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Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Receives Grant for Education Initiative
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Receives Grant for Education Initiative Colorado Governor Jared Governor Polis announced Jan. 25 that a charter school initiative for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will receive a grant from the Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) Fund. "This pandemic has forced us [...]
CRISPRcon 2020 Revisited: Gene Editing and Climate Justice
CRISPRcon 2020 Revisited: Gene Editing and Climate Justice CRISPRcon 2020 continued its fourth theme of equity, environment and agriculture by featuring a discussion on Oct. 15 on gene editing and climate justice. The panelists explored what is at stake—both risks and benefits—when using gene editing to [...]
CRISPRcon 2020 Revisited: Risk Governance in Gene Editing and Food
CRISPRcon 2020 Revisited: Risk Governance in Gene Editing and Food CRISPRcon 2020’s fourth theme exploredsocial equity factors in non-human gene editing, and whether the technology’s impact on ecological and agricultural systems contribute to rather than curb social inequities. The two panels during this theme first examined [...]
Keystone Launches New Podcast
Keystone Launches New Podcast Few things match the power of personal, in-depth storytelling. That is why Keystone Policy Center has launched a new podcast, which will capture the nuances and complexity of its work and impact. The new series is called Keynotes: Stories of Collective Impact. [...]
Mental Health in Tribal, Rural Communities
Mental Health in Tribal, Rural Communities Mental health concerns for Americans have significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Elevated levels of adverse mental health conditions, substance use, and suicidal ideation were reported by adults in the United States in June 2020. The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety disorder [...]
CRISPRcon 2020 Revisited: Peering into the Ag Pipeline
CRISPRcon 2020 Revisited: Peering into the Ag Pipeline The second discussion of CRISPRcon’s theme of Hope and Hype, which was held on Oct. 1, took a deeper dive into what benefits gene editing and prior genetic technologies have delivered thus far in the agriculture [...]
