Quick quiz. What does not belong? a.) Turkey-induced coma. b.) A heaping pile of mash potatoes and gravy. c.) Awkward banter with an “over-served” relative. d.) Nearly 1 billion people around the world that will never experience a, b, or c. With Thanksgiving quickly approaching in the U.S., we have much to be thankful for. […]
By 2020, five billion people will be living in cities. The transition to a global urbanization creates multiple challenges in planning, development, and operation of cities. How can social media play a role? As with any global challenge, social media serves as a fantastic convener of ideas, discussion and debate. We do not have to […]
1.4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity and 2.5 billion still rely on collecting fuels like firewood for cooking and heating. Meanwhile, smoke from cooking in the home kills more people than malaria; mostly women and children. In order to help spotlight this issue in lead up to the Rio+20 Summit, the international […]
In the morning of March 11, 2011, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake – one of the largest in recorded history — hit the east coast of Japan, triggering a mammoth tsunami that crashed into the country’s coastline. Within just moments, houses, cars and people were quickly swept away. Just as quickly as the sea rose to produce […]
Nearly 100 billion people around the world do not have enough to eat. Across the developing world, nearly 1 in 3 children suffers from malnutrition. At the same time, another 100 billion are obese, many suffering from chronic diseases associated with being overweight. This problem of food security is multifaceted, and reflects a need for […]
