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Notre Dame's history is 9 centuries of change, renovation and renewal

  • Written by Maile Hutterer, Assistant Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, University of Oregon
Flames and smoke rise as fire rages in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. AP Photo/Thierry Mallet

The Notre-Dame de Paris had been damaged and changed many times since it was begun in the mid-12th century. But the fire on April 15 might have been its most catastrophic event.

Located on the eastern end of the Ile-de-la-Cité, an island on the...

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How Columbine became a blueprint for school shooters

  • Written by Jillian Peterson, Professor of Criminal Justice, Hamline University
Students leave Columbine High School late April 16, 2019, in Littleton, Colo., following a lockdown at the school and other Denver area schools.David Zalubowski/AP

When 12 students and one teacher were killed in Littleton, Colorado 20 years ago, it not only became what at the time was the worst high school shooting in U.S. history. It also marked...

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New cholesterol study may lead you to ask: Pass the eggs, or pass on the eggs?

  • Written by Brent Fountain, Associate Extension Professor of Human Nutrition, Mississippi State University
What is brunch with eggs of some sort? simona pilolla 2/Shutterstock.com

The recent news that eating three to four eggs a week is linked to a slight increase in risk for developing heart disease was a bummer for egg lovers. Should you stop eating eggs because of this new finding?

The study, published in March in the Journal of the American Medical...

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Should you apply to a college that has had a recent scandal?

  • Written by Jonathan Smith, Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
Most of the nation's top schools experience a major scandal that causes applications to fall, new research shows.EQRoy from www.shutterstock.com

When a scandal lands a college at the center of media attention, students and families are often repulsed – quite literally.

That’s what we discovered when we examined admissions data at dozens...

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One year after Nicaraguan uprising, Ortega is back in control

  • Written by Benjamin Waddell, Associate Professor of Sociology, Fort Lewis College

One year ago, Nicaragua’s government was on the verge of collapse.

Protests against President Daniel Ortega exploded nationwide on April 19, 2018 after the government quietly passed a tax on retirees’ pension checks. Demonstrators barricaded highways and main roads, paralyzing Nicaragua’s economy.

By May 2018, 70% of Nicaraguans wan...

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Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden and the politics of touch

  • Written by Mark M. Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History, University of South Carolina
President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and Vice President Joseph Biden in 2019.Library of Congress, photo Alexander Gardner; AP/Nati Harnik

Amidst the furor over former Vice President Biden’s handsy habits – and with examples of inappropriate touching by current and former U.S. presidents still lingering – it might be a good time to...

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Why Pete Buttigieg may be reviving progressive ideals of the Social Gospel Movement

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announces that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination.AP Photo/Darron Cummings

In recent weeks, Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has captured wide media attention.

One reason is that Buttigieg is the first openly gay presidential candidate. Another is that he has been unguarded in speaking...

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Russia isn't the first country to protest Western control over global telecommunications

  • Written by Sarah Nelson, Ph.D. Candidate in History and Comparative Media Analysis and Practice, Vanderbilt University
Why might a country want to cut off its internet connection?KonstantinZhuravlev/Shutterstock.com

As the international community becomes increasingly concerned about misinformation and data breaches, the Russian government has announced plans to test its own, sweeping solution to the problem: disconnecting Russiafrom the global internet.

Russian...

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Sea creatures store carbon in the ocean – could protecting them help slow climate change?

  • Written by Heidi Pearson, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, University of Alaska Southeast
A sperm whale goes down for a dive off Kaikoura, New Zealand. Heidi Pearson, CC BY-ND

As the prospect of catastrophic effects from climate change becomes increasingly likely, a search is on for innovative ways to reduce the risks. One potentially powerful and low-cost strategy is to recognize and protect natural carbon sinks – places and...

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The new digital divide is between people who opt out of algorithms and people who don't

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
Do you know what happens when you share your data?mtkang/shutterstock.com

Every aspect of life can be guided by artificial intelligence algorithms – from choosing what route to take for your morning commute, to deciding whom to take on a date, to complex legal and judicial matters such as predictive policing.

Big tech companies like Google...

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  1. A political stalemate over Puerto Rican aid is leaving all US disaster funding in limbo
  2. In Notre Dame fire, echoes of the 1837 blaze that destroyed Russia's Winter Palace
  3. The dirt on soil loss from the Midwest floods
  4. Boeing crashes and Uber collision show passenger safety relies on corporate promises, not regulators' tests
  5. What it means to ‘know your audience’ when communicating about science
  6. Journalism's Assange problem
  7. Marijuana legalization – a rare issue where women are more conservative than men
  8. How Hispanics really feel about Trump
  9. Brunei wants to punish gay sex with death by stoning – can boycotts stop it?
  10. Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed
  11. Top EPA advisers challenge long-standing air pollution science, threatening Americans' health
  12. A frenemy fungus provides clues about a new deadly one
  13. April 15 is the day tobacco companies pay $9 billion for tobacco illnesses, but is it enough?
  14. Retailers like Walmart are embracing robots – here's how workers can tell if they'll be replaced
  15. Mapping the US counties where traffic air pollution hurts children the most
  16. Leonardo joined art with engineering
  17. How the alt-right corrupts the Constitution
  18. Is 75 the new 65? Wealthy countries need to rethink what it means to be old
  19. Why LeBron James' I Promise School should be more like LeBron and not shy away from issues of race
  20. This small Mexican border town prizes its human and environmental links with the US
  21. The Mormon Church still doesn't accept same-sex couples – even if it no longer bars their children
  22. Civic crowdfunding reduces the risk of 'bikelash'
  23. Leonardo da Vinci saw in animals the ‘image of the world’
  24. Venezuela's crisis is a tragedy - but comedy gold for satire, cartoons and memes
  25. Why the Great Plains has such epic weather
  26. America and the world still need the WTO to keep trade and the global economy humming
  27. People who win big prizes shouldn’t get taxed when they give their windfalls away
  28. Tax returns waste everyone's time – but there's an easy solution the tax preparation industry and some lawmakers don't like
  29. Does a year in space make you older or younger?
  30. How US tax laws discriminate against women, gays and people of color
  31. Why giant statues of Hindu gods and leaders are making Muslims in India nervous
  32. Are America's teachers really underpaid?
  33. Can changing the microbiome reverse lactose intolerance?
  34. Don't shoot! That drone overhead probably isn't invading your privacy
  35. A happy ending for 'Game of Thrones'? No thanks
  36. Muslims arrived in America 400 years ago as part of the slave trade and today are vastly diverse
  37. From ‘40 acres and a mule’ to LBJ to the 2020 election, a brief history of slavery reparation promises
  38. Measles outbreaks show legal challenges of balancing personal rights and public good
  39. Brexit is a rejection of the Good Friday Agreement for peace in Northern Ireland
  40. A thousand years ago, the Catholic Church paid little attention to homosexuality
  41. When people downsize to tiny houses, they adopt more environmentally friendly lifestyles
  42. How a 'missing' movement made gun control a winning issue
  43. Michelle Obama is a surprise textbook example of how women thrive and grow through adulthood
  44. Data show how American mothers balance work and family
  45. 8 things you may not know about Leonardo da Vinci, on the 500th anniversary of his death
  46. 74 screens of legalese don't protect your data – here's a blueprint for new laws that could make a difference
  47. The generals who challenged Netanyahu ran a campaign largely devoid of substance
  48. Empathy is the secret ingredient that makes cooperation – and civilization – possible
  49. A country can never be too rich, too beautiful or too full of people
  50. How a 'hard' Brexit would harm US banks, carmakers and drug companies