Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... yet they can strongly influence someone’s behavior. A new study by researchers at Duke University, for example, ...
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Bike-Share Expansion in Harlem, Astoria, and Central Brooklyn Starts Next Week
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... 12, Citi Bike operator Motivate will begin installing 140 new stations and 2,000 bikes in Astoria, Crown Heights, ...
BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... the first campaigns to partner with Instagram to use their new ads in stories format for charity, EmojiMeals features ...
For Teachers Working Through DACA, a Bittersweet Start to the School Year
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... In between science classes at a charter school in East New York, he broke down at his desk. The government had just ...
The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... as corporate giving and volunteer programs, as well as new efforts such as impact investing and skills-based ...
From the Ground Up
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... “participatory development” has become development’s new avatar, and the rhetoric is replete with promises of ...
US States Embrace Baby Boxes
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... under the US health care system, so the states of Alabama, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Colorado are using the program ...
Indian Women Speak Out About A Government Tax that Declares Certain Feminine Hygiene Products 'Nonessential'
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... Last month, the Indian government rolled out a new tax plan — the Goods and Service Tax — labeling ...
A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Helpings of Culinary Theory During the course of the year, New Yorkers have no shortage of food events to attend. But ...
A Smarter Response: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Looks to Leverage Donor Dollars
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Facebook and want to help? You don’t even have to open a new tab. Many of you may have seen the prompts from Google ...
Harrowing Journeys: Children and Youth on The Move Across The Mediterranean Sea, At Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... come from sub-Saharan Africa. These findings come from a new UNICEF and International Organization for Migration (IOM) ...
Health at A Planetary Scale
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... planet are so profound that earth scientists have named a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. . . Health at A ...
Here's What's In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... one of his favorite causes. In a Wednesday op-ed in the New York Times, the former presidential candidate wrote about ...
Sustainability Starts Within: Meet NYC’s Green City Force
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... called Green City Force, which empowers young adults from New York City’s public housing developments with the ...
Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... less attention. That may be changing, however. The New York State attorney general’s office sent letters last ...
Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... of computers, indulging in a world of knowledge that many New Yorkers take for granted. It was a hive of activity, one ...
The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... The day before students returned to class this month, New York City officials announced that all 1.1 million public ...
The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard.
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... to find uninsured residents and persuade them to enroll. A new health care bill before the Senate would require every ...
Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... classes and two jobs. Apolinar Islas, 34, who came to New York from Mexico when he was 15, said he walks around in ...
The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm.
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... is what Ms. Golden hopes to capture in the museum’s new building by the architect David Adjaye, whose design is ...