New gene therapies may soon treat dozens of rare diseases, but million-dollar price tags will put them out of reach for many

New payment models may mean more of the people who need these treatments can get them.

Kevin Doxzen, Hoffmann Postdoctoral Fellow, Arizona State University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2021 ~8 min

How public health partnerships are encouraging COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi, Michigan, Indiana and South Carolina

Achieving widespread immunity to COVID-19 through vaccination requires as many people as possible to get their shots, including those who object or haven’t bothered.

Omolola Adeoye-Olatunde, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University • conversation
Aug. 27, 2021 ~12 min


The Internet Archive has been fighting for 25 years to keep what's on the web from disappearing – and you can help

Portions of the internet disappear every day. Preservation of this historical record requires a proactive approach by archivists and everyday citizens.

Stephanie Shreffler, Collections Librarian/Archivist and Associate Professor, University Libraries, University of Dayton • conversation
Aug. 13, 2021 ~8 min

Giving food pantry clients choices – and gently nudging them toward nutritious foods – can lead to healthier diets

Behavioral economics, long employed in grocery stores to guide customers to certain products, could be employed by food banks and pantries to encourage healthier choices.

Marlene B. Schwartz, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut • conversation
May 25, 2021 ~8 min

Meals on Wheels volunteers help 2.4 million US seniors get enough to eat while staving off loneliness

Personal interactions between volunteers and the older adults they assist, which paused due to pandemic concerns, are resuming.

David R. Buys, Associate Professor of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion; State Health Specialist, MSU Extension, Mississippi State University • conversation
May 21, 2021 ~4 min

Service dogs can help veterans with PTSD – growing evidence shows they may reduce anxiety in practical ways

Traditional treatments for PTSD, such as talk therapy and medication, do work for some veterans. But service dogs can make a difference when those methods fall short.

Marguerite E. O'Haire, Associate Professor of Human-Animal Interaction, Purdue University • conversation
March 26, 2021 ~8 min

How the Texas electricity system produced low-cost power but left residents out in the cold

The Texas electric power market is designed to give energy companies incentive to sell electricity at the lowest possible cost. That focus helps explain why it collapsed during a historic cold wave.

Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida • conversation
Feb. 18, 2021 ~9 min

Citizen scientists are filling research gaps created by the pandemic

COVID-19 kept many scientists from doing field research in 2020, which means that important records will have data gaps. But volunteers are helping to plug some of those holes.

Kathleen Prudic, Assistant Professor of Citizen and Data Science, University of Arizona • conversation
Feb. 3, 2021 ~10 min


What is food insecurity?

A food policy researcher helps make sense of the lexicon of US food policy terms, and explains how they relate to racial justice.

Caitlin Caspi, Professor of Public Health, University of Connecticut • conversation
Feb. 2, 2021 ~8 min

4 signs that food pantries improve the diets of low-income people

The boxes and bags people get from food pantries contain healthier food than you might suspect.

Heather Eicher-Miller, Associate Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University • conversation
Dec. 17, 2020 ~6 min

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