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Thank gluten's complex chemistry for your light, fluffy baked goods

  • Written by Kristine Nolin, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond
imageGluten is in a variety of breads and baked goods − it helps them rise and gives bread its characteristic texture. Adam Gault/OJO Images via Getty Images

Within the bread, rolls and baked goods on many tables this holiday season is an extraordinary substance – gluten. Gluten’s unique chemistry makes foods airy and stretchy.

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Airlines are frustrating travelers by changing frequent flyer program rules – here's why they keep doing it

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
imageA boom time for airlines can a bust for loyal passengers.Martin-dm/E+/Getty Images

As the U.S. holiday travel season picks up, many people are noticing that their frequent flyer benefits aren’t going as far as they used to.

In September 2023, Delta Air Lines revamped its frequent flyer program to make it tougher to earn status — a...

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Thanksgiving stories gloss over the history of US settlement on Native lands

  • Written by Lisa Michelle King, Associate Professor of English, University of Tennessee
imageNative Americans depicted at the first Thanksgiving feast, in a 1960 film about the Pilgrims’ first year in America.AP Photo

Too often, K-12 social studies classes in the U.S. teach a mostly glossed-over story of U.S. settlement. Textbooks tell the stories of adventurous European explorers founding colonies in the “New World,” and...

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Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
imagePresident John F. Kennedy is seen shortly before his assassination on Nov. 22, 1963.Associated Press

In journalism, bad news sells. “If it bleeds, it leads” is a famous industry catchphrase, which explains why violent crime, war and terrorism, and natural disasters are ubiquitous on TV news.

The fact that journalists and their employers...

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Immune health is all about balance – an immunologist explains why both too strong and too weak an immune response can lead to illness

  • Written by Aimee Pugh Bernard, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageWhen immune cells become overactive, your immune system itself can cause disease.NIAID/Flickr, CC BY-SA

For immune health, some influencers seem to think the Goldilocks philosophy of “just right” is overrated. Why settle for less immunity when you can have more? Many social media posts push supplements and other life hacks that...

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Education linked to better employment prospects upon release from prison

  • Written by Ben Stickle, Professor of Criminal Justice Administration, Middle Tennessee State University

Better job prospects. Higher wages. A greater chance of staying out of jail. Those are the key outcomes that we discovered for incarcerated people who get an education while serving their time.

Our findings were published in the American Journal of Criminal Justice. They are based on an analysis of research studies on the effects of prison...

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What a biannual gathering of 1967 Impalas reveals about the blurry line between fandom and religion

  • Written by Joseph P. Laycock, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
imageIn the cult TV series 'Supernatural,' the car driven by the two protagonists is a star in its own right.Natasha Mikles, CC BY-SA

Among the many spooky events happening over Halloween weekend was the biannual “Haunting of Impalas” at Family Business Brewing, a 15-acre brewery in Dripping Springs, Texas, owned by actor and musician Jensen...

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Every state is about to dole out federal funding for broadband internet – not every state is ready for the task

  • Written by Brian Whitacre, Professor and Neustadt Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
imageThe Biden administration set the amounts of federal funding each state will receive to expand access to broadband internet.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed in late 2021, it included US$42.5 billion for broadband internet access as part of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. The program...

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Pooling multiple models during COVID-19 pandemic provided more reliable projections about an uncertain future

  • Written by Emily Howerton, Postdoctoral Scholar in Biology, Penn State
imageThe sum is greater than the parts when researchers build an ensemble from multiple coordinated but independent models.Matteo Chinazzi, CC BY-ND

How can anyone decide on the best course of action in a world full of unknowns?

There are few better examples of this challenge than the COVID-19 pandemic, when officials fervently compared potential...

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Being homeless means not being free − as Americans are supposed to be

  • Written by Paul Schofield, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Bates College
imagePortland, Maine, officials ordered that a park be cleared on Sept. 28, 2022, of people who were homeless and that any trash be removed before a visit by a candidate for governor. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

Homelessness is a state of deprivation. Those who are homeless need shelter to be safe; they don’t have it. They need a toilet for basic...

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