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Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia

  • Written by Caleb Finch, University Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that eventually strips sufferers of their ability to remember, communicate and live independently. By 2050, it is projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans and their families, with an economic cost of one trillion dollars – more than the estimated combined total...

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Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia

  • Written by Caleb Finch, University Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California
imageShutterstock.com

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that eventually strips sufferers of their ability to remember, communicate and live independently. By 2050, it is projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans and their families, with an economic cost of one trillion dollars – more than the estimated combined total...

Read more: Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia

America's mass deportation system is rooted in racism

  • Written by Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Associate Professor, History and African-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

A rowdy segment of the American electorate is hell-bent on banning a specific group of immigrants from entering the United States. Thousands upon thousands of other people – citizens and immigrants, alike – oppose them, choosing to go to court rather than fulfill the electorate’s narrow vision of what America should look like:...

Read more: America's mass deportation system is rooted in racism

America's mass deportation system is rooted in racism

  • Written by Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Associate Professor, History and African-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

A rowdy segment of the American electorate is hell-bent on banning a specific group of immigrants from entering the United States. Thousands upon thousands of other people – citizens and immigrants, alike – oppose them, choosing to go to court rather than fulfill the electorate’s narrow vision of what America should look like:...

Read more: America's mass deportation system is rooted in racism

The destructive life of a Mardi Gras bead

  • Written by David Redmon, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Kent

Shiny, colorful bead necklaces, also known as “throws,” are now synonymous with Mardi Gras.

Even if you’ve never been to the Carnival celebrations, you probably know the typical scene that plays out on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street every year: Revelers line up along the parade route to collect beads tossed from floats. Many...

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California's rain may shed light on new questions about what causes earthquakes

  • Written by Gillian Foulger, Professor of Geophysics, Durham University
imageCalifornia is particularly earthquake-prone, hosting the great San Andreas fault zone. wlscience/flickr, CC BY-SA

In recent weeks, California has experienced unusually heavy rainfall. California is also earthquake-prone, hosting the great San Andreas fault zone.

If there is an unusual surge of earthquakes in the near future – allowing time...

Read more: California's rain may shed light on new questions about what causes earthquakes

Why Trump's EPA is far more vulnerable to attack than Reagan's or Bush's

  • Written by Walter Rosenbaum, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Florida
imageThe bad old days: Public and political support for the EPA was highest when environmental problems like air and water pollution were more obvious than current problems like climate change or endocrine disruptors. U.S. National Archives

For people concerned with environmental protection, including many EPA employees, there is broad agreement: The...

Read more: Why Trump's EPA is far more vulnerable to attack than Reagan's or Bush's

Cybersecurity of the power grid: A growing challenge

  • Written by Manimaran Govindarasu, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University

Called the “largest interconnected machine,” the U.S. electricity grid is a complex digital and physical system crucial to life and commerce in this country. Today, it is made up of more than 7,000 power plants, 55,000 substations, 160,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and millions of miles of low-voltage distribution lines....

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The transgender bathroom controversy: Four essential reads

  • Written by Kaitlyn Chantry, Editor, The Conversation

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to transgender issues in education.

On Feb. 22, President Donald Trump’s administration revoked protections allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms of their chosen gender identity. The joint letter from the Justice Department and Education Department...

Read more: The transgender bathroom controversy: Four essential reads

How Iranian filmmakers like Asghar Farhadi defy the censors

  • Written by Kevin Hagopian, Senior Lecturer of Media Studies, Pennsylvania State University

Politics loom over this year’s Oscars, with many bracing for what the winners will – or won’t – say when they ascend the stage before millions of television viewers on Feb. 26.

One nominee, however, has already made a statement.

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” is one of five films...

Read more: How Iranian filmmakers like Asghar Farhadi defy the censors

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  7. Uber's dismissive treatment of employee's sexism claims is all too typical
  8. Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome
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  10. Threats of violent Islamist and far-right extremism: What does the research say?
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  12. Puzder's failed nomination reminds us why the secretary of labor matters
  13. In latest skirmish of western land wars, Congress supports mining and ranching
  14. Diversity is on the rise in urban and rural communities, and it's here to stay
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  16. How governments and companies can prevent the next insider attack
  17. Building privacy right into software code
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  19. Can Trump resist the power of behavioral science's dark side?
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  22. How much does the Johnson Amendment curtail church freedom?
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  26. Who counts as black?
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  28. Russia, Trump and the 2016 election: What's the best way for Congress to investigate?
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  30. Five lessons Trump could learn from Lincoln
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  39. Netanyahu's meeting with Trump: Good for Israeli-Palestinian peace?
  40. How will native tribes fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in court?
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