Protestor’s at a Black Lives Matter demonstration. PHOTO BY BRAXTON DANIELS In May of 2020, 17-year-old Darnella Frazier was in front of a local market in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when she saw a White police officer pin a Black man to the ground. She pulled out her phone and pressed record and stood there for more than nine minutes, silently documenting George Floyd’s murder. Frazier’s split-second … Continue reading When Witnessing Becomes Activism
Neil Bose, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Jimin Hwang, University of Tasmania On April 20, 2010, the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, burned, sank in the Gulf of Mexico and terrified the world. This horrific accident — recorded as the largest oil spill in history — killed 11 workers and released 210 million gallons of crude oil into the ocean. While about a half … Continue reading How autonomous underwater robots can spot oil plumes after an ocean spill
Marycarmen Lara Villanueva, University of Toronto https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/in-mexico–how-erasing-black-history-fuels-anti-black-racism In early 2021, a Ghanaian migrant known as Faruku died in the northern Mexican city of Tijuana, near the Mexico-United States border, of an apparent stroke. This was after being turned away from a hospital and later being asked to pay for an ambulance before it would assist him. A report from Refugees International notes that the circumstances … Continue reading In Mexico, how erasing Black history fuels anti-Black racism
Julian Daniel Sunday Willett, McGill University https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/masking-in-schools–a-doctor-and-covid-19-researcher-explains-how-it-keeps-children-safe My time as a medical student showed me that one of the most challenging things a parent can face is a sick child, whether the illness is from dehydration, appendicitis or cancer. The COVID-19 pandemic has also led to childhood hospitalizations. Fortunately, the COVID vaccine offers significant protection. Unvaccinated adolescents were 10 times more likely to be hospitalized … Continue reading Masking in schools: A doctor and COVID-19 researcher explains how it keeps children safe
BY GRACE GALLETTI Content warning: mention of suicidal ideation. Growing up, Tony remembers feeling like an orphan, even though he had two parents. Wherever he went, even with his own family, he felt like he didn’t fit in. Tony, who did not want his last name included because of stigma around mental illness, immigrated from China to the Bay Area 40 years ago. At age 12, … Continue reading Barriers to Mental Health Care for Asian Americans—and Solutions
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