessesJ ittery teens put on their finest gowns and tuxedos for a special prom at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Saturday. “It was awesome to just try on different dresses and see if they worked with my medical devices,” said Ashley Gallagher, a 14-year-old with Type 1 diabetes…Healthcare4 min read
Oct 2, 2018Panel pushes audience to engage with climate change offlineA t a panel at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture this week, held in conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit, journalist Tom Friedman blamed the public’s inertia towards climate change on social media. “Social networks have created a huge sense of faux activism,” he said…Climate Change2 min read
