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What social change movements can learn from fly fishing: The value of a care-focused message

  • Written by Brett Crawford, Associate Professor of Management, Grand Valley State University
imageFly-fishing in Alaska's Tongass National Forest.Joseph/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Summer and fall are prime times for getting outdoors across the U.S. According to an annual survey produced by the outdoor industry, 55% of Americans age 6 and up participated in some kind of outdoor recreation in 2022, and that number is on the rise.

However, the activities...

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Shutting off power to reduce wildfire risk on windy days isn’t a simple decision – an energy expert explains the trade-offs electric utilities face

  • Written by Tim C. Lieuwen, Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
imagePower lines spark a large number of U.S. wildfires.AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Maui County is suing Hawaiian Electric, claiming the utility was negligent for not shutting off power as strong winds hit the island in the hours before the city of Lahaina burned. While the cause of the devastating Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire is still under investigation,...

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Shutting off power to reduce wildfire risk on windy days isn’t a simple decision – an energy expert explains the trade-offs electric utilities face

  • Written by Tim C. Lieuwen, Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
imagePower lines spark a large number of U.S. wildfires.AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Maui County is suing Hawaiian Electric, claiming the utility was negligent for not shutting off power as strong winds hit the island in the hours before the city of Lahaina burned. While the cause of the devastating Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire is still under investigation,...

Read more: Shutting off power to reduce wildfire risk on windy days isn’t a simple decision – an energy...

Judicial orders restricting Trump's speech seek to balance his own constitutional rights

  • Written by Lynn Greenky, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
imageDonald Trump continues to have − and to exercise − his free speech rights, even while under court orders.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

In each of former President Donald Trump’s four indictments, he has been allowed to stay out of jail before his trial so long as he abides by certain conditions commonly applied to most people accused of...

Read more: Judicial orders restricting Trump's speech seek to balance his own constitutional rights

Judicial orders restricting Trump's speech seek to balance his own constitutional rights

  • Written by Lynn Greenky, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
imageDonald Trump continues to have − and to exercise − his free speech rights, even while under court orders.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

In each of former President Donald Trump’s four indictments, he has been allowed to stay out of jail before his trial so long as he abides by certain conditions commonly applied to most people accused of...

Read more: Judicial orders restricting Trump's speech seek to balance his own constitutional rights

There's no age limit for politicians − as people live longer, should that change?

  • Written by Nancy S. Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageMitch McConnell, Diane Feinstein and Joe Biden are all over 80 years old, joining a number of politicians who are staying in office well past their 70s. Anna Moneymaker/Chip Somodevilla/Samuel Corum/Getty Images

President Joe Biden was “fine,” according to White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt, after tripping over a sandbag at...

Read more: There's no age limit for politicians − as people live longer, should that change?

There's no age limit for politicians − as people live longer, should that change?

  • Written by Nancy S. Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageMitch McConnell, Diane Feinstein and Joe Biden are all over 80 years old, joining a number of politicians who are staying in office well past their 70s. Anna Moneymaker/Chip Somodevilla/Samuel Corum/Getty Images

President Joe Biden was “fine,” according to White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt, after tripping over a sandbag at...

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Medication can help you make the most of therapy − a psychologist and neuroscientist explains how

  • Written by Rebecca Price, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
imageMedications can open a biological window of opportunity for psychotherapy to take advantage of.melitas/iStock via Getty Images Plus

There is mounting recognition in the scientific community that combining different treatment approaches for mental health conditions can create a benefit greater than the sum of its parts.

As a clinical psychologist and...

Read more: Medication can help you make the most of therapy − a psychologist and neuroscientist explains how

Medication can help you make the most of therapy − a psychologist and neuroscientist explains how

  • Written by Rebecca Price, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
imageMedications can open a biological window of opportunity for psychotherapy to take advantage of.melitas/iStock via Getty Images Plus

There is mounting recognition in the scientific community that combining different treatment approaches for mental health conditions can create a benefit greater than the sum of its parts.

As a clinical psychologist and...

Read more: Medication can help you make the most of therapy − a psychologist and neuroscientist explains how

FDA's greenlighting of maternal RSV vaccine represents a major step forward in protecting young babies against the virus

  • Written by Annette Regan, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of San Francisco
imageExpecting parents and those with infants have new options to consider to protect against RSV.martin-dm/E+ via Getty Images

With the Food and Drug Administration’s Aug. 21, 2023, approval of the first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for use during late pregnancy, the U.S. will soon have a major new tool at its disposal to...

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  1. FDA's greenlighting of maternal RSV vaccine represents a major step forward in protecting young babies against the virus
  2. Short naps can improve memory, increase productivity, reduce stress and promote a healthier heart
  3. Short naps can improve memory, increase productivity, reduce stress and promote a healthier heart
  4. Why do fingers get wrinkly after a long bath or swim? A biomedical engineer explains
  5. Why do fingers get wrinkly after a long bath or swim? A biomedical engineer explains
  6. Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March on Washington − and it changed a good speech to a majestic sermon on an American dream
  7. Trump out on bail – a criminal justice expert explains the system of cash bail
  8. How some Muslim and non-Muslim rappers alike embrace Islam's greeting of peace
  9. Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids' mental health
  10. AI scores in the top percentile of creative thinking
  11. How educational research could play a greater role in K-12 school improvement
  12. India's Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the Moon − a space policy expert explains what this means for India and the global race to the Moon
  13. Campus sexual assault prevention programs could do more to prevent violence, even after a decade-long federal mandate
  14. Waves of strikes rippling across the US seem big, but the total number of Americans walking off the job remains historically low
  15. 8 GOP candidates debate funding to Ukraine, Trump's future and -- covertly, with dog whistles -- race
  16. Wagner group's Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in private jet crash – if confirmed, it wouldn't be first time someone who crossed Putin met a suspicious demise
  17. Secrets of the Octopus Garden: Moms nest at thermal springs to give their young the best chance for survival
  18. Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate
  19. First Republican debate set to kick off without Trump – but with the potential to direct the GOP's foreign policy stance
  20. Cameras in the court: Why most Trump trials won’t be televised
  21. This university class uses color and emotion to explore the end of life
  22. Want to help Maui's animals after the wildfires? Send cash, not kibble
  23. Geoengineering sounds like a quick climate fix, but without more research and guardrails, it's a costly gamble − with potentially harmful results
  24. Social media algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows
  25. AI and new standards promise to make scientific data more useful by making it reusable and accessible
  26. Caroline Herschel was England's first female professional astronomer, but still lacks name recognition two centuries later
  27. Nagorno-Karabakh blockade crisis: Choking of disputed region is a consequence of war and geopolitics
  28. Georgia indictment and post-Civil War history make it clear: Trump's actions have already disqualified him from the presidency
  29. Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds
  30. What Florida gets wrong about George Washington and the benefits he received from enslaving Black people
  31. Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there's no substitute for shut-eye
  32. New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts
  33. Black female prosecutors like Fani Willis face the unequal burden of both racist and sexist attacks
  34. Threat from climate change to some of India's sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs
  35. Georgia’s indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states’ rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan
  36. Fulton County charges Donald Trump with racketeering, other felonies -- a Georgia election law expert explains 5 key things to know
  37. Tommy Tuberville reportedly doesn't live in Alabama − should he still be its senator?
  38. Florida's academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society
  39. Discrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during the pandemic
  40. After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings
  41. Trump’s free speech faces court-ordered limits, like any other defendant’s -- 2 law professors explain why, and how Trump’s lawyers need to watch themselves too
  42. Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on
  43. Wildfires are a severe blow to Maui's tourism-based economy, but other iconic destinations have come back from similar disasters
  44. Government support was key for thousands of US nonprofits battered by COVID-19's early costs − new research
  45. Why does your hair curl in the summer? A chemist explains the science behind hair structure
  46. Gut microbes are the community within you that you can't live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self
  47. Skin cancer screening guidelines can seem confusing – three skin cancer researchers explain when to consider getting checked
  48. Who likes Donald Trump? Lots of Republicans, but especially Hispanic voters, plus very rural and very conservative people
  49. Hitler, Burr and Trump: Show trials put the record straight for history but can also provide a powerful platform for the defendant
  50. Hip-hop at 50: 7 essential listens to celebrate rap's widespread influence