Stopping Malaria: Affordable New Test Seeks To Reveal Hidden Reservoirs Of Disease
November 20, 2015
In 1980, the world collectively shed not a single tear upon hearing that the scourge of smallpox would likely never take another life. A gargantuan global effort had eradicated the disease in the open (though the virus still survives in government labs). Now it looks as if humanity will be able to close the book on polio, another terrible infectious disease that has wreaked havoc throughout history.
Sarah Ayres Steinberg: National Standards for Strong Apprenticeships
Sarah Ayres Steinberg Center For American Progress
October 31, 2014
Apprenticeship, a time-tested model of worker training, can help meet the growing demand for skilled workers in the United States. Expanding apprenticeship, however, will require employers to understand its value.