The latest news and updates from the 1619 Education Programs and Initiatives.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Ken Weiss on Overpopulation, Hunger and Women's Rights
Each year, nearly 1 billion people go to bed hungry while at least 8 million die from hunger-related...
September 30, 2013 -
Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: Syria's Catastrophe
The civil war in Syria is now manufacturing refugees on an industrial scale. Overall, nearly one...
September 23, 2013 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Louie Palu's Series "Borderline" a Finalist for Best Online-Only Article or Series
The Globe and Mail receives nomination for Louie Palu's "Borderline" series for the best online-only...
September 23, 2013 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Review of Alan Weisman's 'Countdown'
Alan Weisman, the author of bestseller "The World Without Us," says population is going in the wrong...
September 23, 2013 -
Pulitzer Center Update
How ‘Roads Kill’: Pulitzer Center Visualizes Global Safety Crisis
Pulitzer Center senior editor Tom Hundley explains the "Roads Kill" project and it's interactive map...
September 19, 2013 -
Pulitzer Center Update
"Seeds of Hope" Premieres at Week-Long Pulitzer Center Film Festival
Join us for screenings of "Seeds of Hope," a story about one woman's struggle to dispel the despair...
September 19, 2013 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Joanne Silberner Wins Victor Cohn Prize for Cancer Series
Joanne Silberner wins another award, the 2013 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science...
September 18, 2013 -
Pulitzer Center Update
"No Fire Zone" Screens at Pulitzer Center Week-Long Film Festival
Join us for multiple screenings of "No Fire Zone," film of record and a call to action: The true...
September 17, 2013 -
Pulitzer Center Update
"Outlawed in Pakistan" Screens During Week-Long Pulitzer Center Film Festival
Join us for multiple screenings of "Outlawed in Pakistan," a story that shows the extraordinary...
September 17, 2013
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/09-23-13/countdown.jpg.webp?h=481387e6&itok=3djlILYf "The cover of the book, "Countdown" by Alan Weisman. Image by Little, Brown and Company.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/09-17-13/silberner2.jpg.webp?h=f4aeaa6d&itok=9g3KJWmJ ""The Infectious Connection: Part IV of V" was featured on PRI, PBS NewsHour and BBC News. This is the story's photo of Veronica Alebo, a young Burkitt's lymphoma patient, who has a large tumor in her abdomen and receives treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala. Image by Jacqueline Koch. Uganda, 2012.")
