Opinion: Hope for the Future
University of PretoriaThe International Hope Barometer Research, led by Prof. Tharina Guse, explores the cultural differences in how hope is sustained.
The International Hope Barometer Research, led by Prof. Tharina Guse, explores the cultural differences in how hope is sustained.
Africa is urbanising at an unprecedented pace. By 2050, nearly 60% of the continent’s population will live in cities, placing immense pressure on local governments to provide infrastructure, services, and sustainable economic opportunities. Yet, despite the promises of decentralisation, African municipalities remain under-resourced, underpowered, and underprepared.
In February, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was told to stop work, bringing an abrupt end to 12 years of progress toward developing a global soybean value chain supporting Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. SIL director Pete Goldsmith cobbled together funding from the university to keep the lab afloat until April 15, which was to be its last day.
The American Sociological Association leads a coalition of major sociological organizations in issuing an open letter defending sociology's vital role in universities and society while condemning recent federal actions that threaten academic inquiry and free speech.
Sasin hosted an exclusive session, Sasin Corporate Leadership Insight, featuring Paiboon Nalinthrangkurn, CEO of TISCO Securities and Director of the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FETCO).
A new study categorizes corporate climate risks into physical, transition and perceived categories. Researchers propose an integrated assessment framework combining exposure data, management capabilities and market perceptions.
A study from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business finds provenance plays as significant a role in the resale value of digital NFTs as it does collectibles in the real world, as gaming cards once owned by well-known game players are being resold to other players with higher premiums.
Nonprofits can lose tax-exempt status for simple filing lapses or serious violations like political activity or financial misconduct, writes Samuel Handwerger. Though revocation is rare and often avoidable, maintaining compliance and transparency is essential to keeping the IRS—and your mission—on track.
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A lecturer from the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, recommends utilizing food production technology to develop “food as medicine” products derived from Thai herbs, vegetables, an...
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Chulalongkorn University, through its Faculty of Medicine and ...
Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC created the Experimental Beverage Marketplace to test the potential effects of these tax proposals on purchasing and consumption. Its purpose is to ensure that policy is guided by evidence.
Prof. Dr. Wilert Puriwat, President of Chulalongkorn University, together with the university’s executives, welcomed a delegation from Cornell University led by Prof. Wendy Wolford, Vice Provost for International Affairs.
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research published the insights from its first Global Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Roundtable in an article in the March/April issue of Value & Outcomes Spotlight.