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Choose better passwords with the help of science

  • Written by Lorrie Cranor, Professor of Computer Science and of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
imageMake it longer than 12 characters!selinofoto/Shutterstock.com

For years, computer users have been told they should have complicated passwords, including numbers, punctuation marks and other symbols, and upper- and lowercase letters. Despite those being hard to remember, people were told not to write their passwords down, and forced to make up new...

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With better data, we can help set refugees up for success

  • Written by Sabi Ardalan, Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard Law School, Harvard University
imageSomalian refugee Mohamoud Saed stands in his friend's clothing shop he helps out with in Clarkston, Georgia.AP Photo/David Goldman

In the next few months, Congress will consider a bill that would cut the number of refugees allowed into the country by more than half.

Supporters say this bill would help create job opportunities for U.S. workers and spu...

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How corporate CEOs found their political voice

  • Written by Jerry Davis, Professor of Management and Sociology, University of Michigan
imageToday's corporate CEO has more in common with Che Guevera than meets the eye. Lena Wurm/Shutterstock.com

It may sound hard to believe, but America’s CEOs seem to increasingly resemble Che Guevera, the Marxist who became the face of the Cuban Revolution.

The latest similarities came in mid-August after President Donald Trump’s contentious...

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Stretching your donation dollars: 5 tips

  • Written by David Campbell, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageResidents pick through a makeshift aid station in Rockport, Texas after Harvey struck their city.AP Photo/Eric Gay

Many Americans want to help the people suffering from Hurricane Harvey and its unprecedented floods.

There’s no shortage of media reports listing which groups are taking donations, often with scant guidance about what kinds of...

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What made the rain in Hurricane Harvey so extreme?

  • Written by Russ Schumacher, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
imageThe rainfall from Harvey has now exceeded the amount from the previous record-bearer, Tropical Storm Amelia in 1978.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Fifty inches of rain. Nine trillion gallons of water. The Gulf Coast of Texas, and especially the Houston metropolitan area, has been inundated by rain produced by Hurricane Harvey. And as of this writing, the...

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Older victims of Hurricane Harvey may need special attention as Texas recovers

  • Written by Sue Anne Bell, Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
imageBrenda Bradley, 72, and her husband Jimmie, 78, survey flooding from Hurricane Harvey in their neighborhood in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, August 28, 2017. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

News and social media reports from coastal Texas have shown many striking images of Hurricane Harvey flood victims, but few were as arresting as a photo of older...

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‘Gluten-free water' shows absurdity of trend in labeling what's absent

  • Written by Brandon McFadden, Assistant Professor of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
imageGluten-free, GMO-free and 100 percent vegan.ericlefrancais/Shutterstock.com

The food labeling craze coupled with banner headlines about the dangers of gluten, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and hormones are leading to increasingly absurd results.

For example, you can now buy “premium” water that’s not only free of GMOs and...

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State budgets hang in the balance as future of ACA uncertain

  • Written by Capri Cafaro, Executive in residence, American University
imageStates like Ohio could lose billions of dollars in federal funds if the ACA is repealed.AP Photo/Tony Dejak

Many state budget directors are starting to plan for the next fiscal year – even as debate over repealing and replacing Obamacare has stalled in Congress.

In such an uncertain environment, responsible budgeting is no easy task.

Congressio...

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Response to natural disasters like Harvey could be helped with game theory

  • Written by Anna Nagurney, John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageDeleon Gambel, 14, fights the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as he makes his way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in his apartment complex in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.AP Photo/LM Otero

The devastation by Hurricane Harvey continues, with the National Weather Service calling the event unprec...

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Why Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year: 6 questions answered

  • Written by Ken Chitwood, Ph.D. Candidate, Religion in the Americas, Global Islam, University of Florida
imageEid prayers.IIOC Masjid Omar AlFarouk, CC BY-NC-ND

Editor’s note: At sundown on August 31, Muslims all over the world will celebrate one of the principal festivals, Eid al-Adha. Earlier in June, Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr. Ken Chitwood, Ph.D. candidate studying global Islam, explains the two Islamic festivals.

What is Eid?

Eid literally...

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