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Bendable concrete, with a design inspired by seashells, can make US infrastructure safer and more durable

  • Written by Victor C. Li, Chair professor, University of Michigan
Fractured concrete pavement slabs on a street in Canton, Mich.Victor Li, CC BY-ND

Spring construction season is underway, and many tons of concrete will be used in the coming months. Unfortunately, concrete is a brittle material: Placed under stress, it cannot bend very far before it fractures. Some pavements that are being poured now will crack...

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Self-cloning Asian tick causing worry in New Jersey

  • Written by Alvaro Toledo, Assistant Professor of Entomology, Rutgers University
The female longhorned tick, _Haemaphysalis longicornis_, crawling on a leaf.Jim Occi, Rutgers Center for Vector Biology, CC BY-NC-ND

New Jersey has a new visitor, and it’s not welcome.

No one is quite sure how the longhorned tick Haemaphysalis longicornis, an invasive bug originally from East Asia arrived in New Jersey and where, exactly, it...

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New migraine drug: A neurologist explains how it works

  • Written by Yulia Orlova, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Florida
Pain from migraine headaches is a major cause of disability. A new drug could prevent them, in some cases.R. Nial Bradshaw/Flickr, CC BY-SA

The FDA announced approval on May 17 of a novel preventive treatment for migraine headaches. Aimovig is the first in a new class of migraine-specific drugs that works by blocking an action of a protein that is...

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What's wrong with secret donor agreements like the ones George Mason University inked with the Kochs

  • Written by Alexa Capeloto, Associate Professor of Journalism, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Students and faculty members have protested arrangements GMU made with donors.AP Photo/Matt Barakat

George Mason University President Ángel Cabrera acknowledged this month that his school gave the Charles Koch Foundation “some influence” over hiring and evaluating faculty as it accepted millions of dollars for its free-market...

Read more: What's wrong with secret donor agreements like the ones George Mason University inked with the Kochs

Why we hate making financial decisions – and what to do about it

  • Written by Aner Sela, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Florida
Financial decisions can be a real maze. Andrii Vodolazhskyi/Shutterstock.com

The advice to use your head, not your heart, might not be helpful after all.

We all make tough decisions, but choices relating to money send many of us running in the other direction. Unfortunately, ample evidence indicates that aversion toward financial decisions leads...

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Federal judge rules Trump's Twitter account is a public forum

  • Written by Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
The president uses his Twitter feed to make official announcements.AP Photo/J. David Ake

A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. While the case will likely be appealed and could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the decision is a resounding...

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Peer rejection isn't the culprit behind school shootings

  • Written by Jennifer Watling Neal, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
Peer rejection is common among school shooters, but does that explain their actions?Sabphoto/www.shutterstock.om

Whenever a school shooting takes place, the focus often turns to the social life of the shooters, and people conclude that they suffered from some type of peer rejection or victimization.

For example, in the latest school shooting, report...

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Some Sunnis voted for a Shiite – and 3 more takeaways from the Iraqi election

  • Written by Karl Kaltenthaler, Adjunct Professor, Case Western Reserve University
An Iraqi woman shows her ink-stained finger after voting in the first national election since the declaration of victory over the Islamic State group. AP Photo/Hadi Mizban

The results of May 2018 the Iraqi parliament election shocked many. The surprising results could mean a different phase in Iraq’s political trajectory has begun.

Most...

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What's in your genome? Parents-to-be want to know

  • Written by Carolyn Sue Richards, Professor of molecular and medical genetics, Oregon Health & Science University
By In The Light Photography/shutterstock.com

Every parent-to-be wants a healthy baby. And, when offered an opportunity, most couples want to know which disease-causing genes, or risk factors, they carry and could unwittingly pass to their children.

I’m a clinical molecular geneticist and wanted to understand exactly how much do people want...

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