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Why a Zika vaccine is a long way off

  • Written by Robert Bednarczyk, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, Emory University
imageA vial of the Zika Virus Investigational DNA Vaccine from the NIH.NIH Image Gallery/Flickr , CC BY-NC

Recent news articles have highlighted positive findings in experimental Zika virus pre-clinical vaccine studies in monkeys and described the start of two Zika virus vaccine trialsin humans.

These stories have spurred hopes that a Zika virus vaccine...

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Trump, Clinton and the future of global democracy

  • Written by Brian Grodsky, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Donald Trump’s admiration for Russian President Vladamir Putin puts the U.S. perilously close to abandoning its longstanding role as democracy’s greatest proponent. In the process, Trump is challenging the already threatened notion that democracy is the only legitimate system of rule.

When he and Hillary Clinton take the stage, in what...

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What's behind America's insistence on instilling grit in kids?

  • Written by Paige Gray, Visiting Assistant Professor, Fort Lewis College
imageSome say coddled kids need to be taught how to persevere through setbacks and disappointments.'Flower' via www.shutterstock.com

In the same way that actual grit accumulates in the cracks and crevices of the landscape, our cultural insistence on possessing grit has gradually come to the forefront of child-rearing and education reform.

In 2012, Paul...

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Will Colombia's peace deal get the people's vote?

  • Written by Jennifer Lynn McCoy, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
imageImprisoned members of FARC at the camp where they will ratify a peace deal with the government.REUTERS/John Vizcaino

On Sept. 26, 2016, the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) are expected to sign a formal agreement to end 50 years of conflict.

More than eight million Colombians have been displaced from...

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How the Jim Crow internet is pushing back against Black Lives Matter

  • Written by Nicholas D. Mirzoeff, Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University
imageA still image captured from a video from the Tulsa Police Department shows Terence Crutcher with his hands in the air. Tulsa Police Department Handout via REUTERS

Police killings of African-Americans on social media have become the visual hallmark of our time. This decade will be recalled through blurry cellphone and dash-cam videos of shootings....

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Trump and Clinton debate strategies that can make anyone a better public speaker

  • Written by Gleb Tsipursky, Professor in History of Behavioral Science, President of Intentional Insights, The Ohio State University

Public speaking is an anxiety-inducing task for most us, yet it’s also a necessary one, whether you’re a corporate CEO, a high school teacher or a presidential candidate. And like the rest of us, candidates stumble when speaking in public.

Donald Trump’s tendency to speak off the cuff, for example, has long rattled his campaign...

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Five key debate moments that altered the course of a presidential race

  • Written by Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University

Every presidential election year in my American Political Campaigns and Elections course, I get an opportunity to spend a full lecture discussing with students some of the famous moments from historic presidential debates.

I explain to students that while the presidential candidate debates are supposed to be about presenting policy alternatives to...

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Public universities are under threat – not just by outside reformers

  • Written by Brendan Cantwell, Assistant Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education, Michigan State University
imageWhat are threats facing America's public universities?Matthew Ephraim, CC BY-NC

A new documentary, “Starving the Beast,” recently examined the state of public higher education. Directed by Austin-based award-winning documentarian Steve Mims, the film argues that a network of right-wing think tanks and educational reformers are...

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Can public transit and ride-share companies get along?

  • Written by Kyle Shelton, Program Manager and Fellow, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
imageWho's in the driver's seat?Matthew Jude Brown, Alexander Torrenegra, CC BY-SA

In Centennial, Colorado and Altamonte Springs, Florida, residents and visitors can now get a free ride to the nearest train station. The ride is paid for by the local public transit agency, but it’s not a public bus that makes the trip. Rather, it’s a car...

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How do antibiotic-resistant bacteria get into the environment?

  • Written by Suzanne Young, Ph.D. student, University of South Florida

Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem. The United Nations recently acknowledged this as “one of the biggest threats to modern medicine,” dedicating a high-level meeting to the issue at the 2016 General Assembly.

In the U.S. at least two million people are infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria and 23,000 die each...

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  3. The NFL joins the data revolution in sports
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  5. Scientist at work: Tracking melt water under the Greenland ice sheet
  6. Here's how to raise a child to be sympathetic
  7. Was the Fed right to delay raising interest rates? Two scholars react
  8. Police shootings and race in America: Five essential reads
  9. How corporate America can curb income inequality and make more money too
  10. Why isn’t science better? Look at career incentives
  11. Harvard study: Policy issues nearly absent in presidential campaign coverage
  12. To curb North Korea's nuclear program, follow the money
  13. How the American online sex trade continues to thrive
  14. How can we get pharma companies to do more for global health? Try ranking them
  15. The rise of a conspiracy candidate
  16. How ZIP codes nearly masked the lead problem in Flint
  17. Why teen brains need later school start time
  18. Memo to next president: Here's how to avoid our history of energy policy mistakes
  19. Psychology expert: Why extremists use violence in their quest for significance
  20. Suffering from Fed rate hike anxiety? You're not the only one
  21. What is terrorism, and is it getting worse?
  22. 'Snowden,' a picture of the cybersecurity state
  23. Taking the GUESSwork out of video game satisfaction
  24. How Congress is failing on Zika
  25. How random is your randomness, and why does it matter?
  26. Should Wells Fargo execs responsible for bilking customers be forced to return their pay?
  27. Black Americans may be more resilient to stress than white Americans
  28. Why the Native American pipeline resistance in North Dakota is about climate justice
  29. As climate change alters the oceans, what will happen to Dungeness crabs?
  30. Clinton and Trump 2016: A battle to win over ambivalent voters
  31. Memetics and the science of going viral
  32. Why do the Paralympics get so little media attention in the United States?
  33. How a volcano in Indonesia led to the creation of Frankenstein
  34. What exactly does 'instantaneous' mean?
  35. Millions rely on cheap cloth masks that may provide little protection against deadly air pollution
  36. What do the Clinton charities actually do and where does their money go?
  37. With 10,000 Syrian refugees resettled in the US, are more on the way?
  38. Affording child care in America: Four essential reads
  39. Can headband sensors reduce underreported concussions in kids?
  40. The twilight of the mom and pop motel
  41. Considering ethics now before radically new brain technologies get away from us
  42. Science achievement gaps start early - in kindergarten
  43. Overcooling and overheating buildings emits as much carbon as four million cars
  44. Teaching the next generation of cybersecurity professionals
  45. Why you should dispense with antibacterial soaps
  46. Can Congress build bipartisanship through caucuses?
  47. A short history of presidents lying about their health
  48. Eager for some good economic news? New census report has you covered
  49. Women’s key role in Islamic State networks, explained
  50. Zika virus: Only a few small outbreaks likely to occur in the continental US