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Doulas play essential roles in reproductive health care – and more states are beginning to recognize it

  • Written by Adetola F. Louis-Jacques, Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida
imageResearch shows that doulas improve birth experiences and outcomes.Antonio_Diaz/iStock via Getty Images Plus

A growing share of Americans, especially in rural areas, are losing access to reproductive health care. At the same time, American women are dying during or after pregnancy at higher rates than in any other high-income country.

As a result,...

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From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials

  • Written by Peter Müllner, Distinguished Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University
imageThe development of new computing technologies drives the demand for improved materials. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images

Generative artificial intelligence has become widely accepted as a tool that increases productivity. Yet the technology is far from mature. Large language models advance rapidly from one generation to the next, and experts...

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Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers

  • Written by Michelle Lynn Kahn, Associate Professor of History, University of Richmond
imageRefugees from Syria walk with their luggage to the refugee shelter in Hamburg.Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images

For 14 years while Syria’s brutal civil war raged, Germany provided a safe haven for those fleeing the violence. Now, a year after that conflict ended with the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, many in Germany...

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New industry standards and tech advances make pre-owned electronics a viable holiday gift option

  • Written by Suvrat Dhanorkar, Associate Professor of Operations Management, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageIt's easier than ever to repair or recycle electronic devices.Elisa Schu/picture alliance via Getty Images

Electronic gifts are very popular, and in recent years, retailers have been offering significant discounts on smartphones, e-readers and other electronics labeled as “pre-owned.” Research I have co-led finds that these pre-owned...

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Exposure to neighborhood violence leads some Denver teens to use tobacco and alcohol earlier, new study shows

  • Written by Anna Maria Santiago, Professor of Community Development, Michigan State University
imageDenver teens who experience violence start using tobacco and alcohol earlier than their peers.BSIP/Getty Images

High levels of neighborhood violence increase the risk of Latino and African American teens in Denver starting to use alcohol and tobacco, according to our recent study.

In the U.S., approximately 2 in 10 adolescents between the ages of 12...

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Newly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment for recovering kids

  • Written by Lacey W. Heinsberg, Assistant Professor of Nursing and Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
imageThe effects of traumatic brain injuries go beyond what meets the eye.Naeblys/iStock via Getty Images Plus

A newly discovered biological signal in the blood could help health care teams and researchers better understand how children respond to brain injuries at the cellular level, according to our research in the Journal of Neurotrauma.

In the...

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US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s ‘pro-petroleum’ moves

  • Written by Skip York, Nonresident Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
imageExpanding offshore drilling is one of President Donald Trump's key policy goals for his second term.Mario Tama/Getty Images

As the Trump administration makes announcementafterannouncement about its efforts to promote the U.S. fossil fuel industry, the industry isn’t exactly jumping at new opportunities.

Some high-profile oil and gas industry le...

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Sabrina Carpenter’s and Chappell Roan’s sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

  • Written by Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageTeddy Pendergrass was known for romantic R&B ballads like the 1978 hit "Close the Door."Michael Putland via Getty Images

When Sabrina Carpenter’s provocative 2024 pop single “Bed Chem” plays on the radio, and I hear the lyrics

“But I bet we’d have really good bed chem / How you pick me up, pull ‘em down, turn...

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6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong

  • Written by Tim Slack, Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
imageDusk in downtown Lumberton, county seat in Robeson County, N.C., the most diverse rural county in America. AP Photo/David Goldman

Roughly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas – places the federal government defines based on small populations and low housing density.

Yet many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Media and...

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Young, undocumented immigrants are finding it increasingly hard to attend college as South Carolina and other states restrict in-state tuition or ban them altogether

  • Written by William McCorkle, Associate Professor of Education, College of Charleston
imageStudents at Arizona State University protest against a Republican student group encouraging people to report undocumented immigrants in January 2025 . Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press

The Trump administration’s aggressive deportationpolicies haveheightened stress among the country’s approximately 14 million immigrants who are living...

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