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CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally

  • Written by Maureen Ferran, Associate Professor of Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageCORBEVAX uses recombinant DNA technology that many countries already have the infrastructure to produce.Artis777 via iStock/Getty Images Plus

The world now has a new COVID-19 vaccine in its arsenal, and at a fraction of the cost per dose.

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen over 314 million infections and over 5.5 million deaths...

Read more: CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally

What 13th-century Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas can teach us about hope in times of despair

  • Written by Christopher Beem, Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
imageThomas Aquinas, Pope Innocent III and Italian mathematician Bonaventura Francesco Cavalieri. ZU_09/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty images

Polls show that a majority of Americans are very worried about the state of U.S. democracy. One survey from January 2022 finds that 64% of Americans believe U.S. democracy is “in crisis and at risk of...

Read more: What 13th-century Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas can teach us about hope in times of despair

What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the physics of these destructive waves

  • Written by Sally Warner, Assistant Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University
imageOn Jan. 15, 2022, coastal areas across California were placed under a tsunami warning. Gado via Getty Images

On Jan. 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga erupted, sending a tsunami racing across the Pacific Ocean in all directions.

As word of the eruption spread, government agencies on surrounding islands and in places as...

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Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage essential for renewable power – here’s how it works

  • Written by Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
imageThe U.S. has thousands of lakes and reservoirs that could be paired for pumped hydro storage without the need for rivers.Ollo via Getty Images

To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage.

Wind...

Read more: Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage...

State efforts to close the K-12 digital divide may come up short

  • Written by Stephanie Holcomb, Ph.D. Student in Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
imageStudents and teachers alike struggle with digital connectivity – but education is just one area in which technology matters.AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

In 2021, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced that education officials in his state had “closed” the digital divide by ensuring that every public school student had a laptop or tablet and...

Read more: State efforts to close the K-12 digital divide may come up short

The omicron variant is deepening severe staffing shortages in medical laboratories across the US

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Regents' Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
imageThousands of physicians throughout the U.S. rely daily on the critical data provided to them by medical labs.xavierarnau/E+ via Getty Images

Medical laboratory professionals form the backbone of health care and the public health system. They conduct some 13 billion laboratory medicine tests annually in the U.S. As of January 2022, these individuals...

Read more: The omicron variant is deepening severe staffing shortages in medical laboratories across the US

Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard won't clean up gamer culture overnight: 5 essential reads about sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech

  • Written by Eric Smalley, Science + Technology Editor

Microsoft announced on Jan. 18, 2022, its intention to purchase video game giant Activision Blizzard. The company, publisher of top-selling video games Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush, has been the subject of a series of sexual discrimination and harassment complaints. A day before Microsoft’s announcement, Activision...

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Yes, it's easier to get birth control than it was in the 1970s – but women still need abortion care

  • Written by Emily M. Godfrey, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington

A historic ruling on abortion is likely to emerge from the U.S. Supreme Court this year as justices consider whether Mississippi can, in fact, impose a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, challenges the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that protects women’s right to...

Read more: Yes, it's easier to get birth control than it was in the 1970s – but women still need abortion care

Taliban 2.0 aren't so different from the first regime, after all

  • Written by Atal Ahmadzai, Visiting Assistant Professor of International Relations, St. Lawrence University
imageThe Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in August 2021, without major opposition. Photo by Mohd Rasfan /AFP via Getty Image

The international community is closely monitoring the Taliban, after the group re-seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

There is legitimate reason for concern. The Taliban are again ruling through fear and draconian...

Read more: Taliban 2.0 aren't so different from the first regime, after all

More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

  • Written by Casey D. Cobb, Neag Professor of Educational Policy, University of Connecticut
imageSchool board elections are increasingly contested. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

When people run for school board these days, they often are motivated to campaign on a controverisial topic. That’s according to Ballotpedia, a nonprofit that tracks political elections in the U.S.

In an analysis of school board elections in 463 school districts in...

Read more: More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for...

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