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Alicia Sasser Modestino in NBC News: Teen Workers Fill Job Shortage, but What Happens When Summer Fades?

As restrictions ease and customers return, workers with child care responsibilities or concern about Covid-19 have been hanging back —…

Brian Helmuth in News@Northeastern: The Forecast Said It Would Be 90 Degrees. So Why Does Your Thermometer Say It’s 100?

The weather forecast says it’s going to be hot. Air temperatures are projected to soar into the high 90s or…

Mehrdad Sasani in News@Northeastern: What Are The Warning Signs Before a Building Collapses?

The terrifying collapse of a high-rise oceanfront building in Surfside, Florida, has raised concerns that other buildings may be vulnerable.…

GRI Welcomes Distinguished Senior Fellow, Josh Sawislak

Josh Sawislak is an internationally recognized expert on climate and disaster resilience and sustainable development and is the principal of…

Richard M. Mroz Chairs the U.S. Department of Energy Electric Advisory Committee

Distinguished Corporate Fellow, Richard M. Mroz from Resolute Strategies has served for several years in the USDOE Electric Advisory Committee…

Jack McDevitt in News@Northeastern: The Myths and Realities of Mass Shootings in the U.S.

In the United States, mass shootings have never garnered as much attention as they have over the last decade. From…

Daniel Medwed in GBH News: How Do Prosecutors In Massachusetts Prove A Hate Crime?

Last weekend’s murder of two Black people in Winthrop by a 28-year-old white man, Nathan Allen, has raised a host…

Event Recap: Cuba’s Emerging Economic and Socio-Environmental Alternatives to Enhance Post-Pandemic Resilience

On June 30, 2021, GRRN partner, Yociel Marrero, led the online panel discussion on Cuba’s emerging economic and socio-environmental alternatives…

Daniel P. Aldrich in The Academic Times: Rumors During a Natural Disaster May Facilitate Greater Evacuation — Even When It’s Unnecessary

When natural disasters strike, whether or not people in a community choose to evacuate may depend on the social ties…

Peter Enrich in Bloomberg Tax: Social Media Profits Entice State Tax Collectors

Pandemic-related budget fears have prompted states to search for new sources of revenue. Lawmakers across the country are beginning to…

Mehrdad Sasani in News@Northeastern: Clues Point to Possible Causes of the Surfside Tower Collapse

As first responders frantically search the rubble for survivors of a collapsed residential tower in Surfside, Fla., the investigation has already begun—and…

Alicia Sasser Modestino in News@Northeastern: Here’s Why The US Labor Shortage May Not Be Such a Bad Thing

As businesses in the United States begin to reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are replacing the “closed” signs in…