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Ten years after Sandy Hook, let’s act to reduce mass violence

“It is easy to feel powerless in the face of the horror of mass shootings. But we know what works. We know how to address this problem. It’s time to act”, says Beverly Kingston in her recent guest commentary in the Denver Post. Kingston, Director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence,

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Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences 2023   Keynote Speaker: Emily R. Klancher Merchant

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