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Wildlife crossings save lives, both human and animal, by allowing migrating species to avoid oncoming traffic and move over or under roads and freeways instead. Now a coalition of scientists, nonprofits and government agencies are highlighting their potential to help us adapt to climate change. The partnership has just...
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Maneje casi en cualquier lugar de los campos agrícolas de California y verá formas borrosas en el horizonte, hombres y mujeres que producen la mayoría de los alimentos del país. Aunque reconocidos como trabajadores esenciales, su trabajo los ha expuesto y continúa exponiéndolos a los impactos más severos de...
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Drive almost anywhere in the farm fields of California and you will see blurred shapes on the horizon, men and women who produce the majority of the country’s food. Although recognized as essential workers, their work has exposed and continues to expose them to the most severe impacts of...
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As holiday shopping kicks into high gear, security experts are offering tips for avoiding efforts by scammers to separate people from their hard-earned money. Carl Murphy, director of risk management for Colorado Credit Union, pointed to one increasingly common phishing scam, where fraudsters pose as a delivery representative from...
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Las feministas de EE. UU. han estado alertando sobre los ataques persistentes a la igualdad de género. En todo el país, las legislaturas lideradas por el Partido Republicano están revirtiendo los derechos reproductivos, legislando en contra de los jóvenes trans y sus familias, y censurando los planes de estudios...
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U.S. feminists have been raising alarms about persistent assaults on gender equality. Across the country, GOP-led legislatures are rolling back reproductive rights, legislating against trans youth and their families, and censoring school curricula about racism, sexism, LGBTQ+ issues and even what to expect at the gynecologist’s office. These developments in the U.S. reflect a...
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As children grow up, parents and caregivers across California face the difficult decision of how to oversee social media use. But is that decision made harder by a lack of legal protections for children in the Golden State? Marc Berkman is CEO of the California-based nonprofit Organization for Social...
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Many find themselves still working from home, and ergonomic and health experts say it’s past time to take a more critical look at their home-office setup and daily work practices. A 2016 analysis by the United States Bone and Joint Initiative estimated that one in two U.S. adults suffers from musculoskeletal...
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Welp. Here we go again. Following record COVID-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant, many California colleges have gone remote during the first few weeks of instruction in 2022. It’s a decision made by all nine UC undergraduate campuses, most Cal State campuses, and prominent private universities like Stanford and...