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January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
How Do We Stop the Next Pandemic?
We learn about the global collaborations taking place and hear from the individuals working to avoid the next pandemic.
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Denmark
January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
What Will Cause the Next Pandemic?
Scientists and experts talk about how human activity has caused disease in the past, and how we’re creating more opportunities every day for a spillover.
January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
The Next Pandemic: What Will It Be?
Leading scientists discuss the diseases they focus their time and effort on, and why they might cause the next pandemic.
January 06, 2021 | Science Magazine
Viral Mutations May Cause Another ‘Very, Very Bad’ COVID-19 Wave, Scientists Warn
In southeastern England, the new variant of COVID-19 identified last month may be the harbinger of a new, particularly perilous phase of the pandemic.
November 11, 2020 | Science Magazine
Mutant Coronaviruses Found in Mink Spark Massive Culls and Doom a Danish Group’s Research
Scientists say mutations in the virus might reduce the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
April 02, 2020 | Science Magazine
These Drugs Don’t Target the Coronavirus—They Target Us
In the race to find a vaccine for the coronavirus, some scientists believe the answer lies in targeting human cells.
November 17, 2019 | The New York Times
The End of Babies
Something is stopping us from creating the families we claim to desire. But what?
July 25, 2019 | Copenhagen Democracy Summit
Indira Lakshmanan Moderates Bipartisan Discussion With U.S. Representatives Hoyer and Cole
Congressmen Steny Hoyer and Tom Cole discussed the U.S. role in promoting democracy and freedom.
July 25, 2019 | Copenhagen Democracy Summit
Indira Lakshmanan Discusses the State of Democracy with Global Leaders
"Democracy thrives when women and young people stand up and demand more from authority," said former President of Malawi Joyce Banda.
July 25, 2019 | Copenhagen Democracy Summit
Indira Lakshmanan Speaks With Congressman Adam Schiff on U.S. Leadership
"Autocracy is really on the rise," said Congressman Adam Schiff at the 2019 Copenhagen Democracy Summit.
June 30, 2017 | Medium
In Labor: Lack of Sex Education Impacting Female Labor Migrants
The impact of not teaching sex education is hurting migrant women. It leaves them unprepared for the physical and psychological realities of working abroad.
May 18, 2017 | News Deeply
Filipino Migrant Workers Pay the Price for Lack of Sex Education
Advocates say the Philippines’ restrictive reproductive health policies and almost nonexistent sex education make its young migrant women vulnerable to unplanned pregnancy.
Denmark's Au Pair Program: Cultural Exchange or Cheap Domestic Labor?
On paper, the au pair program is a cultural exchange program. But for many people, the motivations are economic relief rather than cultural immersion.
Reporting on Reproductive Health: Women Deliver 2016
Pulitzer Center grantees present their reporting at the Women Deliver International Conference 2016.
Youth Change the Climate in Copenhagen
Across the globe, many young adults and children worry about the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change.
Heat of the Moment
Planet Earth's average temperature has risen about one degree Fahrenheit in the last fifty years. By the end of this century it will be several degrees higher, according to the latest climate research. But global warming is doing more than simply making things a little warmer.
September 27, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Amy Martin
Threshold is a public radio show and podcast tackling one pressing environmental issue each season. The show aims to be a home for nuanced journalism about human relationships with the natural world.
August 01, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Allison Shelley and Ana P. Santos
Writer Ana P. Santos and documentary photographer Allison Shelley traveled to Denmark for their project "Au Pair Program: Cultural Exchange or Cheap Domestic Labor?"
July 14, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Daniel Grossman and Alex MacLean
Daniel Grossman and Alex MacLean traveled to northern Europe to report on the low carbon footprint, adaptation to sea level rise, and creative solutions that might be useful models for the U.S.
March 25, 2019 | Project news, Awards
Grantee Louie Palu Receives Series of Awards
Louie Palu received four awards in three contests for his Pulitzer-supported project 'New Cold War.'
February 29, 2016 | General news
Initiatives to Curb Food Waste Go Into Effect in Denmark, South Korea
About a third of all the food we produce in the world goes to waste. While some developed countries are taking the initiative to change that trend, others lag behind.
December 23, 2009 | News Points
In Focus: Breakthrough or Bust at COP15?
Summer Marion, Pulitzer Center
(Editor's note: This is a new feature on Untold Stories, highlighting insightful, compelling, or just plain engaging, reporting that we've encountered as we search the Web. We hope to make the roundup a weekly feature -- and of course we welcome your comments and suggestions.)
December 18, 2009 | News Points
Fasting for climate change
Pulitzer Center Staff
Pulitzer Center reporters William Wheeler and Anna Katarina-Gravgaard report to Time in "Fasting for Climate Change."
December 18, 2009 | Project news
William Wheeler Interviewed about His Earth Journalism Award in The Orange County Register
William Wheeler was honored in Copenhagen, while the UN held its climate change conference, with an Earth Journalism Award for "The Water's Edge," exploring the water crisis in South Asia. The Orange County Register features an interview with him on his climate change work.
December 03, 2009 | Project news
Claiming a voice in Copenhagen?
Pulitzer Center Student Fellow and environmental journalist Sara Peach travels to Copenhagen in December to cover the COP15 UN climate negotiations.
December 02, 2009 | General news
Announcing: Dispatches from Copenhagen
December 01, 2009 | Project news
Introducing "Bangladesh: Easy Like Water"
Glenn Baker and Stephen Sapienza are in Copenhagen to cover the COP15 talk after documenting rising sea levels in Bangladesh. Follow them as they report on the meetings and the Bangladeshi delegation's efforts to draw attention to the real and present outcomes of unchecked climate change.
October 10, 2016 | All Grades
Psychological Effects on Migrant Workers
This lesson covers some of the psychological impacts that affect migrant workers and their families using reporting on Filipino migrant workers and their families by Ana P. Santos.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
February 12, 2016 | High School
Climate Change and Culture
This lesson looks at climate change and how some countries are trying to combat it.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.