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May 6, 2026

Study shows how libraries can transform into health literacy hubs

Research led by Associate Professor Sasha Fleary demonstrates how public libraries can strengthen their role as trusted health spaces by adopting organizational health literacy principles. Along with co-authors Kevin Sifa Gonzalez of Queens Public Li...

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April 28, 2026

Digital health literacy higher in lower-income countries, 30-country survey finds

New York, NY | April 28, 2026: A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries and lowest in high-income countries, challenging assumptions that national wealt...

April 28, 2026

Assessing the potential to scale up urban agriculture in the Global North

A new paper, co-authored by Associate Professor Nevin Cohen and colleagues from an NSF-funded study examines how much low-tech urban agriculture could realistically expand in five global cities: New York City, London, Paris, Dortmund in Germany, and ...