by Elaine Monaghan | 23 Jun 2021 | Health and Wellness, Indiana University, United States
Aaron Carroll’s job is to persuade Americans to get their COVID-19 shot. His technique? To listen and provide solid information. American singer Dolly Parton receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine whose research she helped fund, Nashville, Tennessee, 2 March...
by Aralynn Abare McMane | 5 May 2021 | Future of Democracy, Human Rights, Indiana University, News Decoder Updates, World
Journalists are under threat around the world. What to do? Take out a subscription to defend press freedom and democracy, one expert suggests. Robert Mahoney of the Committee to Protect Journalists has an easy idea for how anybody can support freedom of the press and...
by Nelson Graves | 26 Apr 2021 | Indiana University, News Decoder Updates, Students in the Spotlight
Evan Wright wants someday to work at the U.S. State Department. The Indiana University student says News Decoder is helping him blaze a career. Evan Wright Evan Wright of Indiana University has published two articles on News Decoder, participated in three webinars and...
by Evan Wright | 14 Apr 2021 | Asia, Contest winners, Contests, Future of Democracy, Human Rights, Immigration, Indiana University, Politics, Student Posts, Youth Voices
They are 8,000 miles from Myanmar, but Burmese in the U.S. are raising money in a fight for the restoration of democracy in the Asian nation. A recent protest against the military coup in Myanmar, in Indianapolis, Indiana (courtesy of Elaisa Vahnie) This story was a...
by Isabella DeMarco | 23 Jul 2020 | Climate change, Indiana University, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Meat production contributes to global warming. Will the planet shift to plant-based meat to help avert catastrophic climate change? A conventional beef burger, left, next to a plant-based burger containing wheat protein, coconut oil and potato protein, Bellevue,...