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Study shows how Airbnb hosts discriminate against guests with disabilities as sharing economy remains in ADA gray area

  • Written by Mason Ameri, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Rutgers University Newark
Airbnb listings aren't required to comply with the ADA.

“How could you see my listing if you’re blind?”

“I’d have to check with our insurance company to see if we’re covered to host guests with disabilities.”

“Does the dog drive?”

Those are three typical responses we got from Airbnb hosts while...

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Can a business still be small with 500 employees?

  • Written by Charles Chear, Lecturer and Ph.D. student, Rutgers University
Trump addresses the Paycheck Protection Program at a meeting.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Significant Figures is a series from The Conversation where scholars explain an important number in the news.



The distribution of Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses hasn’t been smooth, from unclear guidelines to technical problems.

A most...

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A way to make COVID-19 college furloughs more fair

  • Written by Charlie Kurth, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Western Michigan University
Only some campus workers get to keep their jobs.MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images

When the state of California cut funding to the University of California system by US$619.3 million, or 19%, in the wake of the 2008-09 recession, the leaders of the UC system tried to spread the resulting economic pain to its employees in a fair...

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What FDR’s polio crusade teaches us about presidential leadership amid crisis

  • Written by Thomas Doherty, Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University
President and Mrs. Roosevelt enjoying after-luncheon conversation with patients of the Warm Springs Foundation.Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images

Throughout much of the last century, a lethal and terrifying virus besieged America. Then, as now, the fear of contagion gripped ordinary Americans. And then — unlike now — a president...

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As reopening begins in uncertain coronavirus times, you need emotional protective equipment, too

  • Written by Claudia Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
Going back to work during COVID-19 brings challenges to both employers and employees.Getty Images / iz ustun

As millions across the U.S. prepare to return to work – and maybe, a level of normalcy – the phrase, “We’re all in this together,” heard constantly in the media, turns out to be both true and untrue. Yes, the...

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Nurses on the front lines: A history of heroism from Florence Nightingale to coronavirus

  • Written by Leslie Neal-Boylan, Dean of the Solomont School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Florence Nightingale inspects a hospital ward during the Crimean War.Photos.com/Getty Images

Nurses are heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the first “professional nurse.” The World Health Organization also named this year the “Year of the Nurse...

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You're not going far from home – and neither are the animals you spy out your window

  • Written by Julian Avery, Assistant Research Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Pennsylvania State University
Is it that same busy squirrel you're watching every day?Julian Avery, CC BY-ND

Watching the wildlife outside your window can boost your mental well-being, and it’s something lots of people have been doing a lot more of lately.

Maybe you’ve been wondering if you’re seeing one persistent gray squirrel or a rotating cast of furry...

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What every new baker should know about the yeast all around us

  • Written by Jeffrey Miller, Associate Professor, Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
An invisible organism with worldwide influence KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images

With people confined to their homes, there is more interest in home-baked bread than ever before. And that means a lot of people are making friends with yeast for the first time. I am a professor of hospitality management and a former chef, and I...

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Diabetics break bones easily – new research is figuring out why their bones are so fragile

  • Written by Lamya Karim, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Poor bone health is on the list of problems associated with diabetes.Nngkhray Kracang Chay / EyeEm via Getty Images

A person with Type 2 diabetes is three times more likely to break a bone than a nondiabetic. Since the number of people with diabetes is increasing rapidly in the United States, skeletal fragility in patients with Type 2 diabetes is a...

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What are Asian giant hornets, and are they really dangerous? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Akito Y Kawahara, Associate Professor and Curator of Insects, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
Asian giant hornets (_Vespa mandarinia japonica_) drinking sap from tree bark in Japan.Alpsdake/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Editor’s note: According to recent press reports, two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in northwest Washington state in late 2019, and a hornet colony was found and...

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  14. COVID-19 shutdowns are clearing the air, but pollution will return as economies reopen
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  17. The killing of Ahmaud Arbery highlights the danger of jogging while black
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