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ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry's sustainability promises in doubt: Supply chains

  • Written by Tinglong Dai, Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
imageEnvironmental, social and governance problems in a company's supply chain can be hard for investors to track.KDP via Getty Images

If you own stocks, chances are good you have heard the term ESG. It stands for environmental, social and governance, and it’s a way to laud corporate leaders who take sustainability – including climate change...

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Why Nicaragua's slide toward dictatorship is a concern for the region and the US, too

  • Written by Kai M. Thaler, Assistant Professor of Global Studies, University of California Santa Barbara
imageNicaragua's power couple, Vice President Rosario Murillo and husband President Daniel Ortega.INTI OCON/AFP via Getty Images

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega “won” a fourth straight term on Nov. 8, 2021 – the second in a row with his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, as running mate.

The vote has been called a sham by the...

Read more: Why Nicaragua's slide toward dictatorship is a concern for the region and the US, too

Family foundations change their priorities over time, as new generations call the shots

  • Written by Renee Irvin, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, University of Oregon
imageGrandchildren and other heirs to a fortune may want to support different kinds of charities.Thanasis Zovoilis/The Image Bank via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Family foundations significantly shift their priorities as times change and new generations take over their leadership.

That was...

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4 unexpected places where adults can learn science

  • Written by Jill Zarestky, Assistant Professor of Education, Colorado State University
imageMany national parks offer lecture series, nature walks and hands-on science projects for the public. fstop123/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Modern society benefits when people understand science concepts. This knowledge helps explain how cryptocurrency works, why climate change is happening or how the coronavirus is transmitted from person to...

Read more: 4 unexpected places where adults can learn science

Why so many unions oppose vaccine mandates – even when they actually support them

  • Written by Jeffrey Hirsch, Professor of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
imageThe Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving is paying the price for ignoring New York City's vaccinate mandate – and his union's decision to allow it.AP Photo/Elise Amendola

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, labor unions have been among the strongest advocates for workplace safety measures.

So it came as a surprise to many that some unions...

Read more: Why so many unions oppose vaccine mandates – even when they actually support them

School surveillance of students via laptops may do more harm than good

  • Written by Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
imageSchool laptop surveillance systems monitor students even when they're not in school.Jacques Julien/Getty Images

Ever since the start of the pandemic, more and more public school students are using laptops, tablets or similar devices issued by their schools.

The percentage of teachers who reported their schools had provided their students with such...

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$1.2T infrastructure plan offers lucrative target for fraud

  • Written by Jetson Leder-Luis, Assistant Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
imageThe Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge was part of Boston's Big Dig, which was infamous for its cost overruns.AP Photo/Steven Senne

Lawmakers passed the US$1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Nov. 5, 2021, with negotiations still ongoing over Democrats’ $1.75 trillion plan to expand the social safety net and tackle climate change.

T...

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Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones?

  • Written by David Markowitz, Assistant Professor of Social Media Data Analytics, University of Oregon
imageSome forms of technology seem to facilitate lying more than others.solitude72/iStock via Getty Images

Technology has given people more ways to connect, but has it also given them more opportunities to lie?

You might text your friend a white lie to get out of going to dinner, exaggerate your height on a dating profile to appear more attractive or...

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The view from inside the Glasgow climate summit: A focus on faster policy changes as talks intensify – amid grandstanding and anger outside

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageCountries facing existential risks from climate change, like the Maldives, are demanding faster action and financing to help them survive.UNFCCC

Young people poured into the streets of Glasgow on Nov. 5 and 6, 2021, angry and impatient as the first week of the U.N. climate summit ended. Their anger is matched by anxiety in the conference halls as...

Read more: The view from inside the Glasgow climate summit: A focus on faster policy changes as talks...

An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit – talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageCountries facing existential risks from climate change, like the Maldives, are demanding faster action and financing to help them survive.UNFCCC

Young people poured into the streets of Glasgow on Nov. 5, 2021, angry and impatient as the first week of the U.N. climate summit ended. Their anger is matched by anxiety in the conference halls as the...

Read more: An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit – talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger...

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  9. Suburban voters responded to GOP culture war pitch in Virginia governor's race, and showed all politics are now national
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  14. Matching tweets to ZIP codes can spotlight hot spots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
  15. A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the ultimate solution is eliminating lead sources
  16. Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers
  17. Forests can't handle all the net-zero emissions plans – companies and countries expect nature to offset too much carbon
  18. Supreme Court appears to suggest right to guns at home extends to carrying them in public too
  19. Lessons from the Virginia governor's race: Pay attention to voters' concerns instead of making it all about national politics
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  24. What American schools can learn from other countries about civic disagreement
  25. Few foundations give groups they support decision-making power on funding priorities
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  27. Why are medieval weapons laws at the center of a US Supreme Court case?
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  29. Climate change is a justice issue – these 6 charts show why
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  35. Why vaccine doses differ for babies, kids, teens and adults – an immunologist explains how your immune system changes as you mature
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  39. 6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress on some already
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