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Good feedback is an art – here’s how I teach it

  • Written by Patrick Barry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan
imageGetting people involved in the feedback process can take away the sting of criticism. Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of Course:

“Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback”

What...

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What do genes have to do with psychology? They likely influence your behavior more than you realize

  • Written by Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
imageWhether genes are able to compromise between their competing interests can have consequences for development.pressureUA/iStock via Getty Images Plus

As a species, humans like to think that we are fully in control of our decisions and behavior. But just below the surface, forces beyond our conscious control influence how we think and behave: our...

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Cheesemaking is a complex science – a food chemist explains the process from milk to mozzarella

  • Written by John A. Lucey, Professor of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageStoring cheese wheels to let them age intensifies the flavor. AP Photo/Antonio Calanni

Cheese is a relatively simple food. It’s made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the cheesemaking process, which can determine whether the...

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Arrest student protesters, wait or negotiate? Colleges can use ‘ladder of harm’ to determine appropriate response to Gaza protests on campus

  • Written by Archon Fung, Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School

Summer’s arrival ended for now the anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the U.S. during the spring 2024 semester. Israel’s assault on Gaza, however, grinds on, and student protests may erupt again in the fall, especially as the presidential election heightens political tensions.

Once again, university presidents across...

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Biden dropped out − is the news media to blame?

  • Written by Jacob L. Nelson, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Utah
imageSome have claimed the news media forced President Joe Biden to abandon his race for reelection.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

For weeks in July 2024, a mix of journalists and academics lamented the news media’s relentless coverage of President Joe Biden’s age since his disastrous debate performance on June 27.

“The New York Times et...

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Cancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid

  • Written by Olajumoke Olateju, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Houston
imageCancer burdens your finances as well as your health -- even if you've got insurance.OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via GettyImages

Low-income Americans ages 18 to 64 with cancer saved about US$1,250 per year on treatment within seven years of the 2014 rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to my recent study.

Those patients either personally...

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As Hamas war drags on, Israeli democracy weakens further

  • Written by Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Suffolk University
imagePeople in Tel Aviv protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on July 20, 2024. AP Photo/Leo Correa

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024, the nation he leads continues its slide away from democracy.

Even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct....

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Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were

  • Written by Jay Rubenstein, Professor of History and Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageKing John of England signs the Magna Carta in 1215.UniversalImagesGroup via Getty Images

Many observers say a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision from July 1, 2024, turns presidents into kings – but they underestimate how truly radical the ruling actually may be. In fact, though the court’s majority said it was honoring...

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Can a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace

  • Written by Donald Nieman, Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageFormer Alabama governor and presidential candidate George Wallace speaks to reporters in Detroit on Oct. 29, 1968. AP Photo/Preston Stroup

Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet led me – a historian who has written about political polarization and the Civil Rights Movement – to think back to another...

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Court battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment

  • Written by Laura E. Alexander, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageImmigrants from Honduras recount their separation from their children at the border during a news conference in 2018 at Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas.AP Photo/Matt York

Over the past few months, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been locked in a court battle with Annunciation House, a network of shelters in the El Paso area that assists...

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  1. Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words
  2. Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional
  3. Retaining flavor while removing caffeine − a chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee
  4. Seafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
  5. Worried about the health effects of the sugar in your breakfast cereal? Little has changed since the days of ‘Unfrosted,’ the Pop-Tarts movie
  6. Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds
  7. Athletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome
  8. Unequal access to quantum information education may limit progress in this emerging field − now is the time to improve
  9. COVID-19 devastated teacher morale − and it hasn’t recovered
  10. GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad – they are about to get worse
  11. US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise
  12. Amid humanitarian crisis and ongoing fighting, Africa’s war-scarred Sahel region faces new threat: Ethno-mercenaries
  13. How do 9 states get by with no income tax? A tax expert explains the trade-offs they choose
  14. Bob Newhart was more than an actor or comedian – he was a literary master
  15. Bugs thrive in urban Los Angeles – volunteers’ traps reveal biodiversity hot spots for city insects and spiders
  16. Diabetes and obesity can damage the liver to the point of failure – but few people know their risk of developing liver disease
  17. The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper
  18. Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation
  19. Until 1968, presidential candidates were picked by party conventions – a process revived by Biden’s withdrawal from race
  20. Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in the global information ecosystem
  21. What is Catholic Integralism?
  22. Online rumors sparked by the Trump assassination attempt spread rapidly, on both ends of the political spectrum
  23. Biden’s and Trump’s ages would prevent them running many top companies – and for good reason
  24. How the Ukrainians – with no navy – defeated Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
  25. Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space
  26. Age would prevent Trump and Biden from running many top companies − and for good reason
  27. Why I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent past
  28. Sports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of practice, and the warning signs of heat illness
  29. Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
  30. Cutting marketing spending often backfires on businesses – new research could help investors distinguish shortsighted cuts from smart ones
  31. Sports in extreme heat: Warning signs of heat illness and how high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of team practices
  32. Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling
  33. Voting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering
  34. After more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives
  35. Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ is just the latest action plan from a group with an over 50-year history of steering GOP lawmaking
  36. Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
  37. Republicans wary of Republicans – how politics became a clue about infection risk during the pandemic
  38. Pennsylvania continues tradition as ‘keystone state’ in presidential elections
  39. What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would-be assassins
  40. ‘MAGA BLACK’ hats, clear swag bags, the first Trump/Vance signs: Highlights of what the Smithsonian is archiving from the Republican convention
  41. Baby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama bays as the Gulf of Mexico warms
  42. How Trump’s appeal to nostalgia deliberately evokes America’s more-racist, more-sexist past
  43. AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare
  44. Supreme Court’s blow to federal agencies’ power will likely weaken abortion rights – 3 issues to watch
  45. The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
  46. A short history of the rise, fall and return of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station
  47. Stroke survivors may be saddled with an invisible disability known as spatial neglect – but a simple treatment offers significant improvement
  48. Want to spur your child’s intellectual development? Use audiobooks instead of videos
  49. The Large Hadron Collider gets reset and refreshed each year – a CERN physicist explains how the team uses subatomic splashes to restart the experiments
  50. America faces a power disconnection crisis amid dangerous heat: In 27 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment even in a heat wave