Alexis R. Santos

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  • Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Demography and Public Policy, Penn State
Healthcare and assistance for the elderly are particular challenges for South Korea’s rapidly aging society. Plan Shooting 2/Imazins via Getty Images

How South Korea is tackling its super‑aging problem – and what other aging nations can learn from its experience

South Korea’s unusually rapid transition to a super-aged society means it has had little time to find solutions for pension funding and healthcare for the elderly.
Shoes are displayed at the San Juan Capitol in June 2018 to pay tribute to Hurricane Maria’s victims. REUTERS/Alvin Baez

Puerto Ricans don’t trust official information on Hurricane Maria

A survey shows that most Puerto Ricans didn’t highly rate the official information coming out of the island. With the Institute of Statistics in trouble, the situation is likely not to improve.
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, mainland schools like this one in Florida are seeing an influx of Puerto Rican students. AP Photo/John Raoux

Will Puerto Ricans return home after Hurricane María?

A demographer at Penn State surveyed Puerto Ricans on the mainland to see if they had plans to return to the island.

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