TOMS AND THE FAILINGS OF THE BUY-ONE-GIVE-ONE MODEL
Staff Writer Zaid Mansuri analyzes the effects of the buy-one-give-one business model on target developing regions
HAPPINESS MATTERS: MEASURING HAPPINESS TO INFORM GOVERNMENT POLICY
Staff Writer Summer Bales discusses new methods of measuring well being and how they can transform policy on economic development.
REVAMPING THE TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN AND NGP
Daniel Firoozi discusses the magnitude of the problems from open defecation in India and ways of how sanitation can be improved.
THE ZIKA PROGNOSIS: DIAGNOSING EL SALVADOR'S UNIQUE STRUGGLE WITH ZIKA VIRUS
With Zika Virus threatening El Salvador’s unborn population, Salvadorian women are trapped between the government’s anti-natalist advisory and the country’s conservative culture. With the strong influence of the Roman Catholic Church, violent machismo culture, and illegality of abortion in all cases, do these women really have the option of heeding the government’s warning?
ZIKA OUTBREAK: WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE U.S.
Staff Writer Rebecca Emrick discusses the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus and the consequences it brings.
PRECISION MEDICINE: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF GENETIC RESEARCH
Staff Writer Aarushi Gupta covers the future of genetics in medicine and the promise of finding personally tailored treatments.
SCIENCE MATTERS: THE POWER OF VITAMINS
Staff Writer Aarushi Gupta takes a critical look at the vitamin and supplement industry in another installment of our Science Matter blog.
BIOETHICS IN EBOLA CLINICAL TRIALS
The standard clinical trial process poses some unique ethical dilemmas when time is scarce. Staff Writer Alexandra Reich writes about how these factors are playing out in the 2014 Ebola epidemic.
EBOLA VACCINE DEVELOPMENT PROVOKES STEM CELL CONTROVERSY
The development of a viable Ebola vaccine is something many groups want to see happen as quickly as possible. But for some the lingering controversy over stem cell research raises some concerns. By Staff Writer Jubilee Cheung
EBOLA AND AIDS: A COMPARISON OF CDC AND PUBLIC REACTIONS
How does the CDC's response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic compare to its handling of the 1980 AIDS outbreak? By Staff Writer Alexandra Reich.
PHOTOJOURNAL: THE YOUNG FACES OF HAMAKUYA VILLAGE, SOUTH AFRICA
Senior Editor Michelle Bulterys shares a photojournal of her time in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
THE DRC'S SEXUAL VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC: A SHORT TERM SOLUTION WITH LONG TERM BENEFITS
Contributing Writer Alexandra Reich discusses the issue of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and how external armed forces can help protect those who are vulnerable, particularly internally displaced people (IDPs).
SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE: A PLAN FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE
A new state-of-the-art hospital that opened last year in Haiti may herald the future of healthcare in the developing world. By Staff Writer Param Bhatter.
THE U.S. DEPORTATION REGIME: LEFT WITH NOTHING, DEPORTEES MUST SURVIVE IN THE SHADOW OF THE FENCE
Staff Writer Alejandro Inzunza examines how migrants deported from the U.S. face innumerable challenges just to survive, while the U.S. and Mexico exacerbate their suffering through poor policy choices.
COOKING UP A STORM: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF REDUCING BLACK CARBON EMISSIONS FROM THE STOVES OF SOUTH ASIA
Staff Writer Aarushi Gupta covers a panel discussion of new low-cost innovations to improve the public health and environment of everyday life in South Asia.
THE WOMEN OF TODAY, THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW
Staff Writer Viet Tran recognizes many different women for their political, artistic, technological and medical related accomplishments.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HIV PREVENTION IN TANZANIA
Staff Writer Rebecca Benest discusses an innovative way to combating the HIV/AID epidemic in Tanzania.
SOCCER SCORES NEW GOALS FOR HIV PREVENTION IN AFRICA
A look at how innovative humanitarian groups are using soccer to help address health issues, particularly HIV, in Africa. By Staff Writer Param Bhatter.
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Staff Writer Michelle Bultreys shows how the anthropological dimensions of Dallas Buyers Club