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Racial disparity in mental health system needs more attention

Racial disparity in mental health system needs more attention

by Xurui Tan | Aug 28, 2020 | Health

Racial disparities within the mental health system are being exacerbated during the pandemic, according to experts. Minorities, especially Asian Americans, need more attention and funding to help raise awareness about mental health and address mental illness. “People...
Challenges come when NIH harnesses AI to fight COVID-19, experts say

Challenges come when NIH harnesses AI to fight COVID-19, experts say

by Xurui Tan | Aug 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured

The National Institutes of Health wants to utilize artificial intelligence technology to better combat COVID-19 and has offered a grant to establish a resource center for diagnosis and treatment. However, a spokesperson from the National Institute of Biomedical...
Amid pandemic, concerns grow about consumer protection

Amid pandemic, concerns grow about consumer protection

by Xurui Tan | Aug 11, 2020 | Business, Featured

Much more needs to be done to protect consumers in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a representative of a New York-based advocacy group says. “People start to make tough decisions and that makes them more vulnerable to unfair practices and then encourages the...
Under ICE rules and visa complications, a semester with no new international students awaits

Under ICE rules and visa complications, a semester with no new international students awaits

by Xurui Tan | Jul 30, 2020 | Education, Featured

Raven Liu always thought that she had a chance, however slim it was, to travel from Beijing to the University of Southern California to attend her first semester in person, even during a pandemic. “It’s meaningless to learn online because I study film production,” the...
Carbon dioxide removal is critical in next decade, experts tell Congress

Carbon dioxide removal is critical in next decade, experts tell Congress

by Xurui Tan | Jul 29, 2020 | Environment, Featured

Removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a critical step in tamping down global temperature rise and meeting the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal, energy experts told Congress on Tuesday. Experts from the U.S. Department of Energy,...
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