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Top football recruits bring in big money for colleges – COVID-19 could threaten revenue

  • Written by Trevon Logan, Professor of Economics, The Ohio State University
Football glory costs money.Icon Sportswire/Getty Images

Colleges and universities are spending more than ever to land the nation’s top football recruits, with some schools having boosted their recruiting budgets by more than 300% in the last five years.

These budgets can surpass US$2 million for schools like the University of Tennessee. Is it...

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What does 'survival of the fittest' mean in the coronavirus pandemic? Look to the immune system

  • Written by Prakash Nagarkatti, Vice President for Research and Carolina Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina
What would Darwin consider the best adaptation to protect against the coronavirus?rolbos

Charles Darwin popularized the concept of survival of the fittest as a mechanism underlying the natural selection that drives the evolution of life. Organisms with genes better suited to the environment are selected for survival and pass them to the next...

Read more: What does 'survival of the fittest' mean in the coronavirus pandemic? Look to the immune system

As states weigh human lives versus the economy, history suggests the economy often wins

  • Written by Peter C. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A 1620 engraving depicts tobacco being prepared for export from Jamestown, Virginia.Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Policymakers are beginning to decide how to reopen the American economy. Until now, they’ve largely prioritized human health: Restrictions in all but a handful of states remain in effect, and...

Read more: As states weigh human lives versus the economy, history suggests the economy often wins

Scientist at work: Trapping urban coyotes to see if they can be 'hazed' away from human neighborhoods

  • Written by Niamh M. Quinn, Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
A sedated coyote about to be released with a tracking collar in greater Los Angeles.Niamh Quinn, CC BY-SA

After weeks of sleepless nights spent scrutinizing grainy images relayed from our remote cameras, mostly of waving grass and tumbling leaves, finally, there it is. A live coyote with a loop around it’s neck. On October 8, 2019, my...

Read more: Scientist at work: Trapping urban coyotes to see if they can be 'hazed' away from human...

Very good dogs don't necessarily make very good co-workers

  • Written by Jessica Myrick, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Working from home involves new co-workers.Halfpoint Images/Getty Images

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are working from home in close proximity to our human children or fur babies.

Cats have their fans, but I want to focus on dogs.

Dogs are great companions. Science suggests owning one may benefit mental health. Just making eye contact...

Read more: Very good dogs don't necessarily make very good co-workers

Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes

  • Written by Gabriel Filippelli, Professor of Earth Sciences and Director of the Center for Urban Health, IUPUI
Harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie, Sept. 4, 2009.NOAA/Flickr

This story is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to https://pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines-initiative.

“Do Not Drink/Do Not Boil” is not what anyone wants to hear about their city’s...

Read more: Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes

Why are white supremacists protesting to 'reopen' the US economy?

  • Written by Shannon Reid, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Joey Gibson, leader of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, addresses a crowd on April 19, 2020, in Olympia, Washington, insisting the state lift restrictions put in place to help fight the coronavirus outbreak.Karen Ducey/Getty Images

A series of protests, primarily in state capitals, are demanding the end of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Among...

Read more: Why are white supremacists protesting to 'reopen' the US economy?

Kids have a right to a basic education, according to a new legal milestone

  • Written by Kristine Bowman, Professor of Law and Education Policy, Michigan State University
The Supreme Court has long avoided weighing in on this question.Ariel Skelley / Getty Images

A federal appeals court has found that children have a constitutional right to an opportunity to learn how to read.

The decision on April 23 in a case involving the Detroit public school system finally answers a question the Supreme Court has avoided for...

Read more: Kids have a right to a basic education, according to a new legal milestone

COVID-19 is a dress rehearsal for entrepreneurial approaches to climate change

  • Written by Jeffrey York, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado Boulder
Business closures and recent rain contribute to Los Angeles' recent uptick in air quality.AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

As the U.S. struggles to control the COVID-19 pandemic, some experts have suggested that we can learn something about how to address climate change from this crisis.

Climate and social policy experts are recommending green stimulus...

Read more: COVID-19 is a dress rehearsal for entrepreneurial approaches to climate change

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