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Kavanaugh confirmation could spark a reckoning with system that often fails survivors of sexual abuse and assault

  • Written by Alesha Durfee, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies, Arizona State University
Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in by Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh. AP/Tom Williams/Pool Photo

After voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Sen. Joe Manchin said that he made his choice even though he supported survivors of sexual abuse and...

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Solving the mystery of the wimpy supernova

  • Written by Kishalay De, Graduate student of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology
The bubbly cloud, called Puppis A, is an irregular shock wave, generated by a supernova that would have been witnessed on Earth 3,700 years ago. NASA

A spectacular supernova explosion, more than a billion times brighter than our sun, marked the birth of a neutron star orbiting its hot and dense companion. Now these two dense remnants are destined...

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There are many types of obesity – which one matters to your health

  • Written by Amalio Telenti, Affiliate faculty in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UCSD ; Professor of Genomics at Scripps, The Scripps Research Institute
Some forms of obesity severely disrupt the metabolic pathways that keep us healthy.Farik gallery, MarShot / Shutterstock.com / Evans Love

Our society seems to have accepted that gaining weight is an inevitable consequence of growing up in a place with easy access to calories and where physical activity plays a declining role in our professional and...

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¿Cómo apoyar a un hijo con depresión? Enséñale a ayudar a otros

  • Written by Hannah L. Schacter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Levantarle el ánimo a otra persona pudiera ser también un gran estímulo para ti.Mohamed Nohassi/Unsplash, CC BY, CC BY

Piensa en la última vez que ayudaste a alguien. Tal vez enviaste un WhatsApp de apoyo a un amigo estresado, o le diste indicaciones a una peatón perdido.

¿Cómo te sentiste?

Si te...

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Reduced sentencing for nonviolent criminals: What does the public think?

  • Written by Kevin Wozniak, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts Boston

Partisan politics in Washington has found a new victim: criminal justice reform.

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is trying to pass a bipartisanbill that would reduce punishments for less serious, nonviolent crimes. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and a few Republican senators are fighting the bill because they believe prosecutors need the...

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From Caesar to Trump: Immunity is a hard thing to give up

  • Written by Cavan W. Concannon, Associate Professor of Religion, University of Southern California
U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Topeka, Kan., Oct. 6, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Two prosecutors working Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election have left and returned to jobs at the Justice Department, a possible sign that the investigation is winding down. Among the big questions...

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Giant mosquitoes flourish in floodwaters that hurricanes leave behind

  • Written by Michael Reiskind, Assistant Professor of Entomology, North Carolina State University
An inch-long bloodsucker on the hunt for a meal.Ben Seese/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

After Hurricane Florence, reports started rolling in of “giant mosquito” sightings – and bitings – throughout North Carolina. What’s going on with these mega mosquitoes that can be as big as a quarter?

As a mosquito biologist, I often get...

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Women with heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa face challenges, but stigma may be worst of all

  • Written by Allison Webel, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
A nurse in Uganda uses a stethoscope to listen for heart problems at a screening and educational event Oct. 31, 2017.Tao Farren-Hefer, CC BY-SA

Heart disease is the number one killer of women, claiming a female life every minute. Yet it is often seen as a “man’s disease.” This disparity is magnified in sub-Saharan Africa, where we...

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Why a large church group had little impact when it opposed Kavanaugh's nomination

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
Justice Anthony Kennedy swears in Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Numerous organizations demanded Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court be put on hold or withdrawn, in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations against him. The most surprising one, perhaps, was from the National Council of...

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Neil Armstrong and the America that could have been

  • Written by Joe Essid, Director, Writing Center, University of Richmond
Those mesmerized by NASA's accomplishments and ambitions wanted so much more out of the reticent Armstrong.AP Photo

According to a Gallup Poll from 1999, only 50 percent of those surveyed could even name Neil Armstrong as the first man to land on the moon.

How might the moon walker fare 19 years later?

The film “First Man,” starring Ryan...

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