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Beyond honey bees: Wild bees are also key pollinators, and some species are disappearing

  • Written by Kelsey K. Graham, Postdoctoral research associate, Michigan State University
Wild bumble bees provide natural pollination for blueberries in North America.John Flannery, CC BY-ND

Declines in bee populations around the world have been widely reported over the past several decades. Much attention has focused on honey bees, which commercial beekeepers transport all over the United States to pollinate crops.

However, while honey...

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It's time to ask deeper questions about school shootings

  • Written by Bryan Warnick, Professor of Education, The Ohio State University
Santa Fe High School graduates bow their heads in prayer during a service Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas.David J. Phillip/AP

To what extent does school – through things like athletics, homecoming royalties or dances – encourage what some political scientists have called the “status tournament of adolescence” that...

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Supreme Court ruling against class action lawsuits is a blow for workers – and #MeToo

  • Written by Michele Gilman, Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore

The Supreme Court on May 21 narrowly ruled that employees who sign arbitration agreements cannot band together to sue their employers for unpaid wages.

As a law professor who directs a clinical legal program that regularly represents low-wage workers, I believe this ruling essentially allows employers to hide workplace injustices while also...

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Why California's new rooftop mandate isn't good enough for some solar power enthusiasts

  • Written by Garth Heutel, Associate Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
Solar panels being installed in new housing under construction in Sacramento, Calif. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

More California rooftops will soon sport solar panels, partly due to a new state mandate requiring them for all new houses and low-rise residential buildings by 2020.

This rule immediately sparked lively debates. Even experts who generally...

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U.S. Forces in South Korea: A seven-decade commitment

  • Written by Frances Tilney Burke, PhD student, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Why does the U.S. have troops in South Korea?

A groundbreaking diplomatic event — the planned summit on June 12 between North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump — may be in jeopardy. The actions of U.S. troops in South Korea are at the center of that conflict.

North Korea’s official Central News Agency stated that...

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What you see in a 3D scan of yourself could be upsetting

  • Written by Jessica Ridgway Clayton, Assistant Professor of Retail Entrepreneurship, Florida State University
What does a machine see when it looks at you?Jessica Ridgway

Amazon is reportedly looking for people who are willing to have their bodies scanned in 3D in order to track and measure subtle changes in their sizes and shapes. It’s part of the company’s broader push to sell more clothes by more accurately predicting how garments will fit...

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A clinical trial wants your DNA – what should you do?

  • Written by Martin Schiller, Executive Director of the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Reading over the consent form.megaflopp/shutterstock.com

On May 6, the “All of Us” study started enrolling participants. This national study will be one of the largest ever examining the connection between genetics, behavior and medical outcomes, with a goal of 1 million or more participants. Anyone over the age of 18 in the U.S. can...

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Ticks and mosquitoes bringing more diseases – what can we do?

  • Written by Joyce Sakamoto, Assistant Research Professor of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University
A female deer tick on a piece of straw. Steve Ellingson/Shutterstock.com

Cases of vector-borne disease have more than doubled in the U.S. since 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported, with mosquitoes and ticks bearing most of the blame.

Mosquitoes, long spreaders of malaria and yellow fever, have more recently spread...

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Improving school climate, not just security, is key to violence prevention

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A student retrieves her belongings from Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, where a gunman opened fire on May 18 and killed 10 people. David J. Phillip/AP

School shootings like the one that took place in Santa Fe, Texas, on May 18 are often followed by calls for enhanced security measures.

But Santa Fe High School already had many of these...

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Jewish Americans changed their names, but not at Ellis Island

  • Written by Kirsten Fermaglich, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
Immigrants and inspectors in the registry room for legal inspections at Ellis Island.

A well-worn joke in American Jewish culture goes like this. A Jewish immigrant landed at Ellis Island in New York. The procedures were confusing, and he was overwhelmed by the commotion. When one of the officials asked him “What is your name?” he...

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