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Did Biden really steal the election? Students learn how to debunk conspiracy theories in this course

  • Written by David Cason, Associate Professor in Honors, University of North Dakota
imageTrump supporters attend an election fraud rally in December 2020 in Washington, D.C.Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images image

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The hostility Black women face in higher education carries dire consequences

  • Written by Ebony Aya, Program Manager at the Jan Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching, Macalester College
imageIsolation can make opportunities elusive. fotostorm via Getty Images

Isolated. Abused. Overworked.

These are the themes that emerged when I invited nine Black women to chronicle their professional experiences and relationships with colleagues as they earned their Ph.D.s at a public university in the Midwest. I featured their writings in the...

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Why do airlines charge so much for checked bags? This obscure rule helps explain why

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University

Five out of the six biggest U.S. airlines have raised their checked bag fees since January 2024.

Take American Airlines. In 2023, it cost US$30 to check a standard bag in with the airline; today, as of March 2024, it costs $40 at a U.S. airport – a whopping 33% increase.

As a business schoolprofessor who studies travel, I’m often asked...

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Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge: The Jewish state is divided over the Jewish religion

  • Written by Michael Brenner, Professor of Jewish History and Culture at Ludwig Maximilian University and Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies, American University
imageIsraeli police scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jews as they block a main road in Jerusalem during an October 2017 protest against Israeli army conscription.AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File

Just when you think nothing can surprise you anymore in Israeli politics, someone always comes along with a new twist.

This time it was Yitzhak Yosef, one of...

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How meth became an epidemic in America, and what’s happening now that it’s faded from the headlines

  • Written by William Garriott, Professor of Law, Politics, and Society, Drake University
imagePolice detectives sort through evidence after raiding a suspected meth lab. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

Rural America has long suffered from an epidemic of methamphetamine use, which accounts for thousands of drug overdoses and deaths every year.

William Garriott, an anthropologist at Drake University, explored meth’s impact on communities and...

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How for-profit nursing home regulators can use the powers they already have to fix growing problems with poor-quality care

  • Written by Charlene Harrington, Professor Emeritus of Social Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
imageNursing homes care for more than a million people in the U.S.AP Photo/Richard Drew

Governments at both state and federal levels have yet to fully wield their authority to fight poor-quality care at for-profit nursing homes nationwide, leaving the pressing need for elder care accountability unmet.

Medicare has the power to improve financial...

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For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources with financial shenanigans − especially at midsize chains that dodge public scrutiny

  • Written by Sean Campbell, Investigative journalist, The Conversation
imageThe for-profit nursing home sector is growing, while placing a premium on cost cutting and big profits.picture alliance via Getty Images

The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors filed their survey report of the Kentucky facility on July 3, 2021.

Residents wandered the halls in a facility that...

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Trump nearly derailed democracy once − here’s what to watch out for in reelection campaign

  • Written by Richard L. Abel, Michael J. Connell Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles
image'We did win this election,' said then-President Donald Trump at the White House early on Nov. 4, 2020, on what was still election night.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Elections are the bedrock of democracy, essential for choosing representatives and holding them accountable.

The U.S. is a flawed democracy. The Electoral College and the Senate...

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Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives

  • Written by Danielle Whitham, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Clarkson University
imageWhat if a simple blood test could diagnose otherwise undetected breast cancer?Srinophan69/Moment via Getty Images

Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the U.S. and is currently one of the...

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City mouse or country mouse? I collect mice from Philly homes to study how they got so good at urban living

  • Written by Megan Phifer-Rixey, Assistant Professor of Biology, Drexel University
imageEuropean colonizers brought mice to the Americas, where they squeaked out a comfortable life.Dejan Kolar/iStock Collection via Getty Images Plus

Dusty barns, gleaming stables and damp basements. These are all places where you might find a house mouse – or a member of my research team.

I’m an evolutionary biologist, and my lab at Drexel...

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