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All wars eventually end – here are 3 situations that will lead Russia and Ukraine to make peace

  • Written by Andrew Blum, Executive Director and Professor of Practice at Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace, University of San Diego
imageA Ukrainian woman touches the grave of her husband, a soldier killed by Russian troops in August 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

It’s been a year since Russia first launched a full invasion of Ukraine, and, right now, peace seems impossible.

Peace talks between the two countries have launched, and then faltered, multiple times.

In February 2023,...

Read more: All wars eventually end – here are 3 situations that will lead Russia and Ukraine to make peace

Why are so many Gen Z-ers drawn to old digital cameras?

  • Written by Tim Gorichanaz, Assistant Teaching Professor of Information Studies, Drexel University
imageA student on a school bus holding a digital point-and-shoot camera.Jason Zhang/Wikimedia Commons

The latest digital cameras boast ever-higher resolutions, better performance in low light, smart focusing and shake reduction – and they’re built right into your smartphone.

Even so, some Gen Z-ers are now opting for point-and-shoot digital...

Read more: Why are so many Gen Z-ers drawn to old digital cameras?

Project Veritas fired James O'Keefe over fear of losing its nonprofit status – 5 questions answered

  • Written by Samuel Brunson, Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
imageJames O'Keefe stands accused of financial misdeeds.Samuel Corum/Getty Images

James O'Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas, says he has been fired. He is no longer leading the conservative nonprofit organization, which is known for its use of hidden cameras and false identities to try to catch members of the media and progressive leaders saying...

Read more: Project Veritas fired James O'Keefe over fear of losing its nonprofit status – 5 questions answered

Runoff vote count starts in historic UAW election – it's already bringing profound union leadership changes and chances of more strikes and higher car prices

  • Written by Stephen J. Silvia, Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service

Ballot counting is underway this week in a runoff election to decide who will lead the powerful United Auto Workers union as its president. But the historic election is already transforming the union’s leadership in ways that could bring an end to decades of declining blue-collar compensation in this key sector of the economy.

This was the...

Read more: Runoff vote count starts in historic UAW election – it's already bringing profound union...

I assisted Carter’s work encouraging democracy – and saw how his experience, persistence and engineer’s mindset helped build a freer Latin America over decades

  • Written by Jennifer Lynn McCoy, Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
imageJimmy Carter answered reporters' election-monitoring questions in Caracas, Venezuela, May 29, 2004. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

When former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter founded the nonprofit Carter Center in 1982, one of their goals was to help Latin American countries – many of which were emerging from decades...

Read more: I assisted Carter’s work encouraging democracy – and saw how his experience, persistence and...

Mac McClung may have 'saved' the slam dunk contest, but scoring methods could still be improved, a dunkologist explains

  • Written by Justin Barber, Clinical Research Manager, University of Kentucky
imageMac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks the ball during the 2023 NBA All Star AT&T Slam Dunk Contest on Feb. 18, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah.Alex Goodlett / Stringer via Getty Images

I grew up watching some of the greatest slam dunk artists in the world.

Shawn Kemp was one of my favorites because he was freaky athletic and dunked so...

Read more: Mac McClung may have 'saved' the slam dunk contest, but scoring methods could still be improved, a...

Biden's border crackdown explained – a refugee law expert looks at the legality and impact of new asylum rule

  • Written by Karen Musalo, Professor of International Law, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
imageSeeking shelter and asylum on the US-Mexico border.AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Anticipating a potential surge of migrants at the southern border, the Biden administration on Feb. 21, 2023, announced a crackdown on those seeking asylum after unlawfully entering the U.S.

The proposed rule change – which would see the rapid deportation of anyone who...

Read more: Biden's border crackdown explained – a refugee law expert looks at the legality and impact of new...

$1 trillion in the shade – the annual profits multinational corporations shift to tax havens continues to climb and climb

  • Written by Ludvig Wier, External Lecturer of Economics, University of Copenhagen
imageLooks like paradise – especially if you're a multinational corporation in need of a tax haven. LeoPatrizi/E+ via Getty ImagesimageCC BY-NC-ND

About a decade ago, the world’s biggest economies agreed to crack down on multinational corporations’ abusive use of tax havens. This resulted in a 15-point action plan that aimed to curb...

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Los policías negros no son neutrales: padecen los mismos prejuicios antinegros que la sociedad estadounidense y la policía en general

  • Written by Rashad Shabazz, Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
imageManifestantes bloquean el tráfico en Memphis después de que la policía hiciera público el video que muestra la golpiza fatal de Tyre Nichols.Scott Olson/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Una vez más, la sociedad estadounidense ha sido conmocionada por el horror de las imágenes de un video que muestra a la...

Read more: Los policías negros no son neutrales: padecen los mismos prejuicios antinegros que la sociedad...

Novelist, academic and tattoo artist Samuel Steward's plight shows that 'cancel culture' was alive and well in the 1930s

  • Written by Alessandro Meregaglia, Associate Professor and Archivist, Boise State University
imageOutside of teaching and writing, Samuel Steward took up tattooing.The Estate of Samuel M. Steward

In January 2023, Hamline University opted not to renew the contract of an art professor who showed a 14th-century depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in class. Hamline labeled the incident “Islamophobic” and released a statement, co-signed by...

Read more: Novelist, academic and tattoo artist Samuel Steward's plight shows that 'cancel culture' was alive...

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  2. When there are no words: Talking about wartime trauma in Ukraine
  3. What's going on with the wave of GOP bills about trans teens? Utah provides clues
  4. Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn't exist has a long evolutionary history
  5. Supreme Court unlikely to 'break the internet' over Google, Twitter cases -- rather, it is approaching with caution
  6. Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases stars for everyone
  7. Sage, sacred to Native Americans, is being used in purification rituals, raising issues of cultural appropriation
  8. Violent extremists are not lone wolves – dispelling this myth could help reduce violence
  9. Drones over Ukraine: What the war means for the future of remotely piloted aircraft in combat
  10. In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power
  11. How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Bruce Willis, changes the brain – research is untangling its genetic causes
  12. People produce endocannabinoids – similar to compounds found in marijuana – that are critical to many bodily functions
  13. Globetrotting Black nutritionist Flemmie P. Kittrell revolutionized early childhood education and illuminated 'hidden hunger'
  14. Lent is here – remind me what it's all about? 5 essential reads
  15. Lesson from a year at war: In contrast to the Russians, Ukrainians master a mix of high- and low-end technology on the battlefield
  16. ChatGPT could be an effective and affordable tutor
  17. How fitness influencers game the algorithms to pump up their engagement
  18. Russia announces its suspension from last nuclear arms agreement with the US, escalating nuclear tension
  19. How Putin has shrugged off unprecedented economic sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine – for now
  20. I am a Ukrainian American political scientist, and this is what the past year of war has taught me about Ukraine, Russia and defiance
  21. Florida will no longer ask high school athletes about their menstrual cycles, but many states still do – here are 3 reasons why that's problematic
  22. Ukrainians' commitment to fight off Russia grows stronger, as does their expectation of victory, as war enters second year
  23. War in Ukraine accelerates global drive toward killer robots
  24. Russia’s aggression threatens efforts to protect nature beyond Ukraine
  25. Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US
  26. The ethics of home ownership in an age of growing inequality
  27. How apartheid, European racism and Pelé helped cultivate a culture of diversity in US soccer that endures into the MLS
  28. Epigenetic and social factors both predict aging and health – but new research suggests one might be stronger
  29. First ladies from Martha Washington to Jill Biden have gotten outsized attention for their clothing instead of their views
  30. Research on teen social media use has a racial bias – studies of white kids are widely taken to be universal
  31. Were viruses around on Earth before living cells emerged? A microbiologist explains
  32. 3 things the pandemic taught us about inequality in college — and why they matter today
  33. Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and leadership qualities lead to dramatic shifts
  34. Turkish President Erdoğan's grip on power threatened by devastating earthquake
  35. Do we need political parties? In theory, they're the sort of organization that could bring Americans together in larger purpose
  36. Ukraine war has exposed the folly – and unintended consequences – of 'armed missionaries'
  37. The war in Ukraine hasn't left Europe freezing in the dark, but it has caused energy crises in unexpected places
  38. How far must employers go to accommodate workers' time off for worship? The Supreme Court will weigh in
  39. How vinyl chloride, the chemical in the Ohio train derailment and used to make PVC plastics, can damage your liver
  40. Prisoners donating organs to get time off raises thorny ethical questions
  41. How records of life's milestones help solve cold cases, pinpoint health risks and allocate public resources
  42. Super Bowl car ads sell Americans the idea that new tech will protect them
  43. Michigan State murders: What we know about campus shootings and the gunmen who carry them out
  44. Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action -- but it is possible to prepare
  45. Donations by top 50 US donors dropped sharply to $16 billion in 2022 – Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mike Bloomberg and Warren Buffett lead the list of biggest givers
  46. How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment
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