My friends, family and peers often ask me what I study as a women’s and gender studies student. Some of them have never heard of the field, let alone know about MU’s department tucked away on the third floor of Strickland Hall. To learn more about the WGST program at MU, I spoke with WGST professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Christina Carney.

How we analyzed our reader survey and used the results to tell our story at Next City.

As a media outlet seeking to inspire change in urban policy and other issues affecting marginalized people in cities, Next City wanted to better understand how its readers — many of whom are people working in city planning, architecture, transportation, finance, and more — are using its journalism.

Sustainability and ethics may not be the first topics that come to a college student’s mind during spooky season. With fall in the air and midterms to conquer, many students are looking forward to a break in their busy schedules. Many may be eagerly ordering costumes, buying plastic spider webbing and stocking up on candy for trick-or-treaters and parties, as Halloween is a time when many consumers, not just college students, are making purchases for the occasion.

Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives and spurred restrictions that affect more than one third of the world’s population, environmental sustainability may not be the first thing on everyone’s minds.

To illustrate, much of the world is experiencing job loss, supply shortages everywhere from grocery stores to hospitals and a collective fear of contracting a deadly virus. Nevertheless, it is still crucial to assess human levels of consumption and promote sustainab