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Twelver Shiism – a branch of Islam that serves both as a spiritual and political force in Iran and beyond

  • Written by Massumeh H. Toosi, PhD Student in Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
imageIranian Shiite mourners during Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, on July 6, 2025, in Tehran. Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Twelver Shiism is the largest branch within Shiism – one of the two major sects within Islam. Shiism is the second-largest tradition within Islam overall, following the Sunni tradition.

Iran is the only country to...

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Cultivating for color: The hidden trade-offs between garden aesthetics and pollinator preferences

  • Written by Claire Therese Hemingway, Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee
imageColorful gardens can be pollinator-friendly with native flowering plants.Borchee/E+ via Getty Images

People often prioritize aesthetics when choosing plants for their gardens. They may pick flowers based on colors that create visually appealing combinations and varieties that have bigger and brighter displays or more fragrant and pleasant-smelling...

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Trump-Putin summit: Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Russia-Ukraine war

  • Written by Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageU.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave at the conclusion of a press conference on Aug. 15, 2025 in Alaska.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

If you’re confused about the aims, conduct and outcome of the summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held in Anchorage, Alaska,...

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Why universities are hiring more chief marketing officers – even as budgets shrink

  • Written by Prachi Gala, Associate Professor of Marketing, Kennesaw State University

Faculty hiring freezes. Department budget cuts. Declining public trust. Across the United States, higher education is navigating one of its most challenging periods in decades.

Yet, quietly, something else is happening: More universities are adding chief marketing officers, or CMOs, to their top management teams.

From flagship universities to small...

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Kids need soft skills in the age of AI, but what does this mean for schools?

  • Written by Jennifer L. Steele, Professor of Education, American University
imageGenerative AI is forcing K-12 schools to reconsider what key skills to teach students.Cavan Images via Getty Images

For the past half-century, the jobs that have commanded the greatest earnings have increasingly concentrated on knowledge work, especially in science and technology.

Now with the spread of generative artificial intelligence, that may...

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Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems

  • Written by Faith Kearns, Scientist and Director of Research Communication for the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative, Arizona State University
imageTourists watch smoke from the Dragon Bravo wildfire float through the Grand Canyon.Scott Olson/Getty Images

As wildfire crews battled the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim in July 2025, the air turned toxic.

A chlorine gas leak had erupted from the park’s water treatment facility as the building burned, forcing...

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RFK Jr.’s plans to overhaul ‘vaccine court’ system would face legal and scientific challenges

  • Written by Anna Kirkland, Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Michigan
imageThe Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was established in 1986 by an act of Congress. MarsBars/iStock via Getty Images Plus

For almost 40 years, people who suspect they’ve been harmed by a vaccine have been able to turn to a little-known system called the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program – often simply called the vaccine court.

Hea...

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Protestant ideas shaped Americans’ support for birth control – and the Supreme Court ruling protecting a husband and wife’s right to contraception

  • Written by Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

Sixty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraception. Griswold v. Connecticut, decided in 1965, made it illegal for states to outlaw birth control for spouses – a right that would not be extended to single people until 1972.

Griswold granted married couples this right on the grounds of...

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When workers’ lives outside work are more fulfilling, it benefits employers too

  • Written by Louis Tay, Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Purdue University
imageIf you never take a break, the extra hours of effort might not pay off.JGI/Tom Grill/Tetra images via Getty Images

Many employers are demanding more from workers these days, pushing them to log as many hours as possible.

Google, for example, told all its employees that they should expect to spend 60 or more hours in the office every week. Some tech...

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Sanctuary cities in the US were born in the 1980s as Central American refugees fled civil wars

  • Written by Laura Madokoro, Associate Professor of History, Carleton University
imageProtesters outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio, Texas, rally to oppose a Texas 'anti-sanctuary cities' bill on June 26, 2017.AP Photo/Eric Gay

Sanctuary cities in the United States, which limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump during both of his administrations.

Border...

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  1. Afghans in US face uncertainty after the cancellation of their humanitarian relief
  2. The growing fad of ‘microdosing’ mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits
  3. Why rural Coloradans feel ignored − a resentment as old as America itself
  4. ‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ − and their views on race reflect that
  5. Older Americans are using AI − study shows how and what they think of it
  6. Genomics can help insect farmers avoid pitfalls of domestication
  7. Exactly what is in the Ivy League deals with the Trump administration – and how they compare
  8. The paradox of pluralism: How college shapes students’ views of other religions
  9. Crowdfunded companies are ‘ghosting’ their investors – and getting away with it
  10. Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
  11. Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought
  12. COVID-19 vaccines for kids are mired in uncertainty amid conflicting federal guidance
  13. Mindfulness is gaining traction in American schools – but it isn’t clear what students are learning
  14. Where America’s CO emissions come from – what you need to know, in charts
  15. Don’t write off the Putin-Trump summit just yet – its outcome might confound critics
  16. 4 out of 5 US troops surveyed understand the duty to disobey illegal orders
  17. How poisoned data can trick AI − and how to stop it
  18. Spiderweb silks and architectures reveal millions of years of evolutionary ingenuity
  19. Grief feels unbearable, disorienting and chaotic – a grief researcher and widow shares evidence-based ways to face the early days of loss
  20. AI is making reading books feel obsolete – and students have a lot to lose
  21. Labor Day and May Day emerged from the movement for a shorter workday in industrial America
  22. The new NextGen Acela trains promise faster travel and more seats – but arrive as US rail faces an uncertain future
  23. 4 laws that could stymie the Trump EPA’s plan to rescind the endangerment finding that underpins US climate policies
  24. The dark history of forced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples
  25. Getting beyond answers like ‘fine’ and ‘nothing’: 5 simple ways to spark real talk with kids
  26. 4 laws that could stymie the Trump EPA’s plan to rescind the endangerment finding, central to US climate policies
  27. San Francisco and other cities, following a Supreme Court ruling, are arresting more homeless people for living on the streets
  28. Women in STEM face challenges and underrepresentation – this course gives them tools to succeed
  29. My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found
  30. US has slashed global vaccine funding – if philanthropy fills the gap, there could be some trade-offs
  31. This isn’t how wars are ended − a veteran diplomat explains how Trump-Putin summit is amateurish and politically driven
  32. Moose have lived in Colorado for centuries – unpacking the evidence from history, archaeology and oral traditions
  33. Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor – new tech makes it easier to target cooling projects
  34. What is rust? A materials scientist explains metal’s crusty enemy
  35. Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block
  36. For Syrian Druze, latest violence is one more chapter in a centuries-long struggle over autonomy
  37. Schools are looking for chaplains, but the understanding of who – and what – chaplains are varies widely
  38. Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed
  39. 3 reasons Republicans’ redistricting power grab might backfire
  40. Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data
  41. Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek historian, wrote about them
  42. Industrial pollution once ravaged the Adirondacks − decades of history captured in lake mud track their slow recovery
  43. AI is taking hold in K-12 schools – here are some ways it can improve teaching
  44. NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say
  45. Elon Musk’s plans for a new political party will likely be derailed by a US political system hostile to new voices
  46. Hulk Hogan and the unraveling of worker solidarity
  47. Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen
  48. Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia
  49. Teen drivers face unique challenges during ‘100 deadliest days’ of summer, but safety measures can make a difference
  50. As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights