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International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the US. What happens if they stay home?

  • Written by Barnet Sherman, Professor, Multinational Finance and Trade, Boston University

The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detainingsome – and launched immigration enforcement actions on college campuses across the country. This has raised concerns among the more than 1.1 million international students studying at U.S. universities.

Headlines are filled...

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Popular AIs head-to-head: OpenAI beats DeepSeek on sentence-level reasoning

  • Written by Manas Gaur, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageDeepSeek's language AI rocked the tech industry, but it comes up short on one measure.Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images

ChatGPT and other AI chatbots based on large language models are known to occasionally make things up, including scientific andlegal citations. It turns out that measuring how accurate an AI model’s citations are is a...

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Why people with autism struggle to get hired − and how businesses can help by changing how they look at job interviews

  • Written by Cindi May, Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston

First impressions matter − they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others’ competence, likability and honesty, often relying on superficial cues such as appearance or handshake strength. While these snap judgments can be flawed, they often have a lasting impact. In employment,...

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Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change

  • Written by David J. Vogel, Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
imageRefrigerators were the target of the very first energy efficiency standards for appliances, back in 1974.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

President Donald Trump has said he wants to reverse decades of regulations about energy efficiency in American household appliances, claiming doing so will provide Americans with “freedom to choose”...

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Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speech

  • Written by Michael Gregory, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University
imageFree speech requires freedom from fear and intimidation.AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

One of the first executive orders that President Trump signed after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, was titled Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship. The order accused the previous administration of having “trampled free speech rights by...

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Ethical leadership can boost well-being and performance in remote work environments

  • Written by Mark R. Gleim, Associate Professor of Marketing, Auburn University
imageManagers can still provide ethical leadership in remote environments if they're able to convey genuine care for employees.pixdeluxe/E+ via Getty Images

Employees are likely to perform better and be committed to the organization when they are supervised by ethical leaders, even when working remotely. Ethical leadership is evident in an organization...

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Is a ‘friend-apist’ what we really want from therapy?

  • Written by David E. Tolchinsky, Professor and Dean, The Media School, Indiana University
image'Shrinking' portrays a tangled web of care and connection, where therapists and patients are enmeshed in one another's personal and professional lives.Apple TV+

When I read the recent New York Times article “Therapy Is Good. These Therapists Are Bad,” I couldn’t help but think of the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking.”

The...

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Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means

  • Written by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
image A judge's opinion moves the nation closer to a collision between the executive branch and the courts.Xand, iStock / Getty Images Plus

A battle between the Trump administration and federal courts over the deportation of more than 100 immigrants to a prison in El Salvador intensified on April 16, 2025. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg...

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How single-stream recycling works − your choices can make it better

  • Written by Alex Jordan, Associate Professor of Plastics Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Stout
imageSuccessful recycling requires some care.Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life.

But what really happens after the truck picks them up?

Single-stream recycling makes...

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The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

  • Written by Reshma Ramachandran, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale University

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased government data, information...

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  2. Railways were essential to carrying out the Holocaust – decades later, corporate reckoning continues
  3. 200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history’s greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations
  4. Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in a fragmented media landscape
  5. Miami researchers are testing a textured seawall designed to hold back water and create a home for marine organisms
  6. Dark energy may have once been ‘springier’ than it is today − DESI cosmologists explain what their collaboration’s new measurement says about the universe’s history
  7. Giving cash to families in poor, rural communities can help bring down child marriage rates – new research
  8. Des Moines food pantries face spiking demand as the Iowa region’s SNAP enrollment declines
  9. Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows
  10. 25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising
  11. A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the US government
  12. Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA
  13. How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
  14. Educators find creative work-arounds to new laws that restrict what they can teach
  15. Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt
  16. The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and the US … or a load of old claptrap?
  17. On stage but out of the spotlight − the quiet struggle of being an opening act
  18. Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
  19. Cambodia’s haunted present: 50 years after Khmer Rouge’s rise, murderous legacy looms large
  20. Social Security’s trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes and benefits
  21. 401(k) plans and stock market volatility: What you need to know
  22. Perceived consensus drives moral intolerance in a time of identity-driven politics and online bubbles
  23. Getting AIs working toward human goals − study shows how to measure misalignment
  24. Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent
  25. Are twins allergic to the same things?
  26. How and where is nuclear waste stored in the US?
  27. ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens – but is still bound by constitutional limits
  28. How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad
  29. Utilities choosing coal, solar, nuclear or other power sources have a lot to consider, beyond just cost
  30. Pennsylvania may be short 20,000 nurses by 2026
  31. In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand
  32. Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy
  33. Pikachu protesters, Studio Ghibli memes and the subversive power of cuteness
  34. Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
  35. AI-generated images can exploit how your mind works − here’s why they fool you and how to spot them
  36. Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago
  37. A Roman governor ordered Jesus’ crucifixion – so why did many Christians blame Jews for centuries?
  38. White House plans for Alaskan oil and gas face some hurdles – including from Trump and the petroleum industry
  39. Pornography may be commonplace, but a growing body of research shows it causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships
  40. ICE can now enter K-12 schools − here’s what educators should know about student rights and privacy
  41. What the Supreme Court’s ruling on man wrongly deported to El Salvador says about presidential authority and the rule of law
  42. Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment
  43. Tax Day highlights the costs of single living – but demographics are forcing financial change
  44. Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers
  45. Race isn’t a ‘biological reality,’ contrary to recent political claims − here’s how scientific consensus on race developed in the 20th century
  46. Trump’s nomination for NASA leader boasts business and commercial spaceflight experience during a period of uncertainty for the agency
  47. Schools are harnessing artificial intelligence to revolutionize courses in hospitality management
  48. Black Americans are more likely than other racial groups to express their faith in the workplace
  49. China’s new underwater tool cuts deep, exposing vulnerability of vital network of subsea cables
  50. Will Africa’s young voters continue to punish incumbents at the ballot box in 2025? We are about to find out