"My ancestors were scientists before the word ‘scientist’ came into their lives.” Those are the words of Jaytuk Steinruck in a recent video highlighting the work of the Tribal Marine Stewards Network ...

Our projects are ambitious, consistent with a tested investment philosophy, and designed to reap measurable benefits for the public. Throughout our history, Pew has focused on impact—asking tough ...

Story: Throughout the United States, herds of animals such as elk, deer, and pronghorn travel hundreds of miles along the same migratory routes their ancestors have used for generations. But today, ...

A new website, created by the South Carolina Center of Excellence in Addiction (COE), makes it easier for state and local leaders, health care providers, researchers, and citizens to understand how ...

Pew's 50-state report finds that most states are not doing enough to use a proven strategy for preventing tooth decay, unnecessarily driving up health care costs for families and taxpayers. In both ...

For the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, federal student loan borrowers who miss payments are once again vulnerable to delinquency and default. This follows the expiration of the U.S.

The unprecedented revenue wave that states experienced from mid-2020 to the end of 2022—attributed to multiple factors, including the influx of federal funds to confront the COVID-19 pandemic—enabled ...

Methadone is a proven medication for treating opioid addiction, a disorder that has contributed to about 100,000 U.S. deaths a year since 2021. Yet stigma around methadone and addiction has long ...

Kara Cohen, associate director of street medicine at Project HOME, which offers housing, education, medical care, and employment opportunities to people who are or have been homeless. Christine ...

The recent loss of homes in Los Angeles from the tragic wildfires has added to L.A.’s severe housing shortage, which had already caused rents and homelessness to soar. As the city begins to recover, ...

Texas has a shortage of more than 300,000 homes, which has pushed homeownership out of reach for many families and helped to drive up rents across the state. Alex Horowitz, the director of The Pew ...

Known affectionately as the “coral mom,” 2019 Pew marine fellow and marine biologist Dr. Apple Pui Yi Chui has made it her mission to restore Hong Kong’s coral communities. And she has succeeded—by ...