December 12, 2022 | Articles
Humans have been around for less than seven seconds, if we compare our planet’s existence to a 24-hour day—Homo sapiens evolved less than 350,000 years ago, and the earth is about 4.5 billion years old. Even though we just came on the scene, we act like undisputed rulers of the…...
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Great Groups on the Ground Virtual Events Explore Our New World of 8 Billion Monica Nyiraguhabwa gives a presentation over Zoom Hundreds of members joined us for a mini-series that explored the ramifications of the 8 billion milestone, which we reached on November 15, 2022. These included: Youth Voices on…...
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Roe Reversal: Domestic Threat and Global Betrayal Melvine Ouyo is the Founder and Executive Director of Hope for Kenya Slum Adolescents Initiative. Before receiving her master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, she was the Kibera Clinic Director at Family Health Options Kenya. She has been a…...
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Christopher Ennis Chris Ennis joined Population Connection in 1999 and has been a loyal member of our President’s Circle since 2016. With a doctorate in math from UC Berkeley, he taught math (of course), physics, and engineering at the college and community college level for the majority of his career.…...
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We’re excited to announce the winners of Population Connection’s first summer photo contest! Members from around the country submitted photos of the natural spaces, different cultures, and wildlife that inspire them to work for a more sustainable future for our planet. And the winners are… First Place Andrew Clark, Pendleton,…...
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Graduating from college armed with a degree in political science, I improbably decided to become a carpenter. My responses to help wanted ads went unanswered to the point where I imagined local contractors chuckling over their morning coffee at my hapless entreaties. Finally, I got a job with an outfit…...
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New PopEd Trainers Inducted at Summer Leadership Institute 2022 PopEd Leadership Institute staff and participants There’s nothing like getting out from behind Zoom and interacting with teachers in person. Having had to postpone our Summer Leadership Institute in 2020 and 2021, it was a welcome change to bring a group…...
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As a woman now in her 60s, I look back and reflect on my life and the choices I have made. The biggest choice was whether or not to have children. At the age of 25, I made the conscious decision not to, and every day I am grateful I…...
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On World Population Day, July 11, 2022, the United Nations Population Division released updated population estimates and projections for the world and all countries. This article describes some of the main findings, based primarily on the summary report of World Population Prospects 2022. According to the new assessment, the world’s…...
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