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Catholics are debating whether to remove paintings by a priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian

  • Written by Virginia Raguin, Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, College of the Holy Cross
imageLogo of the Catholic Church's Holy Year of Mercy, 2015-2016, which was created by Marko Rupnik, atop a monument in Poland.Aw5 via Wikimedia CommonsMarko Rupnik/ Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, CC BY-NC-SA

Marko Rupnik, a Catholic priest, was expelled from the Jesuit order because he’d allegedly abused women. He was later...

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Real-time crime centers are transforming policing – a criminologist explains how these advanced surveillance systems work

  • Written by Kimberly Przeszlowski, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Quinnipiac University
imageA bank of video monitors allows the police department in Albuquerque, N.M., to keep an eye on surveillance cameras throughout the city.AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan

In 2021, a driver in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ran a red light, striking and killing a 7-year-old and injuring his father. The suspect fled the scene and eventually escaped to Mexico....

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Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention

  • Written by Heather Hendershot, Professor of Communication Studies and Journalism, Northwestern University
imageViewers in Chicago await a screening of the film 'Medium Cool,' focused on the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. Heather Hendershot, CC BY

On the third day of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago police beat protesters in a free-for-all on Michigan Avenue. The iconic images of that melee have since been incorporated into almost...

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Hispanic women are less likely to get PrEP treatment − new intervention could change that

  • Written by Maria Jose Baeza Robba, Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Instructor of Nursing, University of Michigan
imageLatinas make up 17% of U.S. women but 21% of those living with HIV.Klebercordeiro/Getty Images

In the U.S., Hispanic women have been disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic in recent years. Yet they’ve been less likely to take advantage of PrEP, a medication that significantly reduces the risk of getting HIV.

So we created a pilot...

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Raising the retirement age won’t defuse China’s demographic time bomb – but mass immigration might

  • Written by Dudley L. Poston Jr., Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University
imageNot boxing clever? Is there a better solution to China's aging population?Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese workers may soon have to work just a little bit longer.

In late July 2024, China’s ruling Communist Party adopted a resolution that would see the country’s statutory retirement age gradually rise over the next five years.

The...

Read more: Raising the retirement age won’t defuse China’s demographic time bomb – but mass immigration might

Trees compete for space, light and resources, and those clashes can leave battle scars

  • Written by Wayne K. Clatterbuck, Professor Emeritus of Silviculture and Forest Management, University of Tennessee
imageCrown shyness creates channel-like gaps between treetops.Jordan Lye/moment, via Getty images

When you walk through a forest, it may feel like a static setting where very little is happening. But trees are constantly interacting and reacting to each other as they grow. There’s intense competition for light and space. Every shift affects the...

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Students with mental health struggles linked to absenteeism and lower grades, showing clear need for more in-school support

  • Written by Amie Rapaport, Research Scientist and Co-Director of the Center for Applied Research in Education (CARE), University of Southern California
imageAttendance rates are lower for students who struggle with mental health.Richard Clark / The Image Bank via Getty Images

Parents are reporting worse mental health for their children than they did a decade ago, but different groups of children are struggling with mental health in markedly different ways.

That’s what our team at the University of...

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Local elections are less partisan because voters will cross party lines when issues hit close to home

  • Written by Edward L. Lascher Jr., Professor, Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Sacramento

Hand-wringing over American politics commonly focuses on the sharp and growing divisions between Democrats and Republicans.

Accumulating evidence indicates that voters are less likely than ever to split their ticket or vote for candidates from different parties in presidential or congressional races. Polarization over hot-button issues has spiked,...

Read more: Local elections are less partisan because voters will cross party lines when issues hit close to...

Kamala Harris’ sudden political rise echoes that of another female politician, New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern

  • Written by Lydia Nobbs, PhD Candidate in Politics, The New School
imageJacinda Ardern appears with voters in August 2017, shortly before the election in New Zealand. Hannah Peters/Getty Images

Kamala Harris’ quick, unexpected transformation from a low-profile vice president to the headline-dominating Democratic presidential nominee has upended the 2024 election in just a few short weeks.

Across the Pacific...

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How back-to-back hurricanes set off a year of compounding disasters for one city − and alarm bells about risks in a warming world

  • Written by Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Professor of Engineering and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
imageRecovery from a hurricane gets even harder when more storms follow, as Lake Charles, La., residents saw.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Most Americans will remember 2020 as the year when the pandemic changed everything. But for Lake Charles, Louisiana, and its neighbors along the Gulf Coast, it was also the year of record-setting disasters, when...

Read more: How back-to-back hurricanes set off a year of compounding disasters for one city − and alarm bells...

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  1. 3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US
  2. Ukraine’s cross-border incursion challenges Moscow’s war narrative – but will it shift Russian opinion?
  3. Historians diving for balloons and hoping for hot dish: What Smithsonian curators will be doing at the Democratic National Convention
  4. Offensive names dot the American street map − a new app provides a way to track them
  5. Americans love free speech, survey finds − until they realize everyone else has it, too
  6. Fluid keeps your brain from crushing itself and shields your spine from shock – a neurologist explains what happens when it stops working
  7. Future lawyers learn key lessons from studying poetry in parks in this course
  8. Philly schools are in disrepair − the municipal bond market is 1 big reason
  9. 3 of Jane Austen’s 6 brothers engaged in antislavery activism − new research offers more clues about her own views
  10. Kamala, a common name in India, is associated with several deities and is a symbol of wisdom
  11. LGBTQ people have a troubled relationship with police − new survey shows high rates of harassment, abuse and distrust
  12. Even fictional presidents don’t look like Kamala Harris − although Black men and white women have been represented in the Oval Office
  13. SpaceX’s Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president – what this could mean for US space policy
  14. Hotel guests are getting used to refillable shampoos and less housekeeping, study suggests
  15. International students will offer a big boost to the US economy this back-to-school season
  16. How Ohio schools reduced chronic absenteeism
  17. Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock
  18. JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor
  19. Mammary glands in a dish − what miniature organs reveal about evolution, lactation, regeneration and breast cancer
  20. FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD treatment – a drug researcher explains the challenges psychedelics face
  21. Dementia risk factors identified in new global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%
  22. 3 strategies to help college students pick the right major the first time around and avoid some big hassles
  23. A bipartisan data-privacy law could backfire on small businesses − 2 marketing professors explain why
  24. New storm is headed for the Caribbean: What meteorologists look for in early signs of a future hurricane
  25. Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical cyclone forming
  26. At its core, life is all about play − just look at the animal kingdom
  27. Could dinosaurs still exist somewhere in the world? A paleontologist explains
  28. Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’
  29. If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change
  30. Wagner Group setback in Mali challenges Moscow’s strategy in Africa and the region’s faith in Russian mercenaries
  31. A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit
  32. Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world
  33. No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing
  34. The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme
  35. Despite Donald Trump’s claims, his gag order holds up against the Constitution
  36. How San Francisco’s Democratic political machine led to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign
  37. The real ‘Big Bang’ of country music: How Vernon Dalhart’s 1924 breakthrough recordings launched a genre
  38. Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here’s what you can do about it
  39. Dealing with election anxiety? A psychiatrist explains how to channel your fears and break out of tribal thinking
  40. This anthropology course looks at building design from the standpoint of different species
  41. Paris Games herald a new anti-corruption era, but carrying the torch may pose an Olympic challenge for the US
  42. How do breakdancers avoid breaking their necks?
  43. Decades on, Delbert Africa’s surrender still provides powerful image of US racism and Black victimhood
  44. From Michael Brown to Sonya Massey, a decade of police antiblack violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents
  45. Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area
  46. From a pig as political candidate to a breakout speech for Obama − Democratic National Convention often leaves its mark on history
  47. Members of Congress undermine the country – and their own legitimacy – with antidemocratic rhetoric
  48. How charities with thrift shops can get better stuff from their donors instead of junk
  49. Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage
  50. How to get your kids ready to go back to school without stress − 5 tips from an experienced school counselor