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Entrepreneurship classes aren't just for business majors

  • Written by Lisa Bosman, Assistant Professor of Technology Leadership and Innovation, Purdue University
imageAn entrepreneurial mindset can help arts and humanities majors succeed in the gig economy.Valentin Russanov/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Colleges are returning to normal operations, and many have begun to offer in-person classes once again. But are they prepared to teach students how to navigate post-pandemic life? Or how to get a job in an...

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5 ways to break into the video game industry

  • Written by André Thomas, Associate Professor of Game Design, Texas A&M University
imageVideo games are part of a multibillion-dollar industry in which lucrative employment opportunities abound.SDI Productions via Getty Images

When you break out the game console to play a video game like NBA2K, chances are the biggest decision you’ll have to make is which player or team you want to be. But have you ever considered becoming one...

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What Americans hear about social justice at church – and what they do about it

  • Written by R. Khari Brown, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, Wayne State University
imagePolitics, social justice and faith come together each week in many religious leaders' sermons. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

On June 5, 2020, it had been just over a week since a white Minnesota police officer, Derek Chauvin, killed George Floyd, an unarmed, African American man. Protests were underway outside Central United Methodist Church, an...

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Joe Exotic channels the spirit of America's 19th-century tiger kings

  • Written by Madeline Steiner, Post-Doctoral Fellow of History, University of South Carolina
imageBig cat showmen have long sought to distance themselves from allegations of animal abuse.Universal History Archive/Getty Images

“I am never gonna financially recover from this,” grumbles Joe Exotic, the subject of Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary series.

Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage,...

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US vaccine rollout was close to optimal at reducing deaths and infections, according to a model comparing 17.5 million alternative approaches

  • Written by Audrey L. McCombs, PhD. Candidate in Ecology and Statistics, Iowa State University
imageIn the U.S., people were placed into four groups for vaccine access.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

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

The big idea

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s plan for who gets vaccines and in what order saved nearly as many lives and prevented nearly as many infections as a...

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A lab-stage mRNA vaccine targeting ticks may offer protection against Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

  • Written by Andaleeb Sajid, Staff Scientist, National Institutes of Health
imageAs the rate of tick-borne diseases rises, vaccines that stop ticks in their tracks could be an essential preventive tool.rbkomar/Moment via Getty Images

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

The big idea

A new laboratory-stage mRNA vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognize the saliva from tick bites could...

Read more: A lab-stage mRNA vaccine targeting ticks may offer protection against Lyme and other tick-borne...

After COP26, the hard work begins on making climate promises real: 5 things to watch in 2022

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageJohn Kerry, the U.S. presidential special envoy for climate, surrounded by other negotiators during COP26.UNFCCC, CC BY-NC-SA

How much the world achieved at the Glasgow climate talks – and what happens now – depends in large part on where you live.

In island nations that are losing their homes to sea level rise, and in other highly...

Read more: After COP26, the hard work begins on making climate promises real: 5 things to watch in 2022

COP26 left the world with a climate to-do list: Here are 5 things to watch for in 2022

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageJohn Kerry, the U.S. presidential special envoy for climate, surrounded by other negotiators during COP26.UNFCCC, CC BY-NC-SA

How much the world achieved at the Glasgow climate talks – and what happens now – depends in large part on where you live.

In island nations that are losing their homes to sea level rise, and in other highly...

Read more: COP26 left the world with a climate to-do list: Here are 5 things to watch for in 2022

An environmental sociologist explains how permaculture offers a path to climate justice

  • Written by Christina Ergas, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee
imagePermaculture practitioners manage their gardens or farms in ways inspired by the sustainability and resilience of healthy natural ecosystems.simonkr/E+ via Getty Images

Big farming is both a victim of climate change and a contributor. Droughts, floods and soil degradation threaten crop yields. But agriculture produces nearly one-quarter of global...

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Infrastructure law: High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity

  • Written by Hernán Galperin, Associate Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imageClosing the digital divide requires deploying a lot of fiber-optic cables in rural and low-income areas.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Actsigned into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021, was hailed by the White House and advocates as a historic investment to improve internet access in America.

As a researcher...

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  1. 'Off-label' use is common in medicine – a bioethicist and legal philosopher explain why the COVID-19 vaccines are different
  2. As climate change parches the Southwest, here's a better way to share water from the shrinking Colorado River
  3. How my family makes holiday decisions that work for everyone, according to a negotiation expert
  4. How to make voting districts fair to voters, not parties
  5. What Americans can learn from other cultures about the language of gratitude
  6. Want to take an online course? Here are 4 tips to make sure you get the most out of it for your career
  7. Russian anti-satellite weapon test: What happened and what are the risks?
  8. Cancers are in an evolutionary battle with treatments – evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine
  9. Congress is waiting on the CBO for its Build Back Better report – but how did fiscal scorekeepers come to be so powerful in politics?
  10. Journalism in middle America got communities through the pandemic
  11. The concrete effects of body cameras on police accountability
  12. How getting kids to make grocery lists and set the table can improve their vocabulary and willingness to learn
  13. Gun violence soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds – but the reasons why are complex
  14. Infrastructure matters for wildlife too – here's how aging culverts are blocking Pacific salmon migration
  15. Companies are pushing sweetened drinks to children through advertising and misleading labels – and families are buying
  16. Alex Jones loses Sandy Hook case, but important defamation issues remain unresolved
  17. Got $1.2T to invest in roads and other infrastructure? Here's how to figure out how to spend it wisely
  18. How hip-hop in the classroom is raising the volume of learning: 4 essential reads
  19. Organized crime is a top driver of global deforestation – along with beef, soy, palm oil and wood products
  20. The ancient history of adding insult to injury
  21. Have we made an object that could travel 1% the speed of light?
  22. Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea
  23. What is Zakat? A scholar of Islam explains
  24. Steve Bannon indicted over Jan. 6 panel snub, pushing key question over presidential power to the courts
  25. The ‘great resignation’ is a trend that began before the pandemic – and bosses need to get used to it
  26. Fewer diabetes patients are picking up their insulin prescriptions – another way the pandemic has delayed health care for many
  27. Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse
  28. The FDA's lax oversight of research in developing countries can do harm to vulnerable participants
  29. Transgender and gender diverse teens: How to talk to and support them
  30. Hip-hop's love-hate relationship with education
  31. Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it's time he gets the credit he deserves
  32. How 2 Jewish soldiers' court-martials put a spotlight on antisemitism and racism
  33. Nurses don't want to be hailed as 'heroes' during a pandemic – they want more resources and support
  34. Why building more homes won't solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most
  35. The Hatch Act, the law Trump deputies are said to have broken, requires government employees to work for the public interest, not partisan campaigns
  36. ¿Qué es el metaverso, futuro de la convivencia humana?
  37. Why are prices so high? Blame the supply chain – and that's the reason inflation is here to stay
  38. Genetic GPS system of animal development explains why limbs grow from torsos and not heads
  39. Olympic Games are great for propagandists – how the lessons of Hitler's Olympics loom over Beijing 2022
  40. ​7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling helpless: Lessons from a leadership expert
  41. Betty Crocker turns 100 – why generations of American women connected with a fictional character
  42. What the world can learn from the Buddhist concept loving-kindness
  43. On Twitter, fossil fuel companies' climate misinformation is subtle – here's what I'm seeing during COP26
  44. The chickenpox virus has a fascinating evolutionary history that continues to affect peoples' health today
  45. 3 ways Congress could hold Facebook accountable for its actions
  46. The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face
  47. How parents can foster 'positive creativity' in kids to make the world a better place
  48. Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered
  49. Investors who trust ESG funds for a positive impact have a crucial blind spot, and it puts the $35 trillion industry's promises in doubt
  50. ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry's sustainability promises in doubt: Supply chains