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How energy efficiency delivers green dividends in red and blue states

  • Written by David Cash, Dean, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston
Installing smart meters saves energy and creates jobs.AP Photo/Gerry Broome

The Green New Deal, a bundle of proposed policies that would combat climate change, create green jobs and address economic inequities, is eliciting the usual partisan debate over what to do about global warming.

But one humble and noncontroversial way to reduce carbon...

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Why blackface?

  • Written by Michael Millner, Associate Professor of English and American Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell
1899 lithograph of white minstrel performer Carroll Johnson depicted in blackface, right.Library of Congress

Blackface is part of American culture’s DNA.

But America has forgotten that.

For almost two weeks, conflict has raged over the use of blackface by two current Virginia politicians when they were younger. The revelations have threatened...

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Why it's so difficult for scientists to predict the next outbreak of a dangerous disease

  • Written by C. Brandon Ogbunu, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University
_Aedes aegypti_ mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting Zika.AP Photo/Felipe Dana

A two-year-old boy in rural Guinea died of Ebola in December 2014. Over the next two years, almost 30,000 people in West Africa would be infected with the Ebola virus.

Why, unlike previous 17 Ebola outbreaks, did this one grow so large, so quickly? What, if anything,...

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To end the HIV epidemic, addressing poverty and inequities one of most important treatments

  • Written by Maria De Jesus, Associate Professor, American University and Research Fellow at Center on Health, Risk, and Society, American University School of International Service
Homelessness is a major driver of HIV/AIDS.Andrew Marcus/Shutterstock.com

In his State of the Union speech, President Trump called for ending the HIV epidemic in the United States within 10 years. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and senior public health officials stated that the government plans to focus on highly impacted areas and...

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A secure relationship with passwords means not being attached to how you pick them

  • Written by Merrill Warkentin, James J. Rouse Endowed Professor of Information Systems, Mississippi State University
Many people don't want to let go of how they create passwords.Tono Balaguer/Shutterstock.com

When you are asked to create a password – either for a new online account or resetting login information for an existing account – you’re likely to choose a password you know you can remember. Many people use extremely basic passwords, or...

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This trait could be key to a lasting romance

  • Written by Toni Antonucci, Elizabeth M. Douvan Collegiate Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
'I'm not perfect – and I know you aren't, either.'Pixabay

Passion and commitment are widely believed to be the foundation of strong romantic relationships.

But a relationship is made of two unique individuals, and personality traits these individuals possess or lack can often make a relationship more likely to endure.

In a recentstudy, we...

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Who’s stronger? An immunological battle of the sexes

  • Written by Adam Moeser, Matilda R. Wilson Endowed Chair, Associate Professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University
Who has a stronger immune system?Undrey/Shutterstock.com

Is there anything more exciting than a battle of the sexes? In popular culture, this usually focuses on societal gender roles. But, there’s another battle of the sexes, a biological war waged by the body’s immune system. Can this conflict finally tell us who is stronger –...

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Think you love your Valentine? What's beneath the surface may be more complicated

  • Written by Vivian Zayas, Associate Professor of Psychology, Cornell University
Real love has more nuance than a candy heart's message.Laura Ockel/Unsplash, CC BY

Valentine cards are filled with expressions of unequivocal adoration and appreciation. That’s fitting for the holiday set aside to express love and reaffirm commitment to one’s romantic partner.

But what if there’s more going on below the surface of...

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Parkland shooting: One year later, Congress still avoids action on gun control

  • Written by Harry L. Wilson, Professor of Public Affairs, Roanoke College
The "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control on March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC.AP/Alex Brandon

One year after the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida and a handful of states have passed stricter gun laws, but little has changed with the federal government’s firearms policy.

Polls conducted...

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Is love losing its soul in the digital age?

  • Written by Firmin DeBrabander, Professor of Philosophy, Maryland Institute College of Art
A young couple posing for an Instagram photo.Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock.com

Instagram users have taken to issuing “weekiversary posts,” where they diligently mark the duration of their romances. An article in The New York Times explained how weekiversary posts have the unintended – or very much intended – consequence of...

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