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Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought giving in to government demands would save their independence

  • Written by Iveta Silova, Professor of Comparative and International Education, Arizona State University
imageColumbia University has been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. Rudi Von Briel/Photodisc via Getty Images

Many American universities, widely seen globally as beacons of academic integrity and free speech, are giving in to demands from the Trump administration, which has been targeting academia since it took office.

In one of his first...

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Supreme Court’s decision on deportations gave both the Trump administration and ACLU reasons to claim a victory − but noncitizens clearly lost

  • Written by Rebecca Hamlin, Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
imageA prison officer guards a gate at the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, where hundreds of migrants from the United States were deported by the Trump administration. Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images

President Donald Trump has claimed victory at the Supreme Court in his campaign to deport Venezuelan migrants accused by the government of...

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Why you should think twice before using shorthand like ‘thx’ and ‘k’ in your texts

  • Written by David Fang, PhD Student in Marketing, Stanford University
imageWhen a texter chops words down, recipients sometimes sense a lack of effort.35mmf2/iStock via Getty Images Plus

My brother’s text messages can read like fragments of an ancient code: “hru,” “wyd,” “plz” – truncated, cryptic and never quite satisfying to receive. I’ll often find myself...

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Colorado’s early childhood education workers face burnout and health disparities, but a wellness campaign could help

  • Written by Jini Puma, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageEarly childhood education workers face high stress and burnout.FatCamera/GettyImages

A lot of research has been done on the outcomes of young children who receive care in early education programs across the country. High-quality early childhood education programs positively shape young children’s development. Far less research has focused on...

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Americans die earlier at all wealth levels, even if wealth buys more years of life in the US than in Europe

  • Written by Sara Machado, Research Scientist in Health Economics, Brown University
imageWealth can buy health – but only to a point. marekuliasz/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Americans at all wealth levels are more likely to die sooner than their European counterparts, with even the richest U.S. citizens living shorter lives than northern and western Europeans. That is the key finding of our new study, published in the New...

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What would happen if Section 230 went away? A legal expert explains the consequences of repealing ‘the law that built the internet’

  • Written by Daryl Lim, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, Penn State
imageSens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., are vocal critics of Section 230.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political lightning rod in recent years. The law shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content...

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Shark AI uses fossil shark teeth to get middle school kids interested in paleontology and computer vision

  • Written by Christine Wusylko, Postdoctoral Fellow in Educational Technology, University of Florida
imageA student creates their model using Google Teachable Machine.Christine Wusylko, CC BY-ND

Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks − especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how scientists use artificial intelligence.

We are researchers in AI literacy and...

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Two key ingredients cause extreme storms with destructive flooding – why these downpours are happening more often

  • Written by Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton

A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose. More than a foot of rain fell in several areas.

As a climate scientist who studies the water cycle, I often get questions about how extreme storms...

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Why some storms brew up to extreme dimensions in the middle of America – and why it’s happening more often

  • Written by Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
imageFloodwaters rise in downtown Hopkinsville, Ky., on April 4, 2025.AP Photo/George Walker IV

A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose. More than a foot of rain fell in several areas.

As a climate...

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Cities that want to attract business might want to focus less on financial incentives and more on making people feel safe

  • Written by Kaitlyn DeGhetto, Associate Professor of Management, University of Dayton

To attract business investment, American cities and states offer companies billions of dollars in incentives, such as tax credits. As the theory goes, when governments create a business-friendly environment, it encourages investment, leading to job creation and economic growth.

While this theory may seem logical on its face, it’s a bit of a...

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  2. Social media before bedtime wreaks havoc on our sleep − a sleep researcher explains why screens alone aren’t the main culprit
  3. How racism fueled the Eaton Fire’s destruction in Altadena − a scholar explains why discrimination can raise fire risk for Black Californians
  4. Providing farmworkers with health insurance is worth it for their employers − new research
  5. Peru’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed
  6. The ‘courage to be’ in uncertain times − how one 20th-century philosopher defined bravery
  7. AI isn’t what we should be worried about – it’s the humans controlling it
  8. What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog
  9. American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ − their wartime experiences are a warning for today
  10. EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
  11. The trade deficit isn’t an emergency – it’s a sign of America’s strength
  12. Alcohol causes cancer, and less than 1 drink can increase your risk − a cancer biologist explains how
  13. Animal tranquilizers found in illegal opioids may suppress the lifesaving medication naloxone − and cause more overdose deaths
  14. Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations
  15. How the small autonomous region of Puntland found success in battling Islamic State in Somalia
  16. What ancient animal fables from India teach about political wisdom
  17. Hip-hop can document life in America more reliably than history books
  18. The hidden power of marathon Senate speeches: What history tells us about Cory Booker’s 25-hour oration
  19. More than just chips: Chinese threats and Trump tariffs could disrupt lots of ‘made in Taiwan’ imports − disappointing US builders, cyclists and golfers alike
  20. Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
  21. Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery
  22. Florida is home to about 341,000 immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti who may soon lose residency, work permits
  23. The Trump administration says Tren de Aragua is a terrorist group – but it’s really a transnational criminal organization. Here’s why the label matters.
  24. The problem with Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center isn’t the possibility of ‘Cats’
  25. Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women
  26. Hard work feels worth it, but only after it’s done – new research on how people value effort
  27. Insects are everywhere in farming and research − but insect welfare is just catching up
  28. Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of ruling generals exploiting disasters to shore up control
  29. How a lone judge can block a Trump order nationwide – and why, from DACA to DOGE, this judicial check on presidents’ power is shaping how the government works
  30. Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are the highest in decades − an economist explains how that could hurt the US
  31. Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership
  32. Lessons from El Salvador for US university leaders facing attacks from Trump
  33. Lowering the cost of insurance in Colorado – a new analysis of the Peak Health Alliance
  34. Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose
  35. Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency
  36. Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient
  37. From business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do
  38. Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
  39. Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion
  40. Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding
  41. 23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data – the personal survey info it collected is just as much a privacy problem
  42. Research shows that a majority of Christian religious leaders accept the reality of climate change but have never mentioned it to their congregations
  43. The never-ending sentence: How parole and probation fuel mass incarceration
  44. In Israel, calls for genocide have migrated from the margins to the mainstream
  45. With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
  46. Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades
  47. Schools and communities can help children bounce back after distressing disasters like the LA wildfires
  48. Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment
  49. America the secular? What a changing religious landscape means for US politics
  50. Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization