Philadelphians with mental illness want to work, pray, date and socialize just like everyone else – here’s how creating more inclusive communities is good for public health

Creating inclusive communities means not just offering services to people with serious mental illness, but changing negative beliefs and behaviors toward them.

Mark Salzer, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University • conversation
July 3, 2025 ~8 min

Gay Men’s Health Crisis showed how everyday people stepped up when institutions failed during the height of the AIDS epidemic – providing a model for today

Despite funding cuts, political scapegoating and internal tensions, thousands of volunteers came together in the 1980s to provide care to a stigmatized community.

Eden Lowinger, Research Assistant in Social Work, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
June 18, 2025 ~12 min


Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic, say the people most affected

Incarcerating people who use drugs is associated with increased overdose deaths after release and high rate of recidivism.

Katherine LeMasters, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
June 13, 2025 ~9 min

“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”

Campus gathers with Vice President for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang to explore the Climate Project at MIT, make connections, and exchange ideas.

Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate • mit
June 10, 2025 ~4 min

1 in 4 children suffers from chronic pain − school nurses could be key to helping them manage it

Chronic pain in children is common. Effective solutions exist − and training community providers is one way to get treatment to kids who need it.

Natoshia R. Cunningham, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University • conversation
June 4, 2025 ~7 min

Making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than just being polite − the social benefits of psychological generosity

A social psychologist recommends ways to connect with others as you move through public spaces – with benefits for your own well-being as well as for the social fabric of your community.

Linda R. Tropp, Professor of Social Psychology, UMass Amherst • conversation
May 21, 2025 ~9 min

How a community-focused vision for net zero can revive local economies

Community Wealth Building offers a new model for economic development that can be at the heart of the UK’s transition to net zero

Max Lacey-Barnacle, Senior Research Fellow, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex • conversation
May 6, 2025 ~7 min

How growing and foraging food can become a common part of cities

Community gardens can create access to local, fresh food that reduce reliance on convenience food.

May East, MSc Supervisor, Urban Planning & Education, University of Edinburgh • conversation
April 24, 2025 ~7 min


Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course

Students explore nuclear facilities in virtual reality and learn about the ethical dimensions of nuclear technology in a University of Michigan course.

Katie Snyder, Lecturer III in Technical Communication, College of Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
March 25, 2025 ~6 min

Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction

Bots that reply to online posts can help people connect with each other, but at the same time they also interfere with people communicating with each other.

John Lalor, Assistant Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, University of Notre Dame • conversation
March 21, 2025 ~5 min

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