WildfiresThe Shifting Burden of Wildfires in the United States Published 1 February 2021 Wildfire smoke will be one of the most widely felt health impacts of climate change throughout the country, but U.S. clean air regulations are not equipped to deal with it. Experts discuss the causes and impacts of wildfire activity and its rapid
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Biological readinessBold Action Can End Era of Pandemic Threats By 2030 Published 29 January 2021 The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense has called on the federal government to urgently implement the recommendations specified in its new report, The Apollo Program for Biodefense: Winning the Race Against Biological Threats. The report details an ambitious program to develop
PandemicFeds Unprepared to Meet First U.S. Evacuees from Wuhan Last Year Published 29 January 2021 Federal officials at a California military base last year who met with the first American evacuees from Wuhan, China, the place where the coronavirus emerged, were not prepared for their mission, according to a new report. Federal officials at a California
Biological readinessPandemic Shows Need for Biological Readiness By Andy Weber Published 29 January 2021 President Joe Biden’s inauguration comes during the worst stage of the deadliest biological event of our lifetimes. As bad as this pandemic is, imagine if instead it were caused by the deliberate release of a sophisticated biological weapon. About 2 percent
Attack o the CapitolAn Eyewitness to the Capitol Siege By Niall Fitzgerald and Nolan Cleary Published 29 January 2021 Two journalists for the Long Island’s North Shore Leader were present on January 6th for the Electoral College reading to the Joint Session of the U.S. Congress, when they witnessed the Capitol Hill riotous protests. Several
Pandemic63,000 Extra Deaths and a Year Off Life Expectancy: COVID in 2020 in England and Wales Published 27 January 2021 An estimated 62,750 excess deaths resulted in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Wales, according to demographic experts at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science – who reveal life expectancy was cut for
IncitementIncitement to violence is rarely explicit – here are some techniques people use to breed hate By H. Colleen Sinclair Published 27 January 2021 As senators plan for an impeachment trial in which former President Donald Trump is accused of inciting his supporters to mount a deadly insurrection at the Capitol, there is a growing
ImmigrationUndocumented Immigrants Far Less Likely to Commit Crimes in U.S. Than Citizens By Chris Barncard Published 27 January 2021 Crime rates among undocumented immigrants are just a fraction of those of their U.S.-born neighbors, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of Texas arrest and conviction records. Compared to undocumented immigrants, U.S. citizens were twice as likely
ImmigrationStudy: Rethink Immigration Policy for STEM Doctorates By James Dean Published 27 January 2021 A streamlined process for awarding green cards to international STEM doctoral students graduating from U.S. universities could benefit American innovation and competitiveness, including leveling the field for startups eager to attract such highly skilled workers, according to a new study. A streamlined
CybersecurityAdvancing Applied Research in Cybersecurity Published 27 January 2021 The Forge Institute, along with the University of Arkansas Fayetteville (UA-Fayetteville) and University of Arkansas Little Rock (UA-Little Rock), jointly announced a partnership to advance applied research in areas that support our national defense, including cybersecurity. The Forge Institute, along with the University of Arkansas Fayetteville (UA-Fayetteville)
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