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Dozens of US schools, universities move to ban TikTok

  • Written by Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
imageThe TikTok social media app has raised concerns about cybersecurity and online safety.Future Publishing via Getty Images

A growing number of public schools and colleges in the U.S. are moving to ban TikTok – the popular Chinese-owned social media app that allows users to share short videos.

They are following the lead of the federal government...

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Why aren't there any legal protections for the children of influencers?

  • Written by Jessica Maddox, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama
imageChildren cannot consent to being the star of their parent's show.d3sign/Moment via Getty Images

When it comes to sharing content of children on social media – particularly via sponsored posts and brand deals – what’s legal isn’t always what’s ethical.

Influencer Brittany Dawn, who initially gained a following for her...

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US military spending in Ukraine reached nearly $50 billion in 2022 – but no amount of money alone is enough to end the war

  • Written by Monica Duffy Toft, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
imageUkraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the White House during a surprise visit to the U.S. in December 2022.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The U.S. Defense Department announced in early January 2023 that it is giving a further US $3.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine in support of its war against the Russian invasion.

This new spending package...

Read more: US military spending in Ukraine reached nearly $50 billion in 2022 – but no amount of money alone...

This lunar year will be the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat, depending on where you live

  • Written by Megan Bryson, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
imageWelcoming the Year of the Rabbit in Taiwan in 2011.Jimmy Yao/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of Cat, depending on which cultural traditions they follow – as the start of the Lunar New Year. In the New York City public school district, Lunar New...

Read more: This lunar year will be the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat, depending on where you live

50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Molly Jackson, Religion and Ethics Editor
imageAnti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in 1985, the 12th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.Bettmann/Bettmann via Getty Images

Jan. 22, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional right to abortion. That stood for nearly half a century, until...

Read more: 50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4 essential reads

Sex, drugs and alcohol are the top reasons that Texas teachers get in trouble, but overall, such cases are rare

  • Written by Sarah Guthery, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University-Commerce
imageMale teachers are disproportionately more likely than women to be sanctioned for misconduct.Dobrila Vignjevic via Getty Images

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Only about 1 in 200 teachers in Texas are sanctioned for misbehavior, but the largest portion of those sanctions involve sexually related...

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Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids

  • Written by Lucy (Kathleen) McGoron, Assistant Professor of Child and Family Development, Wayne State University
imageThe mental health of parents and children are often intertwined.Goodboy Picture Company/E+ via Getty Images

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of kids and parents alike.

In a 2020 survey, 71% of parents said they believed the pandemic had hurt their children’s mental health. The American...

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Moderna's experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn't prevent melanoma – a biochemist explains how it works

  • Written by Mark R. O'Brian, Professor and Chair of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
imageModerna is testing an mRNA vaccine in combination with pembrolizumab to treat melanoma.Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty Images

Mediaoutlets have reported the encouraging findings of clinical trials for a new experimental vaccine developed by the biotech company Moderna to treat an aggressive type of skin cancer called melanoma.

Although...

Read more: Moderna's experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn't prevent melanoma – a biochemist explains...

New Israeli power broker seeks to rewrite history to justify violence against Palestinians

  • Written by Curtis Hutt, Executive Director, Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageRight-wing Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir has a long history of anti-Palestinian efforts.AP Photo/Oded Balilty

A right-wing Israeli politician is trying to recast a key part of American history.

That’s not a usual subject for an Israeli Cabinet member. But Itamar Ben-Gvir is trying to make his anti-Palestinian movement seem less extremist...

Read more: New Israeli power broker seeks to rewrite history to justify violence against Palestinians

Allegations that the charity George Santos claims to have run was fake highlight how scams divert money from worthy causes

  • Written by Sarah Webber, Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
imageDid he run an animal rescue?Win McNamee/Getty Images

Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican whose 2022 election to the House of Representatives flipped a seat previously held by a Democrat, faces pressure to resign for having reportedly lied extensively about his education, employment history and religious heritage. He also faces allegations...

Read more: Allegations that the charity George Santos claims to have run was fake highlight how scams divert...

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  4. Voters have few options to remove George Santos from Congress – aside from waiting until the next election
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  8. What does ESG mean? Two business scholars explain what environmental, social and governance standards and principles are
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  10. Bringing manufacturing back to the US requires political will, but success hinges on training American workers
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  12. Inflation report is a mixed bag – an economist explains why some items are rising faster than others
  13. How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society
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  15. Reunions can be nostalgic and painful as well as happy – as the ancient Greek heroes Achilles and Odysseus show us
  16. US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most Americans say they want has held steady
  17. Meditation and mindfulness offer an abundance of health benefits and may be as effective as medication for treating certain conditions
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  19. Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it wants – a brief modern history of oversight
  20. Trump is facing various criminal charges – here's what we can learn from legal cases against Nixon and Clinton
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  25. China looms large as President Biden and Japan's PM Kishida sit down to discuss defense shift, regional tensions
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  29. 5 types of threat – how those who want to divide us use language to stoke violence
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  37. Organ-on-a-chip models allow researchers to conduct studies closer to real-life conditions – and possibly grease the drug development pipeline
  38. The safer you feel, the less safely you might behave – but research suggests ways to counteract this tendency
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