The Washington Post
The Friedman School's Parke Wilde highlights some factors contributing to the rising cost of Thanksgiving groceries saying, “It’s not just about one day, it’s about a season.”
The Conversation
In this in-depth Q&A, Fletcher’s Donald Heflin discusses the latest in ongoing negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end their war, including confusion surrounding the U.S.-proposed peace plan.
New York Times
TUSM’s Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, director of the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice, comments on the impact of Medicare cuts on maternal care saying, “If you happen to be in a maternal care desert in an abortion-restrictive state and you’re on Medicaid, that’s a triple whammy.”
Food Tank
Friedman School Dean Christina Economos joins this podcast episode to discuss democratizing food and nutrition education, the community-led Food is Medicine research that the Friedman School is advancing in the Mississippi Delta, and creating pathways for the next generation of leaders working to improve food, nutrition, and public health systems.
CBC News
Engineering’s Farshid Vahedifard discusses the severe drought, and resulting water crisis, impacting Iran warning that "scarcity of water can definitely cause tensions and issues.”
CNN
A&S political scientist Fahd Humayun comments on the recent deadly explosions in both Islamabad and Delhi, which are exacerbating political tensions among Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
Al Jazeera
Engineering’s Farshid Vahedifard comments on severe drought, and resulting water crisis, impacting Iran noting that “Ultimately, equitable water management is not just about fairness. It’s fundamental to Iran’s environmental stability and social cohesion.”
New Yorker
The Friedman School’s Elena Naumova discusses her analysis of Medicare hospitalizations after Hurricane Katrina finding a sustained, elevated rate of hospitalizations related to cardiovascular issues, saying, “It’s very hard to connect what happens months later to the hurricane . . . but the risks linger for a long time.”
BBC
Fletcher’s Alex de Waal examines the rise of Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which currently controls most of Sudan.