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Transgender men and nonbinary people are asked to stop testosterone therapy during pregnancy – but the evidence for this guidance is still murky

  • Written by Carla A. Pfeffer, Associate Professor of Social Work, Affiliate Faculty in Sociology and the Center for Gender in Global Context, and Director of the Consortium for Sexual and Gender Minority Health, Michigan State University
imageDiane Rodríguez and her husband, Zack Elias, are a trans couple in Ecuador.Chichicko/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

When I talk about our research team’s work on pregnancy in transgender people, people often recall Thomas Beatie, a pregnant man who appeared on “Oprah” and in People magazine in 2008. The media focus on Beatie...

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'There's only so far I can take them' – why teachers give up on struggling students who don't do their homework

  • Written by Jessica Calarco, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Indiana University
imageFailure to complete homework leaves students in the lurch.MoMorad via Getty Images

Whenever “Gina,” a fifth grader at a suburban public school on the East Coast, did her math homework, she never had to worry about whether she could get help from her mom.

“I help her a lot with homework,” Gina’s mother, a married,...

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Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelines

  • Written by Ben Cotterill, Lecturer in Psychology, Clemson University
imageResearchers know better ways to get accurate information from child witnesses.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Eyewitness memory has come under a lot of scrutiny in recent years, as organizations such as the Innocence Project suggest it was a key piece of information in as many as 75% of wrongful convictions in the United States. Unfortunately, human...

Read more: Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow...

Religion is shaping Brazil's presidential election – but its evangelicals aren't the same as America's

  • Written by Amy Erica Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science as well as Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Professor, Iowa State University
imagePastor Silas Malafaia, second from left, prays alongside President Jair Bolsonaro, far left, at the Assembly of God Victory in Christ Church in Rio de Janeiro.AP Photo/Bruna Prado

With one week to go before Brazil’s presidential election, the two front-runners are battling for the religious vote.

Last month, first lady Michelle Bolsonaro told...

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Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer

  • Written by Albert C. Lin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
imageWetlands like this one in California's Morro Bay Estuary shelter fish, animals and plants and help control flooding.Citizen of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022, with a high-profile case that could fundamentally alter the federal government’s ability to address...

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How Chinese celebrities are amplifying official policy on Taiwan, pushing 'One China' messages to millions of fans online

  • Written by Dan Chen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageChinese stars Xie Na, far right, and Huang Xiaoming, second from left, were among those reposting the 'One China' message.VCG via Getty Images

The Chinese government has a new ally when it comes to pushing its official line on Taiwan: celebrities.

Tension over the status of the island, which is claimed by Beijing as part of its “One...

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Why Patagonia's purpose-driven business model is unlikely to spread

  • Written by Ken Pucker, Senior Lecturer, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
imagePatagonia has always sought to limit its environmental harm.Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his wife, Malinda, and their two adult children no longer own the outdoor gear and apparel company. But based on my experience as a former executive who is now an adviser and lecturer focused on...

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'Traditional' Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana

  • Written by Deborah Dash Moore, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
imageJudaism possesses an elaborate system that determines what foods Jews can eat and which ones can be eaten together.Rafael Ben-Ari/Photodisc via Getty Images

The end of August inaugurated the Hebrew month of Elul, when Jews all over the world start getting ready for the High Holidays: the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashana followed 10 days later by the...

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When should you get the new COVID-19 booster and the flu shot? Now is the right time for both

  • Written by Libby Richards, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
imageIt is safe to get the newly formulated COVID-19 booster shot and the flu shot at the same time.SDI Productions/ E+ via Getty Images

At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly everyone has experienced the panic and uncertainty that come with having mild COVID-like symptoms – such as a cough and sore throat – only to test negative day...

Read more: When should you get the new COVID-19 booster and the flu shot? Now is the right time for both

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