The opioid crisis has become a severe problem in the United States, largely due to the high levels of synthetic opioids introduced in the drug market. Fentanyl is a specific synthetic opioid that can be 50 times stronger than... More »
You have been involved in environmental research and deforestation issues in the Amazon from the earliest stages of interest in this area. What was that like? The Amazon appeared on the radar screen about 25 to 30 years ago a... More »
In December 2022, Belgian authorities arrested Eva Kaili, a vice president of the European Parliament, amidst allegations that she accepted bribes from Qatar. This corruption scandal followed similar concerns in the European ... More »
When leaders from across the Western Hemisphere departed President Biden’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, they left largely empty-handed. Despite fanfare and bold proclamations of an “Americas Partnership for Economic... More »
Sarthak Aggarwal is an MS1 at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He can be reached at Sarthak.Aggarwal@uchospitals.edu.The COVID-19 pandemic remains at the forefront of public life, claiming the lives of c... More »
En el año 2018, el uso de la aplicación Uber alcanzó a más de 600 ciudades en 65 países alrededor del mundo. Utilizando un modelo de negocios agresivo, y a pesar de múltiples acusaciones e investigaciones relacionadas con la ... More »
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most extensively researched ecological zones. In addition to its rich biodiversity and economic importance to Brazil, the Amazon is also one of the largest land-based sinks of ... More »
As the economy free falls into a sharp recession [1], many low-income workers have been deemed “essential” during the pandemic [2], which effectively obligates work—notably without any additional federally mandated hazard pay... More »
In November the United Nations held the 26th global climate summit, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, or COP26. Delegates from almost 200 countries discussed items ranging from membership in the UNFCCC and compliance wit... More »
Earlier this year, New York City’s public high school admissions process, long known for its complexity, wrapped its third year of major policy change since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Calls for more diversity and equity hav... More »
Since 2000, the Chicago area has witnessed 20 hospital closures, a loss of nearly a quarter of the city’s hospitals. In the past three years alone, there were four scheduled hospital closures in the South and West sides, thou... More »