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Need for Universal Health Coverage: A Global Focus
GHI Associate Director for Health Services James Conway explains the need for achieving universal health coverage despite the challenges of doing so.
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Sustainable dairy project finds ways to lower emissions, boost profits
A six-year-long, nationwide research project has concluded with solutions to help the dairy industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions while boosting profitability.
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Call for proposals for 2020 Gender and Women’s Studies Conference and 4W Summit
The call for proposals is open for the 2020 Women and Gender Studies Conference and 4W Summit.
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Peru | New potato helps farmers weather the frost
In Peru, the potato plays a big role in the nations identity. Now, a trio of CALS scientists has helped extend this rich tradition by introducing a new, frost-resistant variety that can help Peruvian potato farmers contend with difficult growing conditions caused by a changing climate. It’s the latest outcome of a decades-long collaboration with…
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Developing tools to better understand, predict preterm birth
As a high-risk obstetrician, also known as a maternal-fetal doctor, Helen Feltovich runs out of Kleenex in my office every single day. Women come to her when they are at risk of a preterm birth, which has recently surpassed infectious diseases as the leading cause of death in children under five years old.