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Parents tend to choose their children's schools based on their own educational experience

  • Written by: Anna Rhodes, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Rice University
imagePatterns of segregation may repeat if parents continually choose schools like the ones they attended.SDI Productions via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Faced with a growing number of options for where to enroll their children in school, parents quickly narrow their choices based on their...

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Social Security may be failing well over a million people with disabilities – and COVID-19 is making the problem worse

  • Written by: Zachary Morris, Assistant Professor of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
imageSocial Security has two programs aimed at helping those with disabilities. Kameleon007/iStock via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

More than half of U.S. adults over the age of 50 with work-limiting disabilities – likely over 1.3 million people – do not receive the Social...

Read more: Social Security may be failing well over a million people with disabilities – and COVID-19 is...

Why is Tax Day on April 18 this year? And how did early spring become tax season, anyhow?

  • Written by: Thomas Godwin, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Purdue University
imageA red-letter day? Hardly!iStock / Getty Images Plus

Mid-April has arrived. And along with the spring sunshine, that means the often dreaded civic duty of finishing off one’s taxes.

It’s an arduous time for many, characterized by navigating increasingly confusing rules to arrive at the best refund possible. For some, it means writing a...

Read more: Why is Tax Day on April 18 this year? And how did early spring become tax season, anyhow?

Wooded grasslands flourished in Africa 21 million years ago – new research forces a rethink of ape evolution

  • Written by: Laura M. MacLatchy, Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
imageAn ape that lived 21 million years ago was used to a habitat that was both grassy and wooded.Corbin Rainbolt

Human evolution is tightly connected to the environment and landscape of Africa, where our ancestors first emerged.

According to the traditional scientific narrative, Africa was once a verdant idyll of vast forests stretching from coast to...

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What is 'algospeak'? Inside the newest version of linguistic subterfuge

  • Written by: Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
imageSocial media algorithms are programmed to swoop in and flag certain words.Dmitry Kovalchuk/iStock via Getty Images

A linguistic arms race is raging online – and it isn’t clear who’s winning.

On one side are social networks like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. These sites have become better and better at identifying and removing...

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Boosting EV market share to 67% of US car sales is a huge leap – but automakers can meet EPA's tough new standards

  • Written by: Alan Jenn, Associate Professional Researcher in Transportation, University of California, Davis
imagePresident Joe Biden speaks with Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. beside an electric Mustang.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

One big question keeps surfacing after the Biden administration announced plans to raise auto standards so sharply they would likely boost electric vehicle production to 67% of all new passenger vehicle...

Read more: Boosting EV market share to 67% of US car sales is a huge leap – but automakers can meet EPA's...

Arab Americans are a much more diverse group than many of their neighbors mistakenly assume

  • Written by: Yasmin Moll, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
imageZoe Sahloul, executive director of the New England Arab American Organization, center, celebrates Eid-al-Fitr in Maine.Joel Page/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Marking April as Arab American Heritage Month – a time to learn about the history, culture and contributions of our nearly 4 million strong community – is gaining...

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Through role play and simulation, this course teaches strategic ways to strike business deals that do more than just make money

  • Written by: Shirli Kopelman, Professor of Management & Organizations, University of Michigan
imageBusiness deals can focus on much more than profits.Hinterhaus Productions via Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“Negotiation Strategy: Fostering Collaborative Dynamics in Competitive Environments”

What prompted the idea for...

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Israel's judicial reform efforts could complicate its relationship with US – but the countries have faced other bumps along the road

  • Written by: Boaz Dvir, Assistant Professor in Journalism, Penn State
imageThe United States and Israel are close allies, but their alliance has had ups and downs over the years.iStock/Getty Images Plus

President Joe Biden startled many Americans and Israelis when he recently asked the Jewish state’s new far-right government to make its controversial attempts to reform the judicial system disappear like leavened...

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4 ways that AI can help students

  • Written by: W. Ian O'Byrne, Associate Professor of Literacy Education, College of Charleston
imageAI creates potential for more personalized learning.Marilyn Nieves via Getty Images

As artificial intelligence systems play a bigger role in everyday life, they’re changing the world of education, too.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Bing and Google’s Bard all come with both risks and opportunities.

I am a literacy educator and...

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