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Government shutdown hasn’t left consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least

  • Written by Joanne Hsu, Research Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
imageEconomic clouds gathering? Perhaps not yet.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The ongoing federal shutdown has resulted in a pause on regular government data releases, meaning economic data has been in short supply of late. That has left market-watchers and monetary policymakers somewhat in the dark over key indicators in the U.S. economy.

Fortu...

Read more: Government shutdown hasn’t left consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least

Government shutdown hasn’t left US consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least

  • Written by Joanne Hsu, Research Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
imageEconomic clouds gathering? Perhaps not yet.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The ongoing federal shutdown has resulted in a pause on regular government data releases, meaning economic data has been in short supply of late. That has left market-watchers and monetary policymakers somewhat in the dark over key indicators in the U.S. economy.

Fortu...

Read more: Government shutdown hasn’t left US consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least

A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apart

  • Written by Julie Dobrow, Distinguished Senior Lecturer of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University
imageNative American children ride bikes near the cemetery at Wounded Knee, the site of the Dec. 29, 1890, massacre of Sioux tribal members.Richmatts/iStock via Getty Images

Like many star-crossed lovers, Elaine Goodale and Charles Alexander Eastman came from different worlds.

Goodale, born in 1863 to a family claiming Puritan roots, grew up on a farm in...

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The new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will inherit a global faith far more diverse than many realize

  • Written by Brittany Romanello, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arkansas
imageMissionary Sayon Ang holds up a sign signifying she speaks Cambodian during the twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2014, in Salt Lake City.AP Photo/Kim Raff

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has spent the past few weeks in a moment of both mourning and transition. On Sept. 28, 2025, a...

Read more: The new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will inherit a global faith...

New president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inherits a global faith far more diverse than many realize

  • Written by Brittany Romanello, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arkansas
imageMissionary Sayon Ang holds up a sign signifying she speaks Cambodian during the twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2014, in Salt Lake City.AP Photo/Kim Raff

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has spent the past few weeks in a moment of both mourning and transition. On Sept. 28, 2025, a...

Read more: New president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints inherits a global faith far more...

Political violence: What can happen when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights

  • Written by Gregory P. Magarian, Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
imageThe proliferation of guns in the U.S. can elevate political rhetoric to political violence.Douglas Sacha, Moment/Getty Images

The assassination in September 2025 of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has heightened attention on the relationship between political rhetoric and political violence.

Even before police had identified a suspect, President...

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Trump is cutting funding to universities with large Hispanic student populations – here’s what to know

  • Written by Joseph Morales, University Diversity Officer, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, California State University, Chico
imageA billboard truck criticizing education cuts is parked at Florida International University, an HSI in Miami, in March 2025. John Parra/Getty Images for Students Organizing Now

The Trump administration is trying to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs as part of a broader campaign to end what it calls “wokeness” in...

Read more: Trump is cutting funding to universities with large Hispanic student populations – here’s what to...

Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning ‘metal-organic frameworks’

  • Written by Jie Huang, Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
imageProf. Jie Huang stands with the MOF-based breathalyzer his lab developed with support from the NIH.Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T

When the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honored Omar Yaghi – the “father of metal-organic frameworks,” or MOFs – along with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson, it celebrated more than the creation...

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How pollution and the microbiome interact with Tregs, the immune system regulators whose discovery was honored with the Nobel Prize

  • Written by Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
imageTreg cells have been thrust into the limelight thanks to the Nobel Prize-winning work of a team of researchers from the U.S. and Japan.jarun011/iStock via Getty Images Plus

A special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of U.S. and Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in...

Read more: How pollution and the microbiome interact with Tregs, the immune system regulators whose discovery...

Friendships aren’t just about keeping score – new psychology research looks at why we help our friends when they need it

  • Written by Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
imageFriendship isn't about a running tally of who's doing more.miodrag ignjatovic/E+ via Getty Images

Despite how natural friendship can feel, people rarely stop to analyze it. How do you know when someone will make a good friend? When is it time to move on from a friendship? Oftentimes, people rely on gut intuitions to answer these kinds of questions.

I...

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  2. Can you really be addicted to food? Researchers are uncovering convincing similarities to drug addiction
  3. For war-weary Syria, potential benefits of security pact with Israel comes with big risks
  4. A Denver MD has spent 2 decades working with hospitalized patients experiencing homelessness − here’s what she fears and what gives her hope
  5. In 1776, Thomas Paine made the best case for fighting kings − and for being skeptical
  6. Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations
  7. Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland
  8. Metal-organic frameworks: Nobel-winning tiny ‘sponge crystals’ with an astonishing amount of inner space
  9. Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched a quantum technology
  10. For Trump’s perceived enemies, the process may be the punishment
  11. James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians
  12. Why higher ed’s AI rush could put corporate interests over public service and independence
  13. Winning a bidding war isn’t always a win, research on 14 million home sales shows
  14. Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood
  15. Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells
  16. Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk – new research
  17. Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency
  18. 1 gene, 1 disease no more – acknowledging the full complexity of genetics could improve and personalize medicine
  19. Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks
  20. From the pulpit to the picket line: For many miners, religion and labor rights have long been connected in coal country
  21. Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students
  22. The Supreme Court is headed toward a radically new vision of unlimited presidential power
  23. Wings, booze and heartbreak – what my research says about the hidden costs of sports fandom
  24. Why free speech rights got left out of the Constitution – and added in later via the First Amendment
  25. More young adults are living with their parents than previous generations did
  26. Health insurance subsidy standoff pits affordable care for millions against federal budget constraints
  27. How does your immune system stay balanced? A Nobel Prize-winning answer
  28. What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth
  29. Watchdog journalism’s future may lie in the work of independent reporters like Pablo Torre
  30. A fragmented legal system and threat of deportation are pushing higher education out of reach for many undocumented students
  31. Conflict at the drugstore: When pharmacists’ and patients’ values collide
  32. How to conduct post-atrocity research – key insights from practitioners in the field
  33. Hamas has run out of options – survival now rests on accepting Trump’s plan and political reform
  34. How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means
  35. Commuters have bemoaned Philly’s public transit for decades − in 1967, a librarian got the city to listen
  36. What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools
  37. As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen leave expectant parents confused, fearful and lacking in options
  38. Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had thought – new research
  39. Virtual particles: How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality
  40. Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why
  41. History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda
  42. Florida’s 1,100 natural springs are under threat – a geographer explains how to restore them
  43. Cuba’s leaders see their options dim amid blackouts and a shrinking economy
  44. US economy is already on the edge – a prolonged government shutdown could send it tumbling over
  45. Supreme Court to decide if Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy violates free speech
  46. Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolution
  47. Moral panics intensify social divisions and can lead to political violence
  48. Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK and elsewhere, they just aren’t baked into the process
  49. Where George Washington would disagree with Pete Hegseth about fitness for command and what makes a warrior
  50. Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – a pediatrician explains how to find support