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The Color of Food: Reflecting on our Food Movement
Natasha Bowens, author of The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming, challenges us to reflect on our movement for good food and food justice. Her lecture will explore issues of justice and inclusivity in our movement while amplifying the role of communities of color and challenging the status quo of agricultural identity. Through…
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Healio: Climate crisis expected to contribute to global disease burden
Global climate crisis involves temperatures, sea levels, melting glaciers, extreme weather that will impact children’s health, Patz says.
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Cost Analysis of Humanitarian Action
During the past two decades, economists have published an enormous volume of work on development and humanitarian programs. However, most of this research focuses on the impacts of development and humanitarian programs – with implementation costs given relatively little attention. Nonprofit organizations respond to an implicit pricing mechanism that reflects the programs donors are willing…
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World of Water: Opportunities & Engineering Challenges in the 21st Century
UW faculty and professional practitioners discuss water issues that affect your future in the first in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Discovery Series.
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AAP News & Journals: Action Needed on ‘Climate Crisis’ to Protect Children’s Health
GHI Director Jonathan Patz tells pediatricians that action is needed on climate crisis to protect children’s health.