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Changing the Face of Economics: an Interview with Chinemelu Okafor

Founded by Chinemelu Okafor, a predoctoral research specialist and Emerging Scholar in the Politics Department at Princeton University, Research In Color Foundation (RIC) aims to cultivate a more equitable economics profession while empowering students of color interested in the field as well as adjacent fields. As an incorporated nonprofit organization, RIC also works to amplify meaningful economic and policy research that benefits communities of color. As we hear in her conversation with Boost Journalism Fellow Victoria Agwam, the mentorship of young scholars of color throughout this process is essential.

Boost Fellowship, InterviewsVictoria AgwamAugust 5, 2020economics, Diversity, research, mentorship, academia

Where is the Fusion Power?

Perhaps future large tokamak reactors will achieve this, but likely nowhere near the present day. But researchers at MIT are offering another approach that just might address the concerns of being net energy positive and cost effective fusion reactors.

Opinions, TechnologyAustin StiefelmaierApril 3, 2019energy, infrastructure, nuclear energy, nuclear, investing, research

Reducing Emissions: A ‘Smarter’ Choice than You Realize

With renewable energy sources comprising only a tenth of America’s energy consumption, climate change is heavily affecting America through more frequent natural disasters, falling crop yields, and the spread of disease-carrying bugs.