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Your chances of getting rid of student loan debt depend on who you are

  • Written by Kelsey Lynne Hess, Ph.D. Candidate in Legal Psychology, Florida International University
imageSingle mothers are more likely than single fathers to have their debts discharged in court. Heide Benser/Getty Images

To get rid of student loan debt through bankruptcy, you must prove to the court that paying back your student loans would cause an “undue hardship.” But in our peer-reviewed study of nearly 700 student loan discharge...

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How a nondescript box has been saving lives during the pandemic – and revealing the power of grassroots innovation

  • Written by Douglas Hannah, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation, Boston University
imageA do-it-yourself air purifier in use in a classroom.Douglas Hannah, CC BY-ND

One afternoon, a dozen Arizona State University students gathered to spend the morning cutting cardboard, taping fans and assembling filters in an effort to build 125 portable air purifiers for local schools. That same morning, staff members at a homeless shelter in Los...

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3 reasons Belarus is helping Russia wage war against Ukraine

  • Written by Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute on Russia, University of South Florida

Russia is attacking Ukraine, but Belarus, a neighboring country, is “the other aggressor in this war,” European Union President Ursula von der Leyen said on Feb. 27, 2022.

One politician, Alexander Lukashenko, has ruled Belarus with a draconian hand for the last 28 years, with no interruption in power. And now, Lukashenko is supporting...

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Military action in radioactive Chernobyl could be dangerous for people and the environment

  • Written by Timothy A. Mousseau, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina
imageMuch of the region around Chernobyl has been untouched by people since the nuclear disaster in 1986.Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine has been surrounded for more than three decades by a 1,000-square-mile (2,600-square-kilometer) exclusion zone that keeps people...

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Infants need lots of active movement and play – and there are simple ways to help them get it

  • Written by Danae Dinkel, Associate Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageExperts believe that infants should get some interactive floor-based physical activity two to three times a day.Sam Edwards/OJO Images via Getty Images

When people set personal fitness goals and establish their physical exercise routines, there’s a group of cuddly individuals that is often left out – infants!

Historically, infant active...

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Surprise – your kids may be nervous about ditching the mask

  • Written by Elizabeth Englander, Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
imageSome school-age children may not even remember what it was like to go to school without masks. Kali9/E+ via Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new COVID-19 guidelines on Feb. 25, 2022, to help inform people’s individual decisions about wearing masks. The new guidance recommends masks be worn indoors only in...

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What's behind the obsession over whether Elizabeth Holmes intentionally lowered her voice?

  • Written by Kathryn Cunningham, Assistant Professor of Theatre, University of Tennessee
imageWas the way she spoke another strand of deception in the web of fraud spun by the former Theranos CEO?Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images

There is a scene in Hulu’s new series, “The Dropout,” where Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, wearing a white blouse, stands in front of a mirror and practices saying,...

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FIFA's suspension of Russia is a rarity – but one that strips bare the idea that sport can be apolitical

  • Written by Stefan Szymanski, Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
imageFacing penalties.AP Photo/Petr David Josek

The decision by FIFA on Feb. 28, 2022, to suspend Russia from international competition – a move that could see the national team excluded from the 2022 FIFA World Cup – breaks with a tradition of inaction by soccer’s world governing body over the ethical failings of member states.

Other...

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Students with disabilities are not getting help to address lost opportunities

  • Written by John McKenna, Associate Professor of Special Education, UMass Lowell
imageMany students with disabilities struggled when forced to learn virtually from home during the pandemic.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Even before the pandemic hit, 98% of U.S. school districts said they didn’t have enough special education teachers to serve all the students who needed their help. During the pandemic, short-handed school districts were...

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Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades – here's why they're leaving now

  • Written by Yan Anthea Zhang, Professor of Strategic Management, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University
imagePumps at a Shell fueling station in Tatarstan, Russia, Nov. 20, 2017.Yegor Aleyev\TASS via Getty Images

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, British energy giant BP announced on Feb. 27, 2022, that it will sell its nearly 20% ownership in Russian state-owned energy giant Rosneft. BP’s rival Shell is also pulling out of all of...

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More Articles ...

  1. War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics
  2. Skateboarding's spiritual side -- skaters find meaning in falls and breaking the monotony of urban life
  3. ¿Qué tiene que ver el cambio climático y las tormentas de nieve que experimenta EEUU?
  4. Sharing top-secret intelligence with the public is unusual – but helped the US rally the world against Russian aggression
  5. The US is boosting aid to Ukraine: 4 questions answered
  6. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has Kremlin battling for hearts and minds at home
  7. Holy wars: How a cathedral of guns and glory symbolizes Putin’s Russia
  8. Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease – a space weather expert explains the science
  9. Why your kid won't put down the smartphone – it's not your fault
  10. 'Freedom will triumph over tyranny': Biden's first State of the Union echoes themes from the Cold War
  11. Why Zelenskyy’s ‘selfie videos’ are helping Ukraine win the PR war against Russia
  12. What the Montreux Convention is, and what it means for the Ukraine war
  13. The power to save the planet is inside us all – how to get past despair to powerful action on climate change
  14. Intelligence, information warfare, cyber warfare, electronic warfare – what they are and how Russia is using them in Ukraine
  15. College could take place in the metaverse, but these problems must be overcome first
  16. 1 in 10 Americans say they don't eat meat – a growing share of the population
  17. US Climate risks are rising – a scientist looks at the dangers her children will have to adapt to, from wildfires to water scarcity
  18. Can wealthy nations stop buying Russian oil?
  19. Putin is on a quest for historical significance by invading Ukraine and gambling on his own and Russia's glory
  20. An asteroid impact could wipe out an entire city – a space security expert explains NASA's plans to prevent a potential catastrophe
  21. The tech industry talks about boosting diversity, but research shows little improvement
  22. Why translating 'God's law' to government law isn't easy
  23. What you eat can reprogram your genes – an expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics
  24. A rocket crashes into the Moon – the accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space
  25. A rocket is going to crash into the Moon – the accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space
  26. Ordinary Russians are already feeling the economic pain of sanctions over Ukraine invasion
  27. Ukraine war follows after decades of warnings that NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke Russia
  28. Ukraine war follows decades of warnings that NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke Russia
  29. Is it possible to listen to too much music each day?
  30. How Mexico's lucrative avocado industry found itself smack in the middle of gangland
  31. Affordable housing – in pandemic times, what works and what doesn't?
  32. Transformational change is coming to how people live on Earth, UN climate adaptation report warns: Which path will humanity choose?
  33. Putin's claim to rid Ukraine of Nazis is especially absurd given its history
  34. Targeting Putin’s inner circle and keeping Europe on board: Why Biden’s sanctions may actually work to make Russia pay for invading Ukraine
  35. US-EU sanctions will pummel the Russian economy – two experts explain why they are likely to stick and sting
  36. A new Cold War emerging as Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine
  37. Putin's claims that Ukraine is committing genocide are baseless, but not unprecedented
  38. How much damage could a Russian cyberattack do in the US?
  39. Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court: 7 questions answered
  40. Beyond NATO, new alliances could defend democracy and counter Putin
  41. Transgender youth on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones have lower rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, a new study finds
  42. Russian invasion of Ukraine and resulting US sanctions threaten the future of the International Space Station
  43. Can churches be protectors of public health?
  44. A second look at the blue-eyes, brown-eyes experiment that taught third-graders about racism
  45. International law says Putin's war against Ukraine is illegal. Does that matter?
  46. Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life
  47. How a Black writer in 19th-century America used humor to combat white supremacy
  48. How long does protective immunity against COVID-19 last after infection or vaccination? Two immunologists explain
  49. What are false flag attacks – and did Russia stage any to claim justification for invading Ukraine?
  50. Military experts react to Ukraine invasion, assess potential for widespread aggression and risks to US