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January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
How Do We Stop the Next Pandemic?
We learn about the global collaborations taking place and hear from the individuals working to avoid the next pandemic.
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January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
What Will Cause the Next Pandemic?
Scientists and experts talk about how human activity has caused disease in the past, and how we’re creating more opportunities every day for a spillover.
January 14, 2021 | BBC Future
The Next Pandemic: What Will It Be?
Leading scientists discuss the diseases they focus their time and effort on, and why they might cause the next pandemic.
January 13, 2021 | Science Magazine
Could Too Much Time Between Doses Drive the Coronavirus To Outwit Vaccines?
The United Kingdom decided to allow up to 12 weeks between doses of two authorized vaccines, rather than the 3 or 4 weeks tested in trials.
January 06, 2021 | Science Magazine
Debates Intensify Over Dosing Plans for Authorized COVID-19 Vaccines
As the COVID-19 pandemic surges, fueled in some places by new, fast-spreading variants, officials and public health experts are debating strategies for stretching limited supplies of vaccines. And vaccinemakers have been caught in the middle.
January 06, 2021 | Science Magazine
Viral Mutations May Cause Another ‘Very, Very Bad’ COVID-19 Wave, Scientists Warn
In southeastern England, the new variant of COVID-19 identified last month may be the harbinger of a new, particularly perilous phase of the pandemic.
December 30, 2020 | Science Magazine
‘It’s Crazy.’ Upbeat COVID-19 Vaccine News From China and U.K. Leaves Scientists Wanting More Details
Statements about vaccines in China and the United Kingdom have caused perplexity.
December 23, 2020 | Science Magazine
U.K. Variant Puts Spotlight on Immunocompromised Patients’ Role in the COVID-19 Pandemic
An analysis published by virologist Ravindra Gupta has become a crucial puzzle piece for researchers trying to understand the importance of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant found in the United Kingdom.
December 20, 2020 | Science Magazine
Mutant Coronavirus in the United Kingdom Sets off Alarms, but Its Importance Remains Unclear
One variant of SARS-CoV-2 is causing mayhem in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe.
December 16, 2020 | Science Magazine
As COVID-19 Vaccines Emerge, a Global Waiting Game Begins
Although several vaccines have won emergency use authorizations in multiple nations, they will remain in short supply for many months—even in wealthy countries.
December 09, 2020 | NPR
Lesson to Learn From Germany in Providing School Education During the Pandemic
In the U.S., school closures during the pandemic have some worried about a "lost COVID generation" of children. But that's not the case in Germany.
November 25, 2020 | St. Louis Public Radio
Finding the Way of Nature-Based Learning in Germany
During the pandemic, schools in Europe and the U.S. have erected tents in their yards or expanded school gardens. Forest preschools go a step beyond that. Their advocates say nature should be the tool for learning, not just the backdrop.
Women on the Move
Out of fear, hope, or desperation, millions of women around the world migrate each year in search of new lives.
How Germany Reopened Its Schools During a Pandemic
How did Germany reopen schools compared to the United States, and with cases ticking back up in Germany, will its early success and the United States’ troubled restart hold through the fall?
Belarus on the Brink
Is the “last dictatorship in Europe" finally ready for reform, or is the stage being set for a Russian takeover? Simon Ostrovsky reports on the Belarusian election and the subsequent protests.
Inside the Red Zone - Documenting the NHS Response to COVID-19 at Imperial NHS Trust
"We thought we were ready, and then we realized we had no idea," said Dr. Sabeena Qureshi. COVID-19 created the biggest U.K. healthcare crisis in living memory. This is the story of the teams at the frontline.
Confronting COVID-19 in Italy
Italy, a country whose history is rife with pandemics and once the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Europe, offers harsh lessons in containment, testing, and economic salvation.
Abandoned
This project explores the history of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the consequences of the American withdrawl from Syria.
William & Mary Sharp Seminar 2019-2020 Reporting Projects
Campus Consortium initiative brings Pulitzer Center-supported journalists to the college for series of seminar workshops throughout the year, ultimately leading to independent reporting by students around the globe.
The Forgotten OneƵ
“The Forgotten OneƵ” explores the idea of fantasy versus reality, revealing one of Germany's darkest secrets: the current state of Nigerian refugees in the countryside of Bavaria.
Estonia: The Threat Next Door
Hani Zaitoun examines Estonia's defense capabilities and its special relationship with its Russian neighbor and the Russian ethnic minority that makes up almost 30 percent of Estonia's population.
Forgotten Victims of Srebrenica
Many of the victims who fled the violence and massacre still live in long-forgotten refugee and collective centres around Bosnia.
The Thin Red Line
Despite sharp international criticism, a Russian geneticist is pushing forward a project to edit embryos of a deaf couple so their children won't inherit the mutation that impairs their hearing.
Living With Water
The Netherlands has long battled back the sea, but climate change is forcing the lowland nation to rethink its approach. It's now learning to live with water rather than fight it.
June 25, 2020 | Meet the Journalist
Behind the Story: The Forgotten Victims of Srebrenica
Many of the temporary camps set up in 1995 for internally displaced persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina still exist. What is life like there for the widows from Srebrenica?
June 11, 2020 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Bradley Secker
Gayropa is a photo-led project about LGBTI+ asylum seekers and refugees around Europe who form a sense of community and challenge stereotypes.
June 10, 2020 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Rich Lord, Michael Santiago, and Stacy Innerst
Journalists Rich Lord, Michael M. Santiago, and Stacy Innerst speak about their year-long exploration of child poverty—one that takes them to Scotland, where the national government, local leaders, and the health system work to ensure that by 2030, no more than 5 percent of kids will live in poverty.
August 30, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Ayo Awokoya
Almost all produce that comes from southern Italy has been tainted, says Ayo Awokoya, as she discusses her reporting project on modern-day slavery in Italian agriculture.
August 02, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Christopher de Bellaigue
Author and journalist Christopher de Bellaigue reports on assisted dying and euthanasia practices in North America and Europe.
June 19, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Anna Filipova
Meet journalist Anna Filipova, who is examining how melting permafrost in the northernmost village in Greenland affects the residents' lives.
April 08, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Larry C. Price
Multimedia journalist Larry C. Price traveled around the world to report on air pollution: specifically, PM2.5. What is it, and how does it manifest across the globe?
January 03, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Eli Kintisch
Eli Kintisch wrote and produced THAW, a documentary series that tells the story of a journey to the Arctic ocean in the dead of winter, revealing a radically changing ecosystem with global implications.
December 05, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Teresa Fazio
Journalist and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Teresa Fazio speaks about her reporting on gender equality in Sweden's military.
October 04, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Zack Beauchamp
The truth about Hungary: How a country that used to be a poster child for a successful transition to democracy collapsed into a new kind of authoritarianism.
September 27, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Amy Martin
Threshold is a public radio show and podcast tackling one pressing environmental issue each season. The show aims to be a home for nuanced journalism about human relationships with the natural world.
September 14, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Ari Daniel
A frigid current, a heroic expedition, and air turning into rock. Meet science journalist Ari Daniel and hear about his 2018 reporting trip to Iceland.
December 17, 2020 | General news
Pulitzer Center Announces Second Richard C. Longworth Media Fellow
WBEZ reporter Natalie Y. Moore will travel to Finland to report on the country’s “open prison” system, criminal justice reform, and relationship with immigrants.
October 21, 2020 | General news, Education news
Announcing the Pulitzer Post-Graduate Reporting Fellowship Program
The Pulitzer Center announces our inaugural Fellows and projects for the Post-Graduate Reporting Fellowship Program for Columbia and Medill Journalism Schools.
July 01, 2020 | Project news, Awards
Associated Press' 'Outsourcing Migrants' Receives Honorable Mention From James Foley Awards
The Associated Press project 'Outsourcing Migrants' received an Honorable Mention from the James Foley Awards.
April 08, 2020 | Education news
On-Demand Student Webinar: Responsible Reporting on Epidemics with Dr. Seema Yasmin
Watch a recorded webinar for students in which Dr. Seema Yasmin share her insights on the role of journalism during public health emergencies
November 19, 2019 | General news, Awards
Ayo Awokoya and Tobias Jones Receive Frontline Club Award
Ayo Awokoya and Tobias Jones received the 2019 Frontline Club Award For Print for their in-depth, investigative reporting on exploited migrants working in the south of Italy.
November 14, 2019 | General news, Education news
San Francisco Chronicle Profile on Angelica Ekeke
Ekeke, a 2019 Pulitzer Center Fellow who reported on Nigerian refugees, speaks to the San Franciso Chronicle about creating visual symphonies.
October 14, 2019 | Project news, Awards
'Threshold' Podcast Wins National Murrow Award
The podcast's second season reported on climate change in the Arctic region.
June 27, 2019 | Newsletter
This Week: Modern Slavery In Italy
The Pulitzer Center's newsletter for the week of June 25, 2019.
June 14, 2019 | General news
Beyond Religion: Faith and Civil Society
Panelists discuss how religion can reinforce divisions between social groups in Israel, Northern Ireland, and Indian-Americans in the United States.
March 28, 2019 | Project news, Awards
Callum Macrae Nominated for 2019 BAFTA Award
Grantee Callum Macrae was nominated for an award at BAFTA's Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards for his reporting on the Ballymurphy massacre.
March 25, 2019 | Project news, Awards
Grantee Louie Palu Receives Series of Awards
Louie Palu received four awards in three contests for his Pulitzer-supported project 'New Cold War.'
February 18, 2019 | Project news
Addressing Death, Affirming Life at Boston University Symposium
Panelists explore living, dying, grief— and why talking about death is good for our health.
January 13, 2021 | All Grades
Women on the Move: Analyzing Text and Photography from Eight Migration Stories
Students reflect on stories they have seen and heard about migration, and then analyze text and photography from eight short articles about women from different parts of the world who were forced...
January 13, 2021 | All Grades
Crossing Borders: Analyzing Infographics to Evaluate Migration Trends
This lesson examines an infographic from “Women On The Move” that provides a closer look at migration patterns. Students will actively engage with the infographic to analyze migration trends...
December 23, 2020 | High School, College
Voices in the Shadow of Death: The Lost Narratives of the Bubonic Plague and Covid-19
Students analyze reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and historical research on The Black Death in order to evaluate the purposes and biases of sources, compare and contrast pandemics from two time...
August 03, 2020 | All Grades
How to Describe Places to Tell Under-Reported Stories: From Drafting to Editing
In this lesson, students will hear from a journalist who uses writing skills to describe under-reported place, and practice the same skills in original writing.
July 30, 2020 | All Grades
How to Tell Under-Reported Stories with Photography
In this lesson, students will analyze how photojournalists tell under-reported stories using photography and apply tips for doing so themselves from Pulitzer Center-supported journalists.
March 25, 2020 | Middle School, High School
Growing Up Through the Cracks: Exploring Solutions to Child Poverty in Scotland and the United States
Students analyze solutions to end child poverty in Glasgow, Scotland and Allegheny County in the Southwest of Pennsylvania.
July 24, 2019 | All Grades
Toolkit for Your Next Discussion on the Environment and Climate Change
Climate change—an issue that affects us all, no matter where we are in the world. This guide will help begin a conversation about today's under-reported stories surrounding our global crisis.
January 25, 2019 | High School
Evaluating Turkey: What Makes a Country “Free”?
Students evaluate the status of freedom in Turkey using Freedom House criteria, and consider how freedom may be defined at home and around the world.
July 31, 2018 | All Grades
'Losing Earth' Curricular Materials
Reading comprehension tools, activities and other resources to bring "Losing Earth," The New York Times Magazine's special issue on climate change, into the classroom and beyond.
July 26, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Introducing the Story of 'Losing Earth'
In this printable PDF, you will find text summaries, discussion and comprehension questions, and other useful materials for students and teachers navigating "Losing Earth."
July 25, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Writing & Communication Activities
Guide your students in creative, expository, and persuasive writing, class debates, and science communications exercises designed for any subject area.
July 24, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Visualizing Climate Change
Activities encouraging students to create and evaluate visual representations of climate change in order to interpret and share environmental knowledge effectively.
