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Most Americans do trust scientists and science-based policy-making – freaking out about the minority who don't isn't helpful

  • Written by John C. Besley, Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
imageOver three-quarters of U.S. adults say they think scientists act in the public interest.Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Most Americans – 81% – think government investments in scientific research are “worthwhile investments for society over time,” according to the Pew Research Center’s latest survey on...

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Building subsidized low-income housing actually lifts property values in a neighborhood, contradicting NIMBY concerns

  • Written by Anthony W. Orlando, Assistant Professor of Finance, Real Estate and Law, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
imageToday's low-income housing developments, like this one in St. Louis, are of a much higher quality than those of the past. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Building multiple publicly subsidized low-income housing developments in a neighborhood doesn’t lower the value of other...

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School shootings are already at a record in 2022 – with months still to go

  • Written by James Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
imageSt Louis' Central Visual and Performing Arts High School -- the latest scene of school gun violence.AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

As a Michigan teen pleaded guilty on Oct. 24, 2022, to killing four students in a December 2021 attack, America was learning of yet another school shooting. This time, it was a performance arts high school in St. Louis, where a...

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What nonprofit boards need to do to protect the public interest

  • Written by Beth Gazley, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
imageThe best boards meet often.Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The people who serve on a nonprofit’s board of directors are legally responsible for its performance. Despite their importance, board members are rarely in the news. When they do make headlines, they may have messed up.

Perhaps the most spectacular example is what...

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The midterms will see a number of nonreligious candidates – but why is it so hard for atheists to get voted into Congress?

  • Written by Phil Zuckerman, Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College
imageAbove it, only skies. Inside, very few nonbelievers.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The midterm elections are likely to return to Congress elected representatives who hold a range of religious beliefs.

But while self-identified Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists and Hindus currently rub shoulders in the corridors of power, one group is noticeably...

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There's no one 'Latino vote' – religion and geography add to voters' diversity

  • Written by Laura E. Alexander, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageVolunteers laugh during a 2020 meeting of Jolt, a nonprofit that works to increase civic participation of Latinos in Texas.Mark Felix/AFP/AFP via Getty Images

Nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States today are Latino, and “the Latino vote” has attracted significant news coverage as their political voice grows stronger. Yet considering a...

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Halloween's celebration of mingling with the dead has roots in ancient Celtic celebrations of Samhain

  • Written by Tok Thompson, Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageHow did Halloween get associated with the spooky?SolStock/Collection E+ via Getty Images

As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, the scary and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches are prominently displayed in yards, windows, stores and community spaces. Festivities center around the realm of the dead, and...

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4 reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters like hurricanes, and what communities can do about it

  • Written by Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
imageHurricane damage to affordable housing can leave business owners struggling to find employees. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

How a community recovers after a disaster like Hurricane Ian is often a “chicken and egg” question: Which returns first – businesses or households?

Businesses need employees and customers to be able to function....

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Why do people have slips of the tongue?

  • Written by Cecile McKee, Professor of Linguistics, University of Arizona
imageWhat's he trying to say?nojustice via iStock / Getty Images Plus

Have you visited Yew Nork? Does your stummy ache? What dog of bag food will we get?

In case you’ve wondered what causes such speech errors or slips of the tongue, you might like to know that all speakers – of all ages and abilities – make them sometimes. Even people...

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Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious environmental justice and technical questions

  • Written by Sonja Klinsky, Associate Professor and Senior Global Futures Scientist, Arizona State University
imageHumans could sink more carbon in the ocean to fight climate change, but should we?Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images

Heat waves, droughts and extreme weather are endangering people and ecosystems somewhere in the world almost every day. These extremes are exacerbated by climate change, driven primarily by increasing emissions...

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  7. Georgia's GOP overhauled the state's election laws in 2021 – and critics argue the target was Black voter turnout, not election fraud
  8. Corporate spending in state politics and elections can affect everything from your wallet to your health
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  10. Why so many people have moved to Florida – and into harm's way
  11. Disasters like Hurricane Ian can affect academic performance for years to come
  12. Not all Asian Americans vote Democratic -- and the political leanings of different Asian ethnic groups vary
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  14. UK prime minister forced from office amid economic turmoil, chaos in parliament and a party in disarray
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  16. How college in prison is leading professors to rethink how they teach
  17. Why the GOP’s battle for the soul of ‘character conservatives’ in these midterms may center on Utah and its Latter-day Saint voters
  18. Colonoscopy is still the most recommended screening for colorectal cancer, despite conflicting headlines and flawed interpretations of a new study
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  23. How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of 'imitatio' to craft some of the most original songs of his time
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  27. Crippling civilian infrastructure has long been part of Russian generals' playbook – Putin is merely expanding that approach
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