# Blog Sort & Filters close ## Filters Publish Date expand\_more 2014 (1) 2015 (5) 2016 (1) 2017 (30) 2018 (17) 2019 (13) 2020 (10) 2021 (1) 2022 (3) 2023 (1) Search Within Results Search Within Results search ## 27 results Show filters filter\_alt Sort by NewestOldestAlphabetical A-ZAlphabetical Z-APublish Date (DESC)Publish Date (ASC) sort list grid\_view ## 27 results [### Something in the Sewage: What watching our wastewater can tell us about infectious diseases ](/blog/something-sewage-what-watching-our-wastewater-can-tell-us-about-infectious) March 09, 2023 by Ya’el Courtney figures by MacKenzie Mauger edited by Yuli Lily Hsieh January 2023 marked the third anniversary of the discovery of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic that halted life as we knew it. It overwhelmed hospitals... ![Picture of a sewage treatment plant over a waterway. Mountains in the background. Title "Something in the Sewage: What watching our wastewater can tell us about infectious diseases" and the date "March 9, 2023"](/sites/g/files/omnuum9646/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/sciencepolicy/files/screenshot_2023-12-05_at_4.23.29_pm.png?itok=VxNrsl3J) [### United Nations Report Highlights Opportunities to Improve Global Air Quality ](/blog/united-nations-report-highlights-opportunities-improve-global-air-quality) September 21, 2022 by Nadia Colombi figures by Daeun Jeong edited by Jennifer Sun Air pollution contributes to roughly 7 million deaths worldwide every year. It is among the leading avoidable causes of disease and death globally, and the world’s largest environmental health... ![screen_shot_2022-09-21_at_11.06.09_am.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9646/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/sciencepolicy/files/screen_shot_2022-09-21_at_11.06.09_am.png?itok=OeTXKfSI) [### Competing Visions of Science Funding in Congress ](/blog/competing-visions-science-funding-congress) September 21, 2022 by Nathan Drucker figures by Daeun Jeong As the U.S. recovers from the pandemic and shores up its environmental defenses from a rapidly changing climate, federal money is being spent like never before. Simultaneously, the exceedingly competitive global... ![screen_shot_2022-09-21_at_11.04.43_am.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9646/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/sciencepolicy/files/screen_shot_2022-09-21_at_11.04.43_am.png?itok=06CSo1px) [### Real World Evidence: A new approach to approve medical products for children ](/blog/real-world-evidence-new-approach-approve-medical-products-children) September 21, 2022 by Jeongpyo Hong figures by Xiaomeng Han edited by Sarah Kalinowski A little boy is in the hospital to fix his leg. His surgeon uses spinal rods developed for adults to fix the little boy’s leg as it is the only thing that really fits. Since the rod was... ![screen_shot_2022-09-21_at_10.59.58_am.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9646/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/sciencepolicy/files/screen_shot_2022-09-21_at_10.59.58_am.png?itok=rLfYgsea) [### Green Energy Needs Green Storage ](/blog/october-2021) December 03, 2021 by Apurva Govande figures by MacKenzie Mauger North Africa’s vast, arid Sahara Desert region covers 3.5 million square miles, which is just about the size of the United States. Sunlight hits the Sahara an average of 3,000 hours every year. Covering less... ![screen_shot_2022-01-06_at_3.38.40_pm.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9646/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/sciencepolicy/files/screen_shot_2022-01-06_at_3.38.40_pm.png?itok=xwpprYhu) [### Racism and Exploitation in Phase I Clinical Trials ](/blog/racism-and-exploitation-phase-i-clinical-trials) October 24, 2020 By Mary May Many people regard participating in clinical trials as an altruistic act that could help save lives. Most people, however, are unaware of who actually participates in the earliest stage of trials performed in humans. The healthy people who... description [### Racial Disparities in COVID-19 ](/blog/racial-disparities-covid-19) October 24, 2020 by Wei Li figures by Olivia Foster Rhoades The United States has the highest number COVID-19 cases and deaths in the world, with over six million confirmed cases and over 189,000 total deaths in the country as of September 9, 2020. Within the US, the... description [### Racism, Toxic Stress, and Education Policy ](/blog/racism-toxic-stress-and-education-policy) October 24, 2020 by Valentina Lagomarsino figures by Olivia Foster Rhoades Brain development takes a long time. In fact, the human brain isn’t considered fully developed until after 25 years of life! To ultimately develop a healthy brain architecture, the foundation has... description [### Racial Discrimination in Face Recognition Technology ](/blog/racial-discrimination-face-recognition-technology) October 24, 2020 By Alex Najibi We unlock our iPhones with a glance and wonder how Facebook knew to tag us in that photo. But face recognition, the technology behind these features, is more than just a gimmick. It is employed for law enforcement surveillance, airport... description [### COVID-19: from treatment to prevention ](/blog/covid-19-treatment-prevention) May 21, 2020 by Apurva Govande figures by Tal Scully COVID-19, the disease caused by the newly discovered virus SARS-CoV-2, is a national emergency. We need a vaccine to prevent severe outcomes of disease, to successfully combat future outbreaks of this virus, and to... description [### Better Late than Never: COVID-19 testing across the United States ](/blog/better-late-never-covid-19-testing-across-united-states) May 18, 2020 by Kayla Davis figures by Jovana Andrejevic With COVID-19 cases showing up across much of the United States, many people are increasingly curious if they have contracted the disease. Although the COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise, tests are still... description [### Should We Help NASA “Shoot for the Moon” Again? ](/blog/hould-we-help-nasa-%E2%80%9Cshoot-moon%E2%80%9D-againhttpssitnhmsharvardeduflash2020should-we) April 03, 2020 by Christopher Rota figures by Hannah Zucker When the first Apollo program astronauts set foot on the Moon in 1969, their footsteps inspired a generation. 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