“Creepy crawlies are much more than the stuff of nightmares. Animal venoms have numerous properties that could serve as exceptional therapeutics for life-threatening medical conditions. Professor Glenn King, a pioneer in the development of new applications for animal venom, believes the next revolutionary treatment for stroke comes from the barbs, pincers, and fangs of the…
“We continue our interview with Stanford University’s global health expert Dr. Michele Barry, an infectious disease doctor, with an in-depth look at the response in the United States to the coronavirus and how it compares to other countries, why she calls it a “ticking time bomb” for Africa, why testing is so important, whether it…
As society adjusts to the new realities of living amid a global pandemic and the isolation that is beginning to come along with it, many are overrun with the fears and anxieties of what to do next. Others already were facing mental health issues that may now be exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak. Maggie Mulqueen,…
Shy But Flyy has a quick response when asked at what age she decided performing is what she wanted to do with her life. “If my mom tells the story, it was right when I was born.” All kidding aside, Shy But Flyy shares that she just knew that music was going to be a…
“Grete Faremo is passionate about placing gender equality and the rights of women at the forefront of development projects. Grete joined the United Nations and UNOPS as Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director in August 2014. Before this appointment, Grete held various senior-level positions for the Government of Norway. She brings a wealth of experience from the…
“Novel coronavirus has, in just a few months, grown into a full-blown pandemic. It has stressed governments and health systems around the globe, ended an era of economic expansion, and reshaped public life.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour
“I would like to begin by announcing some important developments in our war against the Chinese virus. I will be invoking the Defense Production Act just in case we need it.” That was the opening line of President Trump’s news conference Wednesday afternoon. Later in the news conference, Trump was questioned by ABC News reporter…
“A new HBO series based on Philip Roth’s novel “The Plot Against America” reimagines another period of national trauma, but with a fictive twist. In his world, Roth has the national hero and aviator Charles Lindbergh winning the 1940 presidential election amidst anti-Semitic activity. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Roth when the book was published in…
“As San Francisco takes the most severe measures in the country in response to COVID-19, telling 7 million people to shelter in place, we go inside the Bay Area’s San Quentin State Prison, where two prison blocks are under partial quarantine, to speak with incarcerated journalist Juan Moreno Haines. We look at how the coronavirus…
“Rindha Sudhini, a junior at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, North Carolina, talks about her experiences growing up with discrimination based on colorism, the idea that shades of skin color are significant. She is interested in pursuing a career in law or international relations and has always been fascinated by…