Field notes, written by our grantees, are personal reflections that take the reader behind-the-scenes of their reporting.
Bhutan is widely known as a carbon-negative country. With forest cover measuring 83 percent, the country is swimming in trees. But how did this commitment form and could climate change threaten its future?
One of a series of interviews with women studying computer science in Turkey: Here Shirin Alrhoob speaks with a student in Istanbul, who aspires to be a data scientist for Microsoft or Google.
A first look at the confounding reality of Jerusalem by Carly Graf, a Northwestern University student fellow, who is reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of food.
Syracuse University student fellow Micah Castelo reflects on how informal settlers in Manila make a living in their own neighborhoods.
Keishi Foecke arrives in Uganda to report on education in sexual violence protection. She finds that on the one hand she is a clear outsider, while on the other hand Ugandans are genuinely welcoming.
Hiking along the Lebanon Mountain Trail, Catherine Cartier stopped for one night in Qemmamine, where she listened to her hosts as they remembered their village's past.
Grantee Jon Cohen writes about his encounters with Wu Shixiu, an oncologist running a trial of a CRISPR-related esophageal cancer treatment in Hangzhou.
Lily Moore-Eissenberg visits two migrant shelters run by nuns in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.
Beyond Religion Student Fellow Lily Moore-Eissenberg visits the Santo Niño sisters and a pair of Catholic pacifists.
In this field note, Wake Forest University Student Fellow Rafael Lima ponders the meaning of the high number of green and yellow billboards and signs with patriotic messages in Brazil.
Are we visible? Women in five countries attempt to answer that question.
Rafael Lima, born and raised in Brazil, reflects on his time reporting in his home country and some of his impressions on the current political and social makeup of Brazil.
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