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Few foundations give groups they support decision-making power on funding priorities

  • Written by Emily Finchum-Mason, Doctoral candidate in Public Policy and Management, University of Washington
imageBringing together people with different perspectives and roles can sharpen an organization's vision.adventtr/iStock / Getty Images Plus

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Eighty-three percent of large U.S. foundations seek input from some of the nonprofits they fund – along with other people,...

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Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what's next for policing reform

  • Written by Michelle S. Phelps, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Law, University of Minnesota
imagePrecincts around where George Floyd was killed voted in favor of disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department.Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Voters in Minneapolis rejected a measure that would have transformed the city’s policing 18 months after the killing of George Floyd thrust the city into the forefront of the police reform debate.

By a 56% to...

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Why are medieval weapons laws at the center of a US Supreme Court case?

  • Written by Jennifer Tucker, Associate Professor of History and Science in Society, Wesleyan University
imageA gun rights advocate walks through the rotunda of the Kentucky Capitol. Some lawyers argue that the 1689 English Bill of Rights created the legal basis for public carry of weapons in the U.S.Bryan Woolston/Getty Images

In the opening scene of “The Last Duel,” the new film set in 14th-century France, a herald announces the rules for...

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The Fed tapers its support for bond markets and the economy – 5 questions answered about what that means

  • Written by Edouard Wemy, Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark University
imageFed Chair Jerome Powell prepares for the end of the era of cheap money. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP

The Federal Reserve on Nov. 3, 2021, said it is winding down the bond-buying program it’s had in place since March 2020. The Fed’s policy-setting committee said it would immediately “taper” asset purchases by US$15...

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Climate change is a justice issue – these 6 charts show why

  • Written by Sonja Klinsky, Associate Professor and Senior Global Futures Scientist, Arizona State University
imageStreet flooding has become a common problem in some communities.wokephoto17/Moment via Getty Images

Climate change has hit home around the world in 2021 with record heat waves, droughts, wildfires and extremestorms. Often, the people suffering most from the effects of climate change are those who have done the least to cause it.

To reduce climate...

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Preventing future pandemics starts with recognizing links between human and animal health

  • Written by Deborah Kochevar, Professor of Comparative Pathobiology and Dean Emerita, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; Senior Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageDisturbing the habitats of horseshoe bats, like these in Borneo, increases the risk of virus spillover.Mike Prince/Flickr, CC BY

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that zoonotic diseases – infections that pass from animals to humans – can present tremendous threats to global health. More than 70% of emerging and reemerging pathogens...

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Unlike the US, Europe is setting ambitious targets for producing more organic food

  • Written by Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
imageAn organic food market in Berlin.Schöning/ullstein bild via Getty Images

President Joe Biden has called for an all-of-government response to climate change that looks for solutions and opportunities in every sector of the U.S. economy. That includes agriculture, which emits over 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent every year &n...

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Veterans Day: How crosses and mementos help these Marines remember fallen comrades

  • Written by Katrina Finkelstein, PhD Student, University of Tennessee
imageCrosses in honor of fallen Marines stand atop a hill near Camp Pendleton, California.Katrina Finkelstein, CC BY

On Veterans Day, people across America will thank veterans and active-duty military personnel for their service.

But many members of the public don’t have a clear understanding of what service means to people in the military. How do...

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What is herd immunity? A public health expert and a medical laboratory scientist explain

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
imageExperts estimate that close to 90% of the U.S. population must be vaccinated to reach herd immunity for COVID-19.David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

The term herd immunity means that enough of a population has gained immunity to stifle a pathogen’s spread. You can think of herd immunity as being similar to fire starting in a field: If the field...

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Small-town Pride celebrations emerge -- and show that LGBTQ life in America is flourishing outside of cities

  • Written by Beck Banks, Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Candidate, University of Oregon
imageA screenshot of a tweet sent on Sept. 15, 2018.Twitter

LGBTQ people in rural places and small towns are often ignored in the larger conversation surrounding queer life and culture. Even with these omissions, Pride celebrations in those locations are sweeping the nation, often encountering initial resistance.

As a transgender person from Central...

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  1. Why vaccine doses differ for babies, kids, teens and adults – an immunologist explains how your immune system changes as you mature
  2. Women are more competitive when they’re given an option to share winnings – a research finding that may help close the gender pay gap
  3. What the 100 nonprofits that raised the most money in 2020 indicate about charity today
  4. 6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress on some of them already
  5. 6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress on some already
  6. Many scientists are atheists, but that doesn't mean they are anti-religious
  7. How photos of Afghan suffering shown over and over perpetuate inequality and harm
  8. Facebook has a misinformation problem, and is blocking access to data about how much there is and who is affected
  9. The slippery slope of using AI and deepfakes to bring history to life
  10. Why are investors so cocky? They often have a biased memory – and selectively forget their money-losing stocks
  11. Go ahead, enjoy your memes – they really do help ease pandemic stress
  12. University of Florida bans professors from giving expert testimony against state -- a scholar explains the academic freedom issues
  13. The COVID-19 pandemic increased eating disorders among young people – but the signs aren't what parents might expect
  14. The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts
  15. Gun rights at the Supreme Court: justices will consider if the fundamental right to keep a gun at home applies to carrying weapons in public
  16. COVID-19 threatens the already shaky status of arts education in schools
  17. A small telescope past Saturn could solve some mysteries of the universe better than giant telescopes near Earth
  18. You know how to identify phishing emails – a cybersecurity researcher explains how to trust your instincts to foil the attacks
  19. Cliches may grate like nails on a chalkboard, but one person's cliche is another's sliced bread
  20. When and how was walking invented?
  21. What the 'spiritual but not religious' have in common with radical Protestants of 500 years ago
  22. How AI is hijacking art history
  23. How to meet America’s climate goals: 5 policies for Biden’s next climate bill
  24. The FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 – a pediatrician explains how the drug was tested for safety and efficacy
  25. Why taxing US billionaires’ wealth – as Biden tried to do – will never work
  26. A Catholic theologian argues for a death row inmate's right to have the pastor's touch in the execution chamber
  27. Less than 2% of all US giving supports women's and girls' charities
  28. Breast cancer awareness campaigns can do a better job supporting women who've received a stage 4 diagnosis, instead of focusing only on early detection and 'beating cancer'
  29. How to help kids with 'long COVID' thrive in school
  30. Antibiotic resistance is at a crisis point – government support for academia and Big Pharma to find new drugs could help defeat superbugs
  31. Steve Bannon is held in criminal contempt of Congress, pushing key question over presidential power to the courts
  32. How much longer will major league baseball stay in the closet?
  33. 10 tips to prevent or escape a house fire
  34. 10 fire safety tips to help keep you and your kids alive and safe
  35. Nearly half of all churches and other faith institutions help people get enough to eat
  36. New research suggests cat and dog 'moms' and 'dads' really are parenting their pets – here's the evolutionary explanation why
  37. State spending on anti-poverty programs could substantially reduce child abuse and neglect
  38. What's a 'miracle'? Here's how the Catholic Church decides
  39. The erosion of Roe v. Wade and abortion access didn't begin in Texas or Mississippi – it started in Pennsylvania in 1992
  40. What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words
  41. How commercialization over the centuries transformed the Day of the Dead
  42. College cost calculators aren't precise, but they could easily be made better
  43. In Biden's visit with the pope, a page from Reagan's playbook?
  44. Climate change is muting fall colors, but it's just the latest way that humans have altered US forests
  45. Why student absences aren't the real problem in America's 'attendance crisis'
  46. A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms
  47. What did billions in aid to Afghanistan accomplish? 5 questions answered
  48. The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food
  49. From Black Death to COVID-19, pandemics have always pushed people to honor death and celebrate life
  50. Supreme Court rulings always include the perspective of a white male, but often exclude viewpoints of Black and Latina justices