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What do the Clinton charities actually do and where does their money go?

  • Written by Brian Mittendorf, Fisher College of Business Distinguished Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University

Charities tied to the Clinton family have received seemingly endless scrutiny throughout the presidential campaign. They’ve been accused of wasting funds, offering access to donors and even serving as a personal “piggy bank” for the Clinton family. As a result, the largest arm of their charitable organization this week said it...

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With 10,000 Syrian refugees resettled in the US, are more on the way?

  • Written by Jeffrey H. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University

On Sept. 12, a new cease-fire took effect in Syria.

With a lull in fighting, some are hopeful for an end to the nation’s ongoing civil war. Yet, even if the war ends soon, rebuilding the country will take time. As many refugees anxiously wait and hope for peace and the opportunity to return to their homeland, the U.S. government has revised...

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Affording child care in America: Four essential reads

  • Written by Emily Costello, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories on child care.

This week on the presidential campaign trail, Donald Trump took a big step out of traditional Republican territory to propose a federal solution to the high cost of child care. His plan suggests utilizing the tax code to give a break to working parents with young...

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Can headband sensors reduce underreported concussions in kids?

  • Written by Gary Blanchard, Professor of Chemistry, Michigan State University

In one of the most exciting soccer games of the season, Kelly jumped to head the ball and score, imagining this would be the game-winning goal. Out of nowhere, the goalie jumped and met Kelly’s head with both fists. Kelly felt the jolt and landed harshly on the grass. Most of all, she was furious she had been robbed of the opportunity to...

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The twilight of the mom and pop motel

  • Written by Andrew Wood, Professor of Communication Studies, San José State University
imageThe Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, is one of the few remnants of America's mid-20th century motel boom. Library of Congress

In 1939, when John Steinbeck imagined Highway 66 as “the road of flight,” he evoked the crushing realities of Depression-era migrants who’d been pushed off their land by failing crops, relentless dust...

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Considering ethics now before radically new brain technologies get away from us

  • Written by Andrew Maynard, Director, Risk Innovation Lab, Arizona State University
imageNow's the time to think about what we're getting into with neurotechnologies.Brain image via www.shutterstock.com.

Imagine infusing thousands of wireless devices into your brain, and using them to both monitor its activity and directly influence its actions. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, and for the moment it still is – but...

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Science achievement gaps start early - in kindergarten

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageMartin Cron, CC BY-NC

The annual back-to-school season is filled with high hopes for making new friends, meeting new teachers – and, from the view of many policymakers – promoting gains in science achievement. Scientific learning and research carry substantial economic benefits.

Historically, however, not all groups have excelled in...

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Overcooling and overheating buildings emits as much carbon as four million cars

  • Written by Eric Williams, Associate Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageIt's not just you suffering from overcooled offices. cold office worker from www.shutterstock.com

Six years ago, Phoenix lay burning in the sun one day. It was 110 degrees Fahrenheit and I was the only person foolish enough to be out walking instead of moving by air-conditioned car. Arriving hot and parched at a bookstore, I opened the doors to be...

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Teaching the next generation of cybersecurity professionals

  • Written by Nasir Memon, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, New York University
imageTeams collaborate to attack each other's systems, and simultaneously defend their own.CSAW, CC BY-ND

Each morning seems to bring new reports of hacks, privacy breaches, threats to national defense or our critical infrastructure and even shutdowns of hospitals. As the attacks become more sophisticated and more frequently perpetrated by nation-states...

Read more: Teaching the next generation of cybersecurity professionals

Why you should dispense with antibacterial soaps

  • Written by Sarah Ades, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University
imageNatural soaps without antibiotics may be better for you than ones with triclosan.From www.shutterstock.com

An FDA ruling on Sept. 2 bans the use of triclosan, triclocarban and 17 other antiseptics from household soaps because they have not been shown to be safe or even have any benefit.

About 40 percent of soaps use at least one of these chemicals,...

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