by Colin McIntyre | 14 May 2020 | Health and Wellness
COVID-19 has prompted different responses in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Will the pandemic make eventual reunification of the island more likely? A man walks his dog in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 30 March 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) It was religion...
by Sage Silberman | 13 May 2020 | Chadwick School, Health and Wellness, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Thousands of homeless in Los Angeles are finding it hard to shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic despite authorities’ efforts. Camper vans for homeless in Los Angeles County (photo by Sage Silberman) While millions of people in California are sheltering...
by Angela Gu | 13 May 2020 | Chadwick School, Contests, Friends Seminary, News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad, Thacher School, Youth Voices
Students tackled topics from homelessness to hip hop. Entries on COVID-19 and the environment copped the prizes in our storytelling contest. Charles Gorrivan of the Friends Seminary school in New York and Claire Wang of School Year Abroad France have won first prize...
by Tira Shubart | 12 May 2020 | Climate change, Health and Wellness
Lockdown has enticed many species into suddenly quiet cities and thrust nature’s beauty to the fore. Will COVID-19 help the fight against climate change? (All photos by Tira Shubart) For many of us, nature has become a bigger part of our lives during the...
by Josephine Wong and Marina Eckersley | 11 May 2020 | Economy, Health and Wellness, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
Governments have spent huge sums to support societies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Young people are worried they will end up paying the economic price. A man walks past a boarded-up store with coronavirus-inspired graffiti, New York, 7 May 2020. (AP Photo/Mary...