#1697: Locating Missing Persons and Studying Hate | The Best of Our Knowledge

By Lucas Willard,

Published March 31, 2023 at 3:00 PM EDT

Siena College students hold a prayer service for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: A new awareness campaign to find missing persons and solve cold cases is coming to a gas station near you; a new study measures the annual economic impact of hate crimes in the U.S.; students come together to hold a prayer service for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria; and a northern New York researcher looks for new ways to utilize beech trees.

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