Without these older Australians, my research wouldn’t be where it is today. So let’s meet a few of them.
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It’s hard to get accurate measurements, but a nationwide network of more than 8,000 volunteers with rulers and specific standards reports after every storm.
Fans of the late actress are calling on Americans to donate $5 or more to animal charities on Jan. 17, 2022, which would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday.
An archaeological dig is the holiday experience of a lifetime. And as you learn more skills, the rewards grow.
Stanford researcher Lucy Bernholz is re-imagining what philanthropy looks like and is trying to understand how average people create, fund and distribute shared social goods in the digital age.
The producers are recasting the show as a documentary. The original version would have done more harm than good for the causes being showcased, two scholars argue.
One citation at a time, a professor and her students are crafting a more complete picture of Dante’s women.
Planting a massive number of trees can help slow climate change, but it is only part of the solution.
Following the deadly collapse of a condo high-rise in Florida, a historian of this kind of housing explains how it offers a sense of community that many people seek.
An expert on condo management explains why associations should commission new studies that determine how much money they need to set aside for repairs every three to five years.
Volunteering can improve your life physically, mentally and emotionally. And it might help you find your next job.
Personal interactions between volunteers and the older adults they assist, which paused due to pandemic concerns, are resuming.
A game theory expert explains why a witness to a troubling situation who is in a group may feel a lesser sense of personal responsibility than a single individual.
At one time more than one in three Australians did volunteer work. Only one in five are now doing so, but there are some positive signs as volunteering organisations adapt to changing times.
Civics education is not boosting youth voting, volunteering or even scores on academic tests about government – and may be related to QAnon support.
COVID-19 kept many scientists from doing field research in 2020, which means that important records will have data gaps. But volunteers are helping to plug some of those holes.
These medical volunteers have been closely associated with several kinds of non-human actors, whose behaviour is worth examining in more detail.
Nicknaming a lake, planning your route or simply seeing a ‘Welcome to your park’ sign can help visitors feel more like a public place is their own to some degree.
The crisis caused by COVID-19 has significant consequences for the future of this retail sector.
An estimated 1 in 4 US children have trouble getting enough to eat at least sometimes. We asked four scholars for their insights..
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Professor, Griffith University
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Professor, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University
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Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Management and Leadership, University of Florida
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Chair of History, Flinders University
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Professor in Management, Macquarie University
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Professor and Head of School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
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Senior Researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute
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Professor of Sociology and Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
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Professor of Volunteering, Civil Society and Businesses and Professor of Strategic Philanthropy, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
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PhD Researcher in Sociology, Bangor University
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Researcher in Health Promotion, Leeds Beckett University
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Assistant Professor of Citizen and Data Science, University of Arizona
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Lecturer of History, College of the Holy Cross
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Director, Disaster Research Center and Professor, Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware