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The Fed's 'surprise' interest rate cut: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Jonathan T. Fluharty-Jaidee, Assistant Department Chair and Professor of Finance, West Virginia University
The rate cut didn't calm investor nerves. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Editor’s note: The Federal Reserve unexpectedly cut interest rates by half a percentage point on March 2 to calm investors worried the unfolding coronavirus outbreak will slow economic growth. After the surprise move – the first since the 2008 financial crisis –...

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There’s no easy exit for the US in Afghanistan

  • Written by Madhav Joshi, Research Associate Professor & Associate Director, Peace Accords Matrix (PAM), University of Notre Dame
New Afghan National Army recruits march during their February graduation ceremony.AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

After 18 months of negotiations, the U.S. and the Taliban signed a peace deal on Feb. 29. It is expected that the deal will provide a plan for a comprehensive Afghan peace process.

The deal addresses the security of foreign troops; the...

Read more: There’s no easy exit for the US in Afghanistan

A simple way to promote HPV vaccination among Asian American women: Storytelling

  • Written by Minjin Kim, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Rates of HPV screenings and vaccinations remain low for some subgroups of Asian American women.Getty Images / Peter Dazeley

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – what demographers call AAPIs – are the nation’s fastest-growing minority. Close to 20 million now live in the U.S. But you wouldn’t know it from our public health...

Read more: A simple way to promote HPV vaccination among Asian American women: Storytelling

Why so many epidemics originate in Asia and Africa – and why we can expect more

  • Written by Suresh V Kuchipudi, Clinical Professor and Associate Director of Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University
On Feb. 18, 2020, in Seoul, South Korea, people wearing face masks pass an electric screen warning about COVID-19. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is a frightening reminder of the imminent global threat posed by emerging infectious diseases. Although epidemics have arisen during all of human history, they now...

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Why colleges should think twice before punishing student protesters

  • Written by Jerusha Osberg Conner, Associate Professor of Education, Villanova University
Student activists are calling attention to a wide range of issues on campus.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

For much of the 2019-2020 academic year, Syracuse University has been besieged by student protests over how the school handled of a series of racist incidents on campus.

In the latest protest, Syracuse student activists have occupied the campus...

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What schools can do to reduce the risk that teachers and other educators will sexually abuse children

  • Written by David Finkelhor, Professor of Sociology, University of New Hampshire
No one knows how widespread this problem is.WSW1985/Shutterstock.com

There’s no shortage of reports about American teachers and other school staff getting arrested for allegedly sexually abusing one or more children.

For example, a high school volleyball coach and algebra teacher in Oklahoma was arrested for first-degree rape in January after...

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The sharing economy helps women find new economic opportunities in Jordan

  • Written by Allison J. Anderson, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Washington
New technology has created new options for women in Jordan.Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images

Across the world, women face online stalking, threats to their reputation and surveillance or monitoring of their online activities.

In many countries, threats to safety and privacy limit women’s access to information and communication technologies.

I’m...

Read more: The sharing economy helps women find new economic opportunities in Jordan

If you want to help after the Nashville tornadoes, give cash, not clothing and other stuff

  • Written by Julia Brooks, Furman Public Policy Scholar, New York University
The wreckage in Nashville was extreme.AP Photo/Wade Payne

Powerful storms and tornadoes left a trail of devastation as they ripped through Nashville on March 3, killing 25 people, injuring dozens more and leaving hundreds homeless. As first responders and residents of the Tennessee city searched for the missing, assessed the damage and began to...

Read more: If you want to help after the Nashville tornadoes, give cash, not clothing and other stuff

Why hand-washing really is as important as doctors say

  • Written by Michelle Sconce Massaquoi, Doctoral Candidate in Microbiology, University of Oregon
U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, center, demonstrates hand-washing to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, left, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, right, in Rocky Hill, Conn., March 2, 2020. AP Photo/Jessica Hill

As the threat from the coronavirus grows, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health officials are...

Read more: Why hand-washing really is as important as doctors say

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