Month: July 2020

A still uncharted research field of much relevance beyond summer’s inevitable heatwaves is coming under the intense scrutiny of City College of New York mechanical engineer Prathap Ramamurthy, thanks to a $360,000 grant from The US Army Research Office (ARO).  He’s tasked with unlocking the mysteries of urban fluid dynamics that impact the air flow and exchange of … Read more

After the killing of George Floyd, Americans of all backgrounds have been protesting, voicing their support for Black Lives Matter, and focusing on issues of equity and access. That diverse group includes many Asian Americans, some of whom are now using the moment to call out anti-Blackness in their own communities.

“We did not understand why the Department of Justice wasn’t doing more in countering hate crimes,” said Rep. Ted Lieu, who led the bipartisan effort.”We did not understand why the Department of Justice wasn’t doing more in countering hate crimes,” said Rep. Ted Lieu, who led the bipartisan effort.

The Asian American progress has been driven by gains across both public and private insurance plans, with nearly identical coverage improvements in Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states (although uninsured rates are much higher in nonexpansion states among all groups, including Asian Americans). Even though the coverage gap between white and Asian American adults has been … Read more

With more than 2,000 incidents and little action from the federal government, efforts to curtail pandemic-related racism have fallen to P.S.A.s and social media campaigns.