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If you shelter in place during a disaster, be ready for challenges after the storm

  • Written by Ali Mostafavi, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
Homes surrounded by water from the flooded Brazos River in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Freeport, Texas, Sept. 1, 2017.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Americans prepare for natural disasters in many ways, from obtaining flood insurance to identifying evacuation routes. But many people fail to take key steps.

I conducted a research survey in Harris...

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A Trump Administration casualty: Democracy and civil rights in the Middle East

  • Written by David Mednicoff, Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Saudi Arabia Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has shown little tolerance for dissent. AP/Cliff Owen

Donald Trump has shown little interest in encouraging democratic politics and human rights in other countries. This departure from decades of American foreign policy rhetoric has received comparatively little attention. However, in the Middle...

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What the grieving mother orca tells us about how animals experience death

  • Written by Jessica Pierce, Professor of Bioethics, University of Colorado Denver
How do animals think and feel?Patrick aka Herjolf, CC BY-NC-ND

For many weeks, news of a mother orca carrying her dead infant through the icy waters of the Salish Sea captured the attention of many around the world. Keeping the infant afloat as best she could, the orca, named Tahlequah, also known as J35 by scientists, persisted for 17 days, before...

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Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death but rising inequality too

  • Written by Junia Howell, Professor of Sociology; Rice University Kinder Institute Scholar, University of Pittsburgh

Hurricane Lane, which is bearing down on Hawaii, is a reminder of the devastation hurricane season can bring.

Only one year ago Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, followed closely by Irma and Maria, which left a trail of destruction across Florida and Puerto Rico. Despite the private and government aid provided after these disasters, thousands conti...

Read more: Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death but rising inequality too

Tearing down Confederate statues leaves structural racism intact

  • Written by Anne C. Bailey, Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Protesters toppled the 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue on Aug. 20 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Gerry Broome/AP

When protesters tore down the “Silent Sam” Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on Aug. 20, it wasn’t just destruction of state property - a crime for which the...

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Michael Cohen’s guilty plea? ‘Nothing to see here’

  • Written by Jennifer Mercieca, Associate Professor of Communication, Texas A&M University

On the afternoon of Aug. 21, when news of Paul Manafort’s conviction and Michael Cohen’s plea deal emerged within hours of one another, the social media channels of Donald Trump’s most vociferous supporters went dark.

The statements of Cohen, Trump’s longtime personal attorney, seemed damaging.

Cohen pleaded guilty to...

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Teens who feel down may benefit from picking others up

  • Written by Hannah L. Schacter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Boosting someone else may deliver a mood boost to you too.Mohamed Nohassi/Unsplash, CC BY

Think about the last time you helped someone out. Maybe you sent a supportive text to a stressed-out friend or gave directions to a lost stranger.

How did it make you feel?

If you said good, happy, or maybe even “warm and fuzzy,” you’re not...

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Why the US has the campaign finance laws that Michael Cohen broke and what their history means for Trump

  • Written by Ciara C Torres-Spelliscy, Leroy Highbaugh Sr. Research Chair and Professor of Law, Stetson University

Politics usually takes a summer vacation in August. But not during the Trump administration.

On Aug. 21, Michael Cohen, who until recently was President Trump’s long-time personal lawyer, surrendered to federal prosecutors in Manhattan after months of investigation into tax evasion and other crimes dating back to 2011.

Cohen pleaded guilty to...

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There's a dark history to the campaign finance laws Michael Cohen broke — and that should worry Trump

  • Written by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Leroy Highbaugh Sr. Research Chair and Professor of Law, Stetson University

Politics usually takes a summer vacation in August. But not during the Trump administration.

On Aug. 21, Michael Cohen, who until recently was President Trump’s long-time personal lawyer, surrendered to federal prosecutors in Manhattan after months of investigation into tax evasion and other crimes dating back to 2011.

Cohen pleaded guilty to...

Read more: There's a dark history to the campaign finance laws Michael Cohen broke — and that should worry...

¿Quiere ahorrar en sus viajes? Piense como un economista

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Adjunct associate professor, Boston University
Un empleado cuenta rublos rusos en un banco.Reuters/Ilya Naymushin

Un número récord de turistas y viajantes de negocios visitaron otro país en 2017, y este año va camino de superar ese cálculo.

Cuando viaja al extranjero, algo que necesita de seguro, además de un pasaporte, es moneda local; es decir, euros...

Read more: ¿Quiere ahorrar en sus viajes? Piense como un economista

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  1. A year after Hurricane Harvey, some Texans are using outdated flood risk maps to rebuild
  2. Despite predictions of their demise, college textbooks aren't going away
  3. Child pornography may make a comeback after court ruling guts regulations protecting minors
  4. Trump's coal plan – neither clean nor affordable
  5. For some Catholics, it is demons that taunt priests with sexual desire
  6. Could college textbooks soon get cheaper?
  7. Would you eat 'meat' from a lab? Consumers aren't necessarily sold on 'cultured meat'
  8. Today’s GOP leaders have little in common with those who resisted Nixon
  9. ¿Qué tan decisivo será el 'voto latino' anti-Trump en las elecciones intermedias de EEUU?
  10. An alternative to propping up coal power plants: Retrain workers for solar
  11. What makes some species more likely to go extinct?
  12. Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?
  13. Venezuela's 'desperate' currency devaluation won't save its economy from collapse
  14. Mentors play critical role in quality of college experience, new poll suggests
  15. How many babies in the US are wanted? Why it's so hard to count unintended pregnancy
  16. Many native animals and birds thrive in burned forests, research shows
  17. The lies we tell on dating apps to find love
  18. Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia's changing climate
  19. When losing one's research partner is like losing a part of oneself
  20. Venezuelan oil fueled the rise and fall of Nicaragua's Ortega regime
  21. China’s garbage ban upends US recycling – is it time to reconsider incineration?
  22. New antidote could prevent brain damage after chemical weapons attack
  23. Ban 'killer robots' to protect fundamental moral and legal principles
  24. Civil lawsuits are the only way to hold bishops accountable for abuse cover-ups
  25. Swift's telescope reveals birth, deaths and collisions of stars through 1 million snapshots in UV
  26. Saving the brain with a new nerve agent antidote
  27. Turkey's currency collapse shows just how vulnerable its economy is to a crisis
  28. Why it matters that teens are reading less
  29. How the Trump Foundation illustrates the limits of charity regulations
  30. Advertising is obsolete – here's why it's time to end it
  31. Stop worrying about how much energy bitcoin uses
  32. Dangerous stereotypes stalk black college athletes
  33. You don't have to look far to find human trafficking victims
  34. Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go?
  35. Genetically modified mosquitoes may be best weapon for curbing disease transmission
  36. Three reasons the US is not ready for the next pandemic
  37. 4 reasons why anti-Trump Latino voters won't swing the midterms
  38. How Aretha Franklin found her voice
  39. El largo viaje de la silicona, de los implantes mamarios a la cocina
  40. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of helium's discovery – why we need it more than ever
  41. Black and biracial Americans wouldn't need to code-switch if we lived in a post-racial society
  42. Facebook begins to shift from being a free and open platform into a responsible public utility
  43. Could different cultures teach us something about dementia?
  44. Lost and found in upstate New York: 'Lost Boys' nonprofits latch onto a new objective closer to home
  45. Approval of first ‘RNA interference’ drug – why the excitement?
  46. The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the US to get serious about recycling at home
  47. Dr. Droegemeier goes to Washington? What could happen when a respected scientist joins Trump's White House
  48. A bee economist explains honey bees' vital role in growing tasty almonds
  49. Una noche de patrulla en la frontera entre EEUU y México
  50. Trump craves good press from the 'fake news' media – just look at his White House newsletter