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How Trump's immigration enforcement could affect families and communities

  • Written by William D. Lopez, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan

When immigration officers forcibly remove individuals from their homes, it impacts the psychological, emotional and economic well-being of their families and communities.

President-elect Donald Trump stated throughout his campaign that he wanted to leverage a “deportation force” to deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants currently...

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Experts' roundtable: The future of journalism in Trump's America

  • Written by Gerry Lanosga, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington

During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump wasn’t shy about his hostility toward journalists. His unexpected victory proved his doubters – which included many in the media – wrong.

We’ve gathered a group of media experts to explore the challenges facing journalists and the public under a Trump administration:...

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Fusion energy: A time of transition and potential

  • Written by Stewart Prager, Professor of Astrophysical Science, former director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
imageThe plasma inside a fusion reactor.Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

For centuries, humans have dreamed of harnessing the power of the sun to energize our lives here on Earth. But we want to go beyond collecting solar energy, and one day generate our own from a mini-sun. If we’re able to solve an extremely complex set of scientific and...

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Why America's labor unions are about to die

  • Written by Raymond Hogler, Professor of Management, Colorado State University

I’ve written before on how the decline of organized labor beginning in the late 1970s gave birth to the backlash that fueled Donald Trump’s election.

Labor’s deterioration weakened worker protections, kept wages stagnant and caused income inequality to soar to the highest levels in over eight decades. It also made workers feel...

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America says goodbye to Michelle Obama, its mom-in-chief

  • Written by Sara Hayden, Professor of Communication Studies, The University of Montana

As she prepares to leave the White House, first lady and self-titled “mom-in-chief” Michelle Obama remains popular. Indeed, Obama was one of Hillary Clinton’s most powerful advocates during Clinton’s historic but ultimately unsuccessful presidential campaign.

From Obama’s speech at the 2016 Democratic National...

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The disturbing connection between bullying and sexual harassment

  • Written by Dorothy Espelage, Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
imageBullying behaviors can leave lasting damage.Girl Image via www.shutterstock.com

Over the past two decades, the national media has given considerable attention to disturbing stories of youth suicides that have resulted in part from bullying.

Bullying suicide.

The subject of bullying has also been a plot line in movies such as “Bully” and...

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Understanding the conditions that foster coral reefs' caretaker fishes

  • Written by Adel Heenan, Affiliate Researcher in Ecology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
imageWhitespotted surgeonfish (_Acanthurus guttatus_), found in the Indo-Pacific, crop the upper portion of algae while feeding, preventing macroalgae from becoming established on reefs.Kevin Lino/NOAA

Coral reefs are among the most valuable natural assets on Earth. They provide an estimated US$375 billion worth of goods and services every year, such as...

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Where Latino teens learn about sex does matter

  • Written by Nancy Berglas, Public Health Researcher, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco
imageImage of teens walking via www.shutterstock.com.

The U.S. teen pregnancy rate is at a historic low, with the number of teen births declining dramatically over the past decades.

But there are disparities among groups of teens. Latina teens have the highest teen birth rate of any racial or ethnic group. Latino teens are also more affected by STIs &nda...

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How Trump could shock a divided nation back to life as collaborator-in-chief

  • Written by Frank V. Zerunyan, Professor of the Practice of Governance, University of Southern California

“Partnership, not conflict,” were the words spoken by President-elect Donald Trump during his acceptance speech. That collaborative approach is what my scholarship on good governance shows is required for effective public administration.

That is also what effective and sustainable leadership demands of the Republican Party, which is now...

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Globalization and its discontents: Why there's a backlash and how it needs to change

  • Written by John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA rally in Michigan: Trump's presidential victory was won in the Rust Belt states, which have been hit hard by globalization. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

Globalization is under attack. The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in mainland Europe and around the world are all part of a backlash to...

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  5. Why literature matters in debate about race and immigrants
  6. What China's 'export machine' can teach Trump about globalization
  7. Mexicans are migrating, just not across the US border
  8. Misinformation on social media: Can technology save us?
  9. Dear Mr. Trump: Climate policy puts lives in your hands
  10. Why so many people regain weight after dieting
  11. 100 years of the 'gender gap' in American politics
  12. Here's how undocumented students are able to enroll at American universities
  13. You should talk about politics this Thanksgiving – here's why, and how
  14. Have reports of Black Friday's death been greatly exaggerated?
  15. Why we have globalization to thank for Thanksgiving
  16. The seeds of the alt-right, America's emergent right-wing populist movement
  17. What's the history of sanctuary spaces and why do they matter?
  18. Why the Democrats won't win the House in 2018
  19. Why kids younger than 12 don't need OTC cough and cold remedies
  20. With waning US leadership on climate, nonstate actors to play outsize role
  21. How much should air traffic controllers trust new flight management systems?
  22. The two men who almost derailed New England's first colonies
  23. It wasn't just 'fake news' presenting a fake Hillary Clinton
  24. Trump may reverse US climate policy but will have trouble dismantling EPA
  25. Confirmation bias: A psychological phenomenon that helps explain why pundits got it wrong
  26. Cyber Monday gives a big boost to mobile commerce
  27. Remembering the US soldiers who refused orders to murder Native Americans at Sand Creek
  28. Do conservatives value 'moral purity' more than liberals?
  29. How to bridge the political divide at the holiday dinner table
  30. After the 2016 presidential election: Fear, protest and what comes next
  31. In Iraq and Syria, humanitarian aid workers struggle within a strained system
  32. Why woman-bashing is a serious health threat
  33. What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?
  34. How the archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline went wrong
  35. How 'cutting up' Shakespeare's plays can be an act of creative destruction
  36. Can Black Friday turn green? Outdoor retailers and the paradoxes of eco-friendly shopping
  37. The next frontier in reproductive tourism? Genetic modification
  38. Deutsche Bank turmoil shows risks of weakening bank capital standards
  39. What will pollsters do after 2016?
  40. Why there's so much backlash to the theory that Greek art inspired China's Terracotta Army
  41. Young children are terrible at hiding – psychologists have a new theory why
  42. The real reason Trump won: White fright
  43. 2016 presidential advertising focused on character attacks
  44. With legal pot comes a problem: How do we weed out impaired drivers?
  45. Facebook's problem is more complicated than fake news
  46. Election rage shows why America needs a new social contract to ensure the economy works for all
  47. Red, yellow, pink and green: How the world's languages name the rainbow
  48. What Trump's election could mean for women: Fewer reproductive rights, new help for working families?
  49. Trump may dismantle the EPA Clean Power Plan but its targets look resilient
  50. Can Mike Pence solve Trump's outsider problem with Congress?