GBH
The Friedman School’s Sean Cash joins this episode of The Curiosity Desk to explain the economics behind the cost of bananas, which remain cheap while other grocery costs rise. (Cash’s segment begins at the 15:45 mark.)
Al Jazeera
Fletcher’s Rockford Weitz comments on why it could take months before shipping returns to normal levels in the Strait of Hormuz.
New York Times
Fletcher’s Donald Heflin is briefly quoted about U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor’s role in the termination of a brand new embassy in New Delhi.
Al Jazeera
Fletcher’s Michael Klein discusses on how the war with Iran is contributing to rising household costs for American consumers.
PBS
The Friedman School’s Erin Coughlan de Perez comments on how El Niño may impact different regions of the United States.
BBC
Fletcher’s Michael Glennon comments on the US House of Representatives’ passage of a measure seeking to halt Trump from taking further military action amid growing opposition to the war.
Newsweek
Fletcher Visiting Professor Arash Reisinezhad comments on the role China and Russia will play in the resolution of the U.S.-Iran war, explaining “why both Moscow and Beijing have strong incentives to preserve stability in Iran and maintain cooperative relations with Tehran.”
Forbes
This article highlights the work of School of Medicine’s Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, founder and director of the Center of Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice, to advance research, policy, and community-driven solutions that center Black women and maternal health equity.
NPR
Distinguished Professor, Friedman School Dean Emeritus, and FIMI Director Dariush Mozaffarian discusses John Hancock’s new Vitality program, which incentivizes policyholders to make healthy choices, such as going to the gym, tracking sleep, and buying healthy foods, that translate into points and reward perks. Mozaffarian was an advisor on the program's dietary incentives.