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How single women are driving gentrification in Hong Kong and elsewhere

  • Written by Igor Vojnovic, Professor and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Urban Affairs, Michigan State University
The share of households in Hong Kong led by single women has soared in recent decades. Dorason/Shutterstock.com

Gentrification is reshaping urban areas all around the world, displacing large segments of the population and making cities increasingly unaffordable.

In San Francisco, only 12 percent of households can afford a median priced home, which...

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Net price calculators were supposed to make it easier to understand the cost of college – instead, many are making it more difficult

  • Written by Laura Perna, Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
New research uncovers problems with a 'calculator' that colleges must put online to make it easier for prospective students to understand the cost of college.Tina Gutierrez from www.shutterstock.com

Ever since 2011, colleges that get federal student aid have been required to post net price calculators on their websites. These calculators are...

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Do you have a moral duty to pay taxes?

  • Written by Brookes Brown, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Law, Liberty, & Justice Program., Clemson University
What can philosophers tell you about paying taxes? RomanR/Shutterstock.com

It’s tax season. Americans will pay an average of US$10,489 in personal taxes – about 14 percent of the average household’s total income.

Most will do so because they think it is their civic duty. Many believe they are morally obliged to obey the law and...

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Nonprofits that scrimp on overhead aren't necessarily better than those spending more

  • Written by Jason Alix Coupet, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, North Carolina State University

Americans are obsessed with doing more with less. So it may not surprise you to hear that when donors, foundations and watchdog organizations choose causes to support, they often focus on overhead ratios – or how much charities spend on expenses such as information technology and office space.

But this measuring stick has drawbacks.

Getting...

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When Ebola and other epidemics strike, a dysfunctional 'outbreak culture' hinders adequate response

  • Written by Lara Salahi, Assistant Professor of Broadcast and Digital Journalism, Endicott College
During high-stress deadly epidemics, even well-trained responders can get caught up in behaviors that are more harmful than helpful.AP Photo/Olivier Matthys

When a deadly infectious disease takes hold in a population, outbreak responders do their best to save lives and stamp out the contagion. No matter the disease or the location – whether...

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What you need to know about the Mueller report: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, Global Affairs Editor, The Conversation US
Mueller's investigation may be over, but federal inquiry into Trump's campaign will continue in Congress.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

The political saga triggered by the special counsel investigation into Donald Trump, which has cast such a long shadow over his presidency, will continue long after the inquiry’s end.

According to U.S. Attorney...

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When medical workers behave badly during disease outbreaks, everyone suffers

  • Written by Lara Salahi, Assistant Professor of Broadcast and Digital Journalism, Endicott College
During high-stress deadly epidemics, even well-trained responders can get caught up in behaviors that are more harmful than helpful.AP Photo/Olivier Matthys

When a deadly infectious disease takes hold in a population, outbreak responders do their best to save lives and stamp out the contagion. No matter the disease or the location – whether...

Read more: When medical workers behave badly during disease outbreaks, everyone suffers

Attacks against elections are inevitable – Estonia shows what can be done

  • Written by Liisa Past, Next Generation Leader, McCain Institute for International Leadership, Arizona State University
The March 3, 2019, elections in Estonia were well-defended against anti-democracy influences.AP Photo/Raul Mee

Kremlin-backed attackers are working to influence the upcomingEuropean Parliament elections, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye. A hacking campaign has targeted governments and political organizations as well as think tanks and...

Read more: Attacks against elections are inevitable – Estonia shows what can be done

The surprising (and Long) story of the first use of ether in surgery

  • Written by Roger K. Thomas, Professor Emeritus, Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Georgia
An illustration of Crawford Long removing a tumor from the neck of James Venable. Crawford W. Long Museum, CC BY-SA

In the small town of Jefferson, Georgia, about 20 miles from the University of Georgia in Athens, a 26-year-old physician named Crawford Williamson Long removed a tumor from the neck of a man named James Venable while Venable was...

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Fending off new Sackler money is easier for museums and schools than returning old gifts

  • Written by Terri Lynn Helge, Professor of Law, Texas A&M University
Anti-opioid protest at the Harvard Art Museums, which the Sackler family has supported with charitable gifts.Jon Shaffer, CC BY-SA

The state of Oklahoma has reached a settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for US$270 million to fund opioid addiction treatment.

This first of what could become a string of...

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