Responding to a need revealed in their earlier studies, a team of Penn State researchers developed and pilot-tested a customized food safety training program for farmers market vendors.
Agriculture
Jan 12, 2023
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According to UNICEF, school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decade's growth in school feeding programs to a dramatic halt, leaving about 370 million school children without access to their one reliable meal ...
Environment
Nov 29, 2022
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La Trobe University research reveals an inexpensive "peer support" model used extensively by frontline health workers may be the solution to teacher burnout, which has left schools across the country unable to operate effectively.
Education
Jun 20, 2022
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Achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture are key to reaching one of the United Nations' most critical Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger.
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2022
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This week's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, marked the 213th mass shooting and the 27th school shooting thus far this year. That's just seven fewer school shootings than in all of 2021 and more than in 2018, 2019 or 2020.
Social Sciences
May 27, 2022
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The ongoing calls from communities to defund public police, that grew louder following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020, have raised several crucial questions.
Economics & Business
May 25, 2022
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Giraffes have the highest blood pressure of all mammals—up to 300/200, more than double that of a typical human. But pregnant giraffes don't suffer from pre-eclampsia, a dangerous disorder caused by hypertension.
Evolution
May 20, 2022
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To combat global poverty, social programs that not only provide cash to families—but also address psychological and social obstacles to seizing economic opportunities—can have a beneficial impact on people's lives, according ...
Social Sciences
May 2, 2022
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A training program for youth justice officers that develops interpersonal and behavior management skills has improved safety and culture at its trial sites.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2022
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Studies examining how the pandemic has affected the environment around the globe have produced mixed results.
Environment
Jun 16, 2021
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