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White House wants to vet powerful AI models for risks − a computer scientist explains why AI safety is so difficult

  • Written by Ahmed Hamza, Associate Teaching Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
imageIs it possible to keep AI from causing harm?J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The Trump administration is looking to develop a process that would have the federal government review the safety of powerful artificial intelligence models before approving their release, according to a report in The New York Times on May 4, 2026. The move would...

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Muslim women-led nonprofits are engaging in advocacy despite facing a surge in Islamophobia

  • Written by Nausheena Hussain, Doctoral Candidate in Philanthropic Leadership, Indiana University
imageTwo police officers wear American flag head scarfs at a World Hijab Day event on Feb. 1, 2017, in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Nonprofits led by Muslim women remain extensively engaged in a wide range of civic activities, even though 72% say they have experienced Islamophobia in their work.

That’s one of the main findings of the...

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The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post-pandemic

  • Written by Mark E. Wildmon, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, Mississippi State University
imageA mother leads her 7- and 9-year-old sons in a morning lesson during homeschool in Buffalo, Minn., in September 2023. Nicole Neri for The Washington Post via Getty Images

When schools abruptly closed their doors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, millions of students unexpectedly started learning at home, with or without...

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AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt

  • Written by Sonali Chakravarti, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
imageHuman jurors need to wrestle with doubt – and that struggle gives trials their moral legitimacy. Pitiphothivichit/iStock via Getty Images Plus

“Mercy,” a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the near future: a city riddled with violence, homelessness and civic disorder. California’s response is...

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Foreign aid’s hidden benefit: Recipients are more likely to pay the generosity forward

  • Written by JB Bae, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
imageSouth Korean soldiers oversee the arrival of a batch of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines donated by the U.S. government on June 5, 2021.Kim Hong-Ji/Getty Images

Foreign aid may not improve how recipients view donor countries – but it can set off a chain of goodwill that spreads far beyond the original act of giving.

That...

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Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope slides can uncover billions of fossils for natural history

  • Written by Ingrid C. Romero, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
imageThis screenshot juxtaposes a fossil of stem from the plant _Archaeopitys eastmanii_ (bottom) and a close-up of its vascular system (top). The specimen was found in Kentucky and is over 350 million years old.Ingrid C. Romero, CC BY-SA

Approximately 148 million: That’s the number of specimens – including plants, animals, minerals and...

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Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research

  • Written by Lindsay Stark, Professor of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis
imageMultiple factors during an outbreak interact to raise the risk of exploitation and violence. Clovera/iStock via Getty Images

When the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, another crisis quietly grew behind closed doors. Reports from around the globe suggested that violence against women and girls was increasing. Governments,...

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In rural Appalachia, abortion pill offers reproductive choice and privacy − but police may see a crime

  • Written by Gretchen E. Ely, Professor of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)

A 35-year-old Kentucky woman was arrested in late 2025, accused of taking abortion pills that she ordered online.

The gestational age and status of the pregnancy is unknown. But Kentucky, like the majority of Southern states that contain Appalachian counties, has a complete abortion ban.

Mifepristone is a medication approved by the Food and Drug...

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How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches − and a neurologist’s guide to managing them

  • Written by Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageOngoing stress can send the nervous system into a state of heightened sensitivity.Sean Gladwell/Moment via Getty Images

Many people finish the workday not just tired but wired. Their mind keeps racing, their body feels tense, and even in moments that should be restful they feel a lingering sense of urgency. Conversations replay in their mind,...

Read more: How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches − and a neurologist’s guide to...

Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief

  • Written by Levi Keller, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageSneezing, wheezing ... it's allergy season.Science Photo Library/Getty Images

Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches.

As an allergist and immunologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, I help patients with seasonal allergies and...

Read more: Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief

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