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The world faces a [2]new wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant,
and disinformation about the pandemic continues to run rampant. In recent
events hosted by the [3]Science and Society Program, public health
officials said variants are nurtured by both vaccine hesitancy and vaccine
inequity, making trust [4]our most important weapon against these insidious
problems. But the question remains—how do we build trust in this time of
great uncertainty?

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[7]Art Is the Best Medicine

Over the last two years, the Institute’s [8]Health, Medicine & Society
Program and the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine have built a [9]roadmap for the future of the neuroarts
field. Along with a cross-discipline cohort of leaders and
researchers, they envision a world in which the arts, like regular exercise
and a healthy diet, are essential to human health. Renowned soprano Renée
Fleming served as one of the initiative’s co-chairs and [10]spoke to us
about her hopes for the burgeoning field.
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[14]What Leaders Get Wrong About Gun Violence

The news brings a report of a gun-related incident almost daily. The latest
episode of the [15]Aspen Global Leadership Network’s Value of Leadership
podcast [16]explores what leaders get wrong about gun reform and how
inclusive approaches can get us “unstuck” on the issue. It features former
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who works on the ground level in
Chicago, and Megan Ranney, an emergency room physician who tackles gun
violence as a public health issue.
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[20]Increasing Our Impact in 2022

Next year, many Aspen Institute programs [21]will expand their reach by
launching a [22]climate-focused Ideas Festival in Miami Beach, training a
[23]new generation of innovative thinkers in high schools across the
country, and even [24]building a market for microloans in communities of
color. [25]Learn about these hopeful things 2022 will bring.
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Oceans Are the Key to Carbon Removal

The ocean covers more than two-thirds of the surface area of our planet,
yet it remains the least explored and understood ecosystem known to
humankind. It also offers a potential solution to the climate crisis, as
explained in a new report from the [30]Energy and Environment Program, a
[31]Guidance for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal Projects: A Pathway to
Developing a Code of Conduct, which was covered by [32]Axios, [33]E&E News,
and other outlets.

The Right Way to Give Back

[34]The Guardian reported on a call to action from members of the
Institute’s [35]New Voices Fellowship “to move away from colonial ideas and
create meaningful change.” The story noted that fellows “want donors to
exercise humility and trust those receiving grants to know what their
communities need.”

Latino Prosperity Is American Prosperity

What makes Latino economic mobility so critical for the prosperity and
wellbeing of the nation as a whole? A new report, [36]The Economic State of
Latinos in America: The American Dream Deferred, released by the
[37]Latinos and Society Program in partnership with McKinsey & Company
outlines immediate public- and private-sector interventions that can break
down barriers to full economic participation. The report prompted coverage
in [38]NBC, [39]Axios and elsewhere.

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Join the Aspen Institute for this year’s [40]Annual Awards virtual program
as we present the Henry Crown Leadership Award to Dr. Francis Collins and
the Corporate Leadership Award to Ursula M. Burns. The honorees will be
featured in conversations with Andrea Mitchell and Darren Walker. Your
participation and support of this year’s event is greatly appreciated,
[41]raising unrestricted revenue vital to the Institute’s mission and
programs. The event will be released online in early January.

[42]Fostering an Inclusive Recovery: Building Back Better Through EDA’S
Regional Build Back Better Programs

January 10, 2pm ET

[43]Latinos and Society will host the US Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo and Co-Founder and Executive
Director for the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University Bruce Katz
for [44]a conversation focused on the US Economic Development
Administration’s (EDA) newly launched American Rescue Plan programs.

[45]Winter Words with Heather Hansman

January 12, 8pm ET

Join [46]Aspen Words for a conversation with Aspen Skiing Company’s SVP of
sustainability, Auden Schendler, and veteran ski journalist and
environmental writer Heather Hansman as they discuss Hansman’s new book,
Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow. An
exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, the book
reckons with how the sport is evolving in the face of climate change and
rising wealth inequality.

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