Poor, Vulnerable, PWDs Left Behind as States Adopt Online Teaching
In Nigeria, the turn to online learning highlights disparaties in internet and electricity access throughout the country—especially for persons with disabilities.
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In Nigeria, the turn to online learning highlights disparaties in internet and electricity access throughout the country—especially for persons with disabilities.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Erika Guadalupe, executive director of Juntos, has led the immigrant rights organization in providing direct services to vulnerable populations.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, there has been a spike of domestic and gender-based violence worldwide. In Nigeria, non-governmental organizations are working to combat this social pandemic.
2020 Elon University Reporting Fellow Anton L. Delgado traveled to Brazil to report on the rising cases of leprosy within the country. This video documents his own leprosy evaluation after nearly a month spent reporting in the field.
The global pandemic has forced seniors to end their academic careers remotely and left the colleges with the challenge of reimagining commencement traditions.
A grassroots organization in Uganda has saved hundreds of women from unintended pregnancies during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Billionaire scientist and businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong announced in a 27 May investor call and press release that an experimental vaccine being developed by two of his companies is on the shortlist of 14 candidates being evaluated by Operation Warp Speed.
Recent lockdowns imposed by federal and state governments to curtail the spread of coronavirus across Nigeria have caused a spike in incidents that target women and children.
For over a year, this Maine city has worried about toxic fumes from a tank farm. But figuring out whether they’re harming people is not an easy task.
Where is soccer resuming, and what's at stake for global sports amid the ongoing pandemic? Pulitzer Center intern and Northwestern University in Qatar student Manan Bhavnani reports.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, two judges have ordered the government to arrange classified calls between some detainees and their lawyers, or explain why not.
In this episode of Almostajad, an epidemiologist from the World Health Organization speaks about the coronavirus pandemic in the Arab region, explaining three possible scenarios in the coming two years.