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Asian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May

  • Written by Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageMay is a reminder of how diverse two American communities are.Cavan Images via Getty Images

May is both Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Two entirely separate commemorations for two entirely separate communities, right?

Think again. Not only do Asian American Jews exist, but we...

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Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and the Catholic Church – 5 essential reads

  • Written by Molly Jackson, Religion and Ethics Editor
imageA march for climate action in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in June 2015. Pope Francis praised the participants, who included Christians, Muslims, Jews and Hindus.AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

From May 15-17, 2024, American leaders including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy will be attending a global conference on...

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By not lip-syncing Amy Winehouse’s songs, actress Marisa Abela confronts impossible expectations in ‘Back to Black’

  • Written by Katherine Meizel, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Bowling Green State University
imageActress Marisa Abela and actor Eddie Marsan film a scene for the Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black' in London.Neil Mockford/GC Images via Getty Images

Like Amy Winehouse, “Back to Black,” the new biopic about the late British singer, has been no stranger to controversy.

In the case of the film, opinion has been fiercely split about...

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Rap ‘beef’ as public spectacle is a dangerous game that artists rarely win

  • Written by A.D. Carson, Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
imageCanadian police and television reporters gather outside the rapper Drake's Toronto mansion after a shooting there in May 2024.(Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images

The shooting of a security guard near the Toronto home of Drake is the latest chapter in the ongoing beef between the Canadian rapper and Pulitizer Prize-winning rival Ken...

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Wars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords

  • Written by Richard Marcantonio, Assistant Professor of Environment, Peace, and Global Affairs at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame
imageFragments of Russian shells piled at a farm in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine. Volodymyr Tarasov /Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images

As wars grind on in Ukraine and Gaza, another location ravaged by conflict is taking steps to implement a historic peace agreement. From the mid-1960s through 2016, Colombia was torn by conflict...

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‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life

  • Written by Saverio Eric Spagnolie, Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageSurface bubble growth can lift objects upward against gravity.Saverio Spagnolie

Scientific discovery doesn’t always require a high-tech laboratory or a hefty budget. Many people have a first-rate lab right in their own homes – their kitchen.

The kitchen offers plenty of opportunities to view and explore what physicists call soft matter...

Read more: ‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their...

Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora

  • Written by Ashley Robertson Preston, Assistant Professor of History, Howard University
imageEducator Mary McLeod Bethune regularly wrote of her travels abroad.Robert Abbott Sengstacke via Getty Images

When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – the D.C. home of the woman who founded Bethune-Cookman University – I didn’t see a strong...

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Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted

  • Written by Nikki Crowley, Assistant Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacology, Penn State
imageSince Amy Winehouse's death in 2011, professionals have learned a great deal more about alcohol use disorder.Kevin Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images

With the new Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” in U.S. theaters as of May 17, 2024, the late singer’s relationship with alcohol and drugs is under scrutiny again. In July 2011, Wineh...

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The price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more

  • Written by Jeffrey Kucik, Global Fellow at the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona
imageMore than two years of war have left swaths of Ukraine in ruins.Pierre Crom/Getty Images

U.S. military assistance is finally on its way to Ukraine after months of being held up in Congress.

Reactions to the US$61 billion spending package, signed into law by President Joe Biden on April 24, 2024, have ranged from applause to indignation.

While few...

Read more: The price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more

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  7. Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows
  8. Engineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects
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  10. Bird flu detected in Colorado dairy cattle − a vet explains the risks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  11. Medicine doesn’t just have ‘conscientious objectors’ − there are ‘conscientious providers,’ too
  12. What are roads made of? A pavement materials engineer explains the science behind the asphalt you drive on
  13. A sex scandal that’s boring the public − and a judge forced to keep Trump focused
  14. Divesting university endowments: Easier demanded than done
  15. Polarization may phase out of American politics as younger generations shift into power
  16. La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon
  17. Why some people receiving federal benefits don’t consider themselves poor − even though poverty rates have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic
  18. Why US offshore wind power is struggling – the good, the bad and the opportunity
  19. Brain study identifies a cost of caregiving for new fathers
  20. I interviewed moms with 5 or more kids − here’s what I learned about the women who are quietly going against the grain
  21. Commencement isn’t just about awarding degrees – and cancellations leave students disconnected and disillusioned
  22. 5 books to help you better understand today’s campus protests
  23. Pet-owners: watch out for foxtail seed pods that can harm your dog or cat this summer
  24. Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues
  25. Playing with the kids is important work for chimpanzee mothers
  26. Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US
  27. Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is
  28. What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump
  29. Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists like me learn more about how planets evolve
  30. Everyday life and its variability influenced human evolution at least as much as rare activities like big-game hunting
  31. How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns
  32. US drone warfare faces questions of legitimacy, study of military chaplains shows
  33. Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior
  34. What America’s first board game can teach us about the aspirations of a young nation
  35. Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah
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  38. How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false
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  40. Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it
  41. Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first
  42. Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome
  43. Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains
  44. 3 reasons the UAW is having success in organizing Southern workers – with two Mercedes plants in Alabama the next face-off
  45. Palestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation
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  47. Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities
  48. Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
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