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Faculty Affiliate Erin Mordecai has found at least 257 million people now live in places where climate warming could cause dengue incidence to double in the next 25 years.

Daily, a King Center faculty affiliate, was highlighted by Business Insider for her global leadership and innovation in working toward climate and environmental solutions.

A study co-authored by Faculty affiliate Eric Lambin analyzes how African communities can tackle the dual challenges of land degradation and poverty.

The King Center's Conflict and Polarization initiative studies how news of high-level dishonesty and graft can reduce people’s trust in government — and their fellow citizens.

Faculty Affiliate William Tarpeh takes a creative approach to extracting needed resources such as ammonia from wastewater streams.

On the Grand Tamasha podcast, Faculty Affiliate Soledad Prillaman discusses what can be done to ensure women have a seat at the table even when the electoral spotlight is off.

In VoxDev, Affiliated Researcher José Ramón Enríquez argues that digital campaigns that target a larger share of the electorate can raise the effectiveness of these campaigns.

Faculty Affiliate Michele Barry says increasing women’s participation in discussions about these topics is key to finding solutions that will benefit a broad range of people.

Supported by the King Center, a global network led by Stanford education professor Jelena Obradović works to help promote executive function skills in children around the world.

On NPR, Affiliated Researcher Jenna Forsyth details her work on reducing lead, which resulted in a dramatic drop in blood lead levels in Bangladesh.

A new book co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Rodolfo Dirzo advocates for earlier detection and mitigation of threats to ward off population extinction.

Faculty Affiliate Alessandra Voena co-authored an article in VoxDev on how governments should set premiums for health insurance, given the high costs of raising revenue.

Concrete floors are easily cleaned of disease-carrying pathogens, but they come at a high environmental cost. A lower-carbon flooring mix could provide a solution.

The economist weighs in on incremental innovation, data-driven impact, and how economics is evolving to include a healthy dose of engineering.

Faculty Affiliate Eric Hanushek speaks on the Top Class podcast about how smarter public spending on education would improve learning outcomes and make societies better off.