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July-August 2022

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July-August 2022

Volume: 110 Number: 4

Public health research is benefitting from the concept of convergence, a solutions-oriented approach that brings together scientists with many specialties across the traditional boundaries between fields of study to tackle vexing problems. (Cover illustration by Carlos Zamora.)

In This Issue

  • Biology
  • Communications
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Evolution
  • Medicine
  • Policy
  • Sociology
  • Technology

A New System for Disaster Research

Lori Peek

Communications Environment Ethics Policy Sociology

Connecting researchers, building networks, and training newcomers to the field can disrupt cycles of disaster loss.

Fixing Joints That Appear Beyond Repair

Cato Thomas Laurencin, Debolina Ghosh

Medicine Technology

A lunchtime sketch of an engineered ligament helped launch a revolution in sports medicine.

It Takes a Whole School

Arjen E. J. Wals, Rosalie G. Mathie

Environment Ethics Policy

Reforming education to promote sustainable communities