Monthly Archives: May 2016

On campus, students of these subjects are by far the least politically engaged — Quartz

Tufts University’s Institute for Democracy and Higher Education recently scrutinized the voting habits of millions of eligible college students from 2012, hoping to uncover patterns relevant to this year’s presidential election. Researchers found that college students in the US overall vote at a rate of 45%—but that number swings widely depending on personal details, such…

via On campus, students of these subjects are by far the least politically engaged — Quartz

Nearly 3M People in Central America Rely on Food Aid to Survive — Fire Earth

2.8 Million people Need Food Aid in Drought-Hit Central America: UN At least 2.8 million people in three Central American countries—El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras—need food aid after two consecutive years of severe drought decimated crops and exacerbated hunger among the poor, said the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). “People are and have been […]

via Nearly 3M People in Central America Rely on Food Aid to Survive — Fire Earth