High social and ecological standards for chocolate
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Food waste: cities can make the difference
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The climate crisis, democracy and governance
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INRS invests $1 million in research on COVID-19 to respond to society’s urgent needs
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New website predicts likelihood of cyber attacks between nations
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To protect nature’s benefits, focus on people
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Six uOttawa COVID-19 mental health projects receive $1 million CIHR funding
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Majority of Americans trust Biden to lead US healthcare system amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Trust and income inequality fueling the spread of COVID-19
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Study defines risk factors for unemployment in working people with multiple sclerosis
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Reducing the high social cost of death
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Underreported and overlooked: Study shows severity of childhood obesity in Guam
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nTIDE Sept 2020 Jobs Report: Unease rises as numbers fall for Americans with disabilities
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Black lives also matter in cancer care
It is not biology, but access to health care that is causing Black Non-Hispanic patients with squamous cell cancer of ...
URI researcher: Housing prices decline within mile of solar energy arrays
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2020 $100k Jean Mayer Prize from Tufts Nutrition awarded for tackling COVID-19 food crisis
Recipients honored for response and commitment to COVID-19 crisis to improving food access, nutrition, communities and cultureCredit: Tufts University BOSTON ...
Noise can put you off your food
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Intersecting social inequities increase the likelihood of severe illness due to COVID-19
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Proof-of-concept for a new ultra-low-cost hearing aid for age-related hearing loss
Credit: Sinha et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY) A new ultra-affordable and accessible hearing aid made from open-source electronics ...
Ethical challenges in cross-cultural research
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