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The price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more

  • Written by Jeffrey Kucik, Global Fellow at the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona
imageMore than two years of war have left swaths of Ukraine in ruins.Pierre Crom/Getty Images

U.S. military assistance is finally on its way to Ukraine after months of being held up in Congress.

Reactions to the US$61 billion spending package, signed into law by President Joe Biden on April 24, 2024, have ranged from applause to indignation.

While few...

Read more: The price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more

Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

  • Written by Farah Nibbs, Assistant Professor of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imagePublic water shortages have left people scrambling for alternatives on many of the islands, including Cuba.Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a crisis, the likes of which its residents have never...

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I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in Gaza

  • Written by Raymond Offenheiser, Professor of global affairs, director of the McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business, University of Notre Dame
imageAid trucks loaded with supplies wait in Arish, Egypt, after a border crossing with Gaza was closed on May 8, 2024. Ali Moustafa/Getty Images

Amid persistent calls from the United States and other countries that Israel needs to make it easier for life-saving aid to reach Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military closed two of the...

Read more: I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in...

A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell the story of D-Day 80 years later

  • Written by Frank A. Blazich Jr., Curator of Military History, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
imageOne of war photographer Robert Capa's images shows a wave of troops arriving on the Normandy beaches on D-Day.Robert Capa via National Museum of American History

Between the villages of Vierville-sur-Mer and Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes in Normandy, France, is a 5-mile stretch of beach that was once called Côte d’Or, or “golden...

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How Jason Kelce built his personal brand and became a Philly legend

  • Written by Amy Lavin, Associate Professor of Practice, Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University
imageJason Kelce is sticking with his underdog brand as his post-NFL career takes off.Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images

Philly icon and former Eagles star Jason Kelce has continued to make headlines since he announced his retirement from the NFL on March 4, 2024.

A few days after Kelce’s announcement, Campbell Soup unveiled its first Legend Edition Chunky...

Read more: How Jason Kelce built his personal brand and became a Philly legend

Sudan’s descent into chaos sets stage for al-Qaida to make a return to historic stronghold

  • Written by Sara Harmouch, Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs, American University

“Sudan’s moment has come; chaos is our chance to sow the seeds of jihad,” warned Abu Hudhaifa al-Sudani, a high-ranking al-Qaida leader, in an October 2022 manifesto.

His words may have seemed premature at the time, but a year of brutal civil war has now plunged Sudan into the kind of chaos in which terrorist groups thrive. The...

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How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain

  • Written by Kevin F. Boehnke, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan
imageCannabis -- also known as marijuana -- is an ancient medicinal plant with promising new medical applications.Nancy Honey/Image Source via Getty Images

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced in late April 2024 that it plans to ease federal restrictions on cannabis, reclassifying it from a Schedule I drug to the less restricted Schedule III,...

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Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows

  • Written by Carey K. Morewedge, Professor of Marketing and Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Boston University
imageAlgorithms could serve as mirrors for you to check your biases.FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

Algorithms are a staple of modern life. People rely on algorithmic recommendations to wade through deep catalogs and find the best movies, routes, information, products, people and investments. Because people train algorithms on their decisions – for...

Read more: Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows

Engineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects

  • Written by Brett Volmert, Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University
imageOrganoids can replicate each component of the human heart, from its chambers to its veins.Yonatan R. Lewis-Israeli et al. 2021/Nature Communications, CC BY-SA

How did your heart form? What triggered your first heartbeat? To this day, the mechanisms of human heart development remain elusive.

Researchers know the heart is the first organ to fully...

Read more: Engineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects

Sports gambling creates a windfall, but raises questions of integrity – here are three lessons from historic sports-betting scandals

  • Written by Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

Sports betting is having a big moment across the United States. While gambling on sports has been legal for decades in countries such as the U.K., it wasn’t until 2018 that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could legalize sports betting. Before then, sports betting had been permitted only in Nevada.

After the Supreme Court decision,...

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  4. A sex scandal that’s boring the public − and a judge forced to keep Trump focused
  5. Divesting university endowments: Easier demanded than done
  6. Polarization may phase out of American politics as younger generations shift into power
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  8. Why some people receiving federal benefits don’t consider themselves poor − even though poverty rates have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic
  9. Why US offshore wind power is struggling – the good, the bad and the opportunity
  10. Brain study identifies a cost of caregiving for new fathers
  11. I interviewed moms with 5 or more kids − here’s what I learned about the women who are quietly going against the grain
  12. Commencement isn’t just about awarding degrees – and cancellations leave students disconnected and disillusioned
  13. 5 books to help you better understand today’s campus protests
  14. Pet-owners: watch out for foxtail seed pods that can harm your dog or cat this summer
  15. Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues
  16. Playing with the kids is important work for chimpanzee mothers
  17. Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US
  18. Justice Sotomayor’s health isn’t the real problem for Democrats − winning elections is
  19. What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump
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  22. How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns
  23. US drone warfare faces questions of legitimacy, study of military chaplains shows
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  34. Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains
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  38. Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities
  39. Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
  40. Paying caregivers more could boost Nebraska’s economy − new research
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  42. The number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why
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