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My students see giving money away as a good thing but they're getting leery of billionaire donors

  • Written by David Campbell, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Michael Bloomberg, Robert F. Smith and MacKenzie Bezos are among the big givers making headlines.AP Photo/Elise Amendola; Reuters/Lucy Nicholson; AP Photo/Dennis Van Tine

The Binghamton University students taking a philanthropy class I’ve been teaching for years have made more than US$150,000 in grants to local charities since 2009. Because...

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As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions at home

  • Written by Kate O'Neill, Associate Professor, Global Environmental Politics, University of California, Berkeley
Plastic waste from Australia in Port Klang, Malaysia. Malaysia says it will send back some 3,300 tons of nonrecyclable plastic waste to countries including the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia. AP Photo/Vincent Thian

Less than two years after China banned most imports of scrap material from abroad, many of its neighbors are following suit. On May...

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Spider glue's sticky secret revealed by new genetic research

  • Written by Sarah Stellwagen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Spider glue is actually a specialized silk protein.Sarah Stellwagen, CC BY-ND

What do all of the over 45,000 described spider species on Earth have in common? Each makes at least one type of silk. And there are an awful lot of types out there.

An individual orb weaving spider – the kind that spins the classic two-dimensional aerial spiral webs...

Read more: Spider glue's sticky secret revealed by new genetic research

Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria

  • Written by Ivan Erill, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Antibiotic resistance can spread between microbes within hours.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

Imagine a world where your odds of surviving minor surgery were one to three. A world in which a visit to the dentist could spell disaster. This is the world into which your great-grandmother was born. And if humanity loses the fight against antibiotic...

Read more: Antibiotic resistance is not new – it existed long before people used drugs to kill bacteria

Brazilian universities fear Bolsonaro plan to eliminate humanities and slash public education budgets

  • Written by Renato Francisco dos Santos Paula, Professor, Universidade Federal de Goias

Tens of thousands of students and professors protested nationwide on May 30 against a Jair Bolsonaro administration proposal to slash Brazil’s public education budget and starve university humanities departments of resources.

It was the second mass demonstration in two weeks against the education policies of Brazil’s divisive new...

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Will children in your state get the support they need? It depends on the 2020 census

  • Written by Heather L. Hanna, Assistant Research Professor and Research Fellow at Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University
The U.S. Census struggles to accurately count the number of children under 5.Syda Productions/shutterstock.com

The first three years of a child’s life are the most crucial for brain development. In fact, children raised in poverty have less brain tissue compared to their counterparts.

The U.S. has educational and social programs that can help...

Read more: Will children in your state get the support they need? It depends on the 2020 census

Trump's Mexico tariffs don't make sense, but Americans will pay a steep price anyway if they go into effect

  • Written by Christina Fattore, Associate Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
Mexican avocados may soon be more expensive in American supermarkets.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

The Trump administration says it intends to slap a 5% tariff on every medium-sized car, avocado and other Mexican import beginning June 10 – all almost US$1 billion worth that crosses the border into the U.S. each day on average.

The president is using...

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Hackers seek ransoms from Baltimore and communities across the US

  • Written by Richard Forno, Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Many of Baltimore's city services are crippled by a cyberattack.The Conversation from City of Baltimore and Love Silhouette/Shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

The people of Baltimore are beginning their fifth week under an electronic siege that has prevented residents from obtaining building permits and business licenses – and even buying or selling...

Read more: Hackers seek ransoms from Baltimore and communities across the US

How 'America's Got Talent' contestant Kodi Lee shattered stereotypes about disability

  • Written by Stan Link, Associate Professor of the Composition, Philosophy and Analysis of Music, Vanderbilt University
Lee was able to communicate that disability is a part of humanity – not separate from it.America's Got Talent/YouTube

If you haven’t seen Kodi Lee’s May 28 performance on “America’s Got Talent,” it’s worth a watch.

The 22-year-old Lee is blind and has autism. His rendition of Leon Russell’s “A...

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Cheaper versions of the most expensive drugs may be coming, but monopolies will likely remain

  • Written by Yaniv Heled, Associate Professor of Law, Georgia State University
Some biologics can cost up to a million dollars for a year's worth.Tero Vesalainen

In May, the Food and Drug Administration issued much-anticipated guidance that could revolutionize the pricing of some of the most expensive drugs on the market in the U.S. and, possibly, globally.

In this document, the FDA explains to drug manufacturers how to...

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