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| LGBTQ Teens Face Added Stress and Discrimination, Study Finds |
| Ethan Mereish, associate professor of health studies, spoke to WTOP-FM about his research on the effects of discrimination on LGBTQ youth. Mereish said, “Those stressors are, over time, internalized, and have toxic effects on one's mental health, on one's self-esteem and on one's body image.” (8/9) |
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| The Case for a College Exit Exam |
| Seth Gershenson, associate professor of public affairs, spoke to The Wall Street Journal about assessing the skills of college graduates. (8/11) |
| How the Pandemic Now Ends |
| Washington College of Law Professor Lindsay Wiley spoke to The Atlantic about mask mandates and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (8/12) |
| Like Father, Like Son: When Fascism Becomes Family |
| Brian Hughes, associate director of the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab, spoke to Mel Magazine about the mainstreaming of extremist ideas. Hughes said, “It's moved out of the subcultural space and into spaces where different generations mix.” (8/10) |
| The IPCC Report Is a Call to Action on Carbon Removal |
| Simon Nicholson, co-director of the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy, spoke to Quartz about the results of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. Nicholson said, “Doing the work today to sort out how to responsibly and sustainably remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is now essential.” Paul Bledsoe, adjunct professorial lecturer in the Center for Environmental Policy, spoke to E&E news about the IPCC report. (8/9) |
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