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Media Tip Sheet: Will You Be Able to Get a Covid Shot This Fall?

Getting an updated Covid shot this fall may be harder than expected.

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Media Tip Sheet: Ben Leaves Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s and parent company Unilever remain in a legal and public dispute over the brand’s stance on controversial social issues.

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Media Tip Sheet: H-1B Visas and U.S.-India Relations

Last Friday U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation requiring companies to pay a $100,00 fee to obtain H-1B worker visas. The fee is part of Trump’s crackdown on immigration, but is likely...

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Media Tip Sheet: The Impact of Airbnb on the Galapagos

Tensions over Airbnb have reached the Galapagos, where locals blame the surge in short-term rentals for drawing thousands of visitors to the islands.

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Statement on Instagram Posts

The university is issuing a legal letter demanding that the group cease and desist using the university’s name and will seek further remedies as appropriate if this group does not comply.

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Women’s Health: Key Threats Identified by UN Report

According to a recent UN report an estimated 351 million women and girls will face extreme poverty within 5 years, if nothing is done. The report says women’s health advances have been hindered by...

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Media Tip Sheet: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to increase pediatric cancer awareness, support families facing childhood cancer and inspire funding for research, prevention, diagnosis,...

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Media Tip Sheet: Air Safety and Increases in Toxic Cabin Fumes

Reports of “fume events,” when toxic fumes from a jet engine leak into the cockpit or cabin, have been increasing in recent years.

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Media Tip Sheet: The Psychological Toll of Gun Violence

The shooting of Charlie Kirk - and other shootings nationwide - leads to inherent conversations about the psychological impact of gun violence.