Follow the Data Podcast: Moving America Beyond Coal
October 9, 2020
Bloomberg Philanthropies has been working with the Sierra Club to phase out coal power in favor of cleaner, healthier forms of energy. Through our work on the Beyond Coal campaign, we’ve helped retire 60% of domestic coal plants, and are on track to retire 100% of the nation’s coal plants by 2030. Beyond Coal estimates that these plant closures have saved an estimated 7,600 lives, prevented nearly 12,000 heart attacks, and resulted in an estimated annual savings of $3.6 billion in health care costs.
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Follow the Data Podcast: How Buenos Aires, Argentina is Responding to COVID-19
October 2, 2020
On this episode, Fernando Straface, the Secretary General and Secretary of Foreign Relations of the City of Buenos Aires, joins Dr. Kelly Henning – head of Bloomberg Philanthropies public health team. Together, they discuss how Buenos Aires is collaborating with other Latin American cities to coordinate coronavirus response, how the city government is utilizing data from its COVID-19 dashboard, and what’s keeping local leaders hopeful now.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Peer-to-Peer College Advising – Does It Work?
September 25, 2020
One of our CollegePoint partners, Matriculate, trains college student Advising Fellows to help high-achieving, lower-income high school students identify colleges that are a good fit, complete resumes, recommendations, and application forms, apply for financial aid, compare aid packages, and prepare academically, socially, and emotionally to succeed in college.
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Follow the Data Podcast: A Summer Unlike Any Other
September 18, 2020
The Fresh Air Fund, which was founded in 1877 at the height of the tuberculosis epidemic in New York City was determined to continue its mission of providing free summer experiences for kids. With the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, and The JPB Foundation, The Fresh Air Fund created Summer Spaces, in collaboration with the city, transforming closed New York City streets into age-appropriate, socially distant, play spaces for children. The program also provided employment to local youth ages 18 to 24, who served as activity specialists, coaches, and counselors.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Virtual College Advising – Does It Work?
September 14, 2020
While heading back to school during the pandemic is anxiety-inducing for students, parents, and educators, this fall can be particularly stressful for high school students applying to college, as the coronavirus has upended many aspects of the college application process.
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Follow the Data Podcast: The 9/11 Memorial Glade: A Tribute to Strength
August 28, 2020
In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, support flooded in from across the country to drive the recovery effort in New York, and beyond. Since then, hundreds of thousands of first responders, recovery workers, and community members have gotten sick and many have passed away from exposure to toxins at the recovery site. To recognize the sacrifice, loss and continuing effort of those who responded to rebuild the community, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum created a physical space on the memorial site, called the Memorial Glade.
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Reopening Culture During the Pandemic
August 25, 2020
As the crisis has evolved, some cities and states have begun to allow some venues to reopen – New York City museums began reopening just this week – with health precautions in place. Arts institutions across the country are rising to the challenge, employing nimble and thoughtful practices for offering vibrant cultural experiences while keeping visitors and staff safe.
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Follow the Data Podcast: Is It Safe to Reopen Schools?
August 21, 2020
On this episode, we talk to Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, where she leads research partnerships with public health practitioners in order to document their learnings and improve our readiness for large and challenging outbreaks. She also co-wrote a New York Times op-ed earlier this summer, called “We Have to Focus on Opening Schools, Not Bars.”
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Follow the Data Podcast: Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions, Answered
August 14, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live – and a vaccine is our best hope to resume normal life. While studies of possible COVID-19 vaccines continue, questions emerge: How close are we to a vaccine? Should children, pregnant women, and the elderly be included in vaccine trials? How successful does a vaccine have to be in order to be considered effective?
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Fifteen Years After Katrina, America’s Levees Are Breaking
August 10, 2020
By Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President & Founder, Hip Hop Caucus We need to connect the dots between racial justice and climate justice because our existence is at stake. We cannot breathe. At the Hip Hop Caucus, we’ve created an award-winning platform called Think 100% that tells the stories of climate justice and race through podcasts, film, music, and activism. We need strong partners from the streets to the suites, like Bloomberg Philanthropies, to help us tell these stories and expand people’s understanding of the environment, climate, and race.
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