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Anxiety over school admissions isn’t limited to college – parents of young children are also feeling pressure, some more acutely than others

  • Written by Bailey A. Brown, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Spelman College
imageShifting policies such as school choice give parents more school options than they had a few decades before.iStock/Getty Images Plus

Deciding where to send your child to kindergarten has become one of the most high-stakes moments in many American families’ lives.

A few factors have made selecting an elementary school particularly challenging...

Read more: Anxiety over school admissions isn’t limited to college – parents of young children are also...

Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageOral arguments in Landor v. Louisiana are scheduled for Nov. 10, 2025.Susan Walsh/AP

In recent years, litigation on certain types of religious freedom lawsuits have been practically run of the mill: prayer on school premises, for example, and government funding for students at faith-based schools.

A case scheduled for U.S. Supreme Court oral...

Read more: Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state...

Chatbots don’t judge! Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to those ’um, you know’ purchases

  • Written by Jianna Jin, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame

When it comes to inquiring about – ahem – certain products, shoppers prefer the inhuman touch.

That is what we found in a study of consumer habits when it comes to products that traditionally have come with a degree of embarrassment – think acne cream, diarrhea medication, adult sex toys or personal lubricant.

While brands may...

Read more: Chatbots don’t judge! Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to those ’um, you know’...

Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria

  • Written by Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Research Scientist in Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
imageSome compounds in waste produced in the brewing process could be repurposed for antibacterial drugs. Iuri Gagarin/iStock via Getty Images

Modern beer production is a US$117 billion business in the United States, with brewers producing over 170 million barrels of beer per year. The brewing process is time- and energy-intensive, and each step...

Read more: Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria

The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models

  • Written by Daniel Schneider, Professor of Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

American households have become dependent on Amazon.

The numbers say it all: In 2024, 83% of U.S. households received deliveries from Amazon, representing over 1 million packages delivered each day and 9 billion individual items delivered same-day or next-day every year. In remarkably short order, the company has transformed from an online...

Read more: The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models

Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system

  • Written by Marisha Burden, Professor of Medicine--Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageBehind hurried moments are care teams that are working within a health care system that is often stretched too thin.Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

We’ve all been there: You wait 45 minutes in the exam room when the doctor finally walks in.

They seem rushed. A few questions, a quick exam, a glance at the clock and then a...

Read more: Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the...

How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers

  • Written by R. Amanda Cooper, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Connecticut
imageDifferent communication styles are needed for the progressive phases of dementia. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images

Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. There are over 6 million people living with dementia in the U.S. and 57 million globally.

These figures will only increase in the coming years, as rates of dementia...

Read more: How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers

Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
imageThe facade of the East Wing of the White House is seen on Oct. 20, 2025.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

President Barack Obama famously chided Donald Trump in April 2011 during the annual White House correspondents’ dinner. The reality show star had repeatedly and falsely claimed that Obama had not been born in the United States and was therefore...

Read more: Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of

A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

  • Written by Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina University
imageU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota speaks at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, 2025. AP Photo/Allison Robbert

Routine congressional oversight hearings usually don’t make headlines. Historically, these often low-key events have been the sorts of things you catch only on C-SPAN – procedural, polite...

Read more: A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

  • Written by Valerie Thomas, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageWind power near Dodge City, Kan.Halbergman/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising.

When it seems like we’re getting nowhere, it’s useful to step back and...

Read more: How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

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  2. HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration’s new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an HIV-prevention expert explains
  3. Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find
  4. The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows
  5. Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua
  6. The White Stripes join the Rock Roll Hall of Fame − their primal sound reflects Detroit’s industrial roots
  7. China’s new 5-year plan: A high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won’t fix an unbalanced economy
  8. Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations
  9. Dick Cheney’s expansive vision of presidential power lives on in Trump’s agenda
  10. Declining union membership could be making working-class Americans less happy and more susceptible to drug overdoses
  11. Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I think ‘11/11’ will catch on in the US
  12. Diane Keaton’s $5M pet trust would be over the top if reports prove true – here’s how to ensure your beloved pet is safe after you are gone
  13. Oklahoma tried out a test to ‘woke-proof’ the classroom. It was short-lived, but could still leave a mark
  14. America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these cities are building subsidized housing to lure them back
  15. SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life
  16. 2 ways you can conserve the water used to make your food
  17. Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades – now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go alone
  18. Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life
  19. Trump is changing student loan forgiveness rules – barring some public workers from getting relief, but resuming it for others
  20. Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research
  21. Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns
  22. The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals
  23. Why can’t every country get along with each other? It comes down to resources, inequality and perception
  24. Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them
  25. Investors prefer ‘I’ over ‘we’ when CEOs apologize
  26. Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India
  27. All government shutdowns disrupt science − in 2025, the consequences extend far beyond a lapse in funding
  28. Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond Monroe Doctrine – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented
  29. Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond ‘Monroe doctrine’ – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented
  30. The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevance
  31. ‘Only death can protect us’: How the folk saint La Santa Muerte reflects violence in Mexico
  32. What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel
  33. Symbolism of cemetery plants: How flowers, trees and other botanical motifs honor those buried beneath
  34. Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
  35. It’s always been hard to make it as an artist in America – and it’s becoming only harder
  36. Back pain during pregnancy is often dismissed as a passing discomfort − a nurse explains why it should be taken seriously and treated
  37. 25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space
  38. Health headlines can be confusing - these 3 questions can help you evaluate them
  39. People abused by intimate partners have worse asthma – but researchers are still untangling the reasons behind this surprising link
  40. The Jew in King Shaka’s court: How a 19th-century castaway shaped a Zulu leader’s legacy
  41. Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in Gaza
  42. US squeeze on Venezuela won’t bring about rapid collapse of Maduro – in fact, it might boomerang on Washington
  43. 4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
  44. Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country
  45. ‘Night of the Living Dead’ helped me process the Tree of Life massacre and other real-world horrors
  46. Beware the Anglo-Saxons! Why Russia likes to invoke a medieval tribe when talking about the West
  47. ‘My gender is like an empty lot’ − the people who reject man, woman and any other gender label
  48. Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas
  49. What both sides of America’s polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself
  50. Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference