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Federal support has shored up nonprofits during the coronavirus pandemic, but many groups are still struggling

  • Written by Dyana Mason, Associate Professor of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon
imageA woman visits New York City's Whitney Museum of American Art in September.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

More than 60% of nonprofit social services, arts and culture organizations obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic. These very low-interest loans for small businesses and nonprofits turn into...

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Why would anyone buy crypto art – let alone spend millions on what's essentially a link to a JPEG file?

  • Written by Aaron Hertzmann, Affiliate Faculty of Computer Science, University of Washington
imageSince so much our social lives are lived online, maybe it makes sense for our art collections to reside online, too.Ihor Melnyk via Getty Images

As an academic researcher, developer of artistic technology and amateur artist, I was quite skeptical about crypto art when I first read about it several years ago.

However, I follow a community of artists...

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El Salvador's abortion ban jails women for miscarriages and stillbirths – now one woman's family seeks international justice

  • Written by Juliet S. Sorensen, Clinical Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University
imageMembers of a Salvadoran feminist group watch a virtual hearing March 10 on El Salvador's abortion laws by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images

El Salvador outlaws abortion completely, even in circumstances of rape or incest, with penalties ranging from two to 50 years. The abortion ban is so broadly enforced...

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Black students have far less trust in their colleges than other students do

  • Written by Kevin Fosnacht, Associate Research Scientist, Indiana University
imageLack of trust in college leaders was particularly high.tommaso79/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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

The big idea

Black undergraduates consistently said they trusted the people who run the colleges they attend – and society overall – substantially less than their white peers...

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Fixing indoor air pollution problems that are raising Native Americans' COVID-19 risk

  • Written by Lisa Hardy, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Social Science Community Engagement Lab, Northern Arizona University
imageOlder homes can have a variety of environmental health risks.Kerry F. Thompson and Ryan T. Wilson, CC BY-ND

Betty’s home stands on the edge of a striking red cliff. Her family built the home from materials in their environment generations ago and passed it along from mothers to daughters. But it is cold, and the home is small with few...

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How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?

  • Written by Tracy K.P. Gregg, Associate Professor of Geology, University at Buffalo
imageToilets in space are a bit more complicated than those on Earth. Don DeBold via Wikipedia, CC BY-NDimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? – Henry D., age 7, Cambridge,...

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6 tips to help you detect fake science news

  • Written by Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College
imageIf what you're reading seems too good to be true, it just might be.Mark Hang Fung So/Unsplash, CC BY

I’m a professor of chemistry, have a Ph.D. and conduct my own scientific research, yet when consuming media, even I frequently need to ask myself: “Is this science or is it fiction?”

There are plenty of reasons a science story might...

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What Alexander Hamilton's deep connections to slavery reveal about the need for reparations today

  • Written by Nicole S. Maskiell, Assistant Professor of History Peter and Bonnie McCausland Fellow of History, University of South Carolina
imageAlexander Hamilton publicly opposed slavery, but research reveals he was also complicit in it.Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution

Alexander Hamilton has received a resurgence of interest in recent years on the back of the smash Broadway musical bearing his name.

But alongside tales of his role in the Revolutionary War and in forging the...

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Hip-hop professor looks to open doors with world's first peer-reviewed rap album

  • Written by A.D. Carson, Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
imageHip-hop professor A.D. CarsonDan Addison, CC BY

As a rap artist who is also a professor of hip-hop, I always make it a point to have my songs reviewed by other artists I admire.

So when I released “i used to love to dream” – my latest album – in 2020, I turned to Phonte Coleman, one half of the trailblazing rap group Little...

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¿Por qué son tan populares las llamas y cuál es la razón por la que nos gustan mucho?

  • Written by Emily Wakild, Professor of History and Director, Environmental Studies Program, Boise State University
imageLlamas en un corral, Pasajes, Tarija, Bolivia.Insights/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Con sus largas pestañas, orejas en forma de plátano, bocas hacia arriba y cuerpos fornidos cubiertos de lana rizada, las llamas parecen criaturas que salieron de una historia del Dr. Seuss. Y ahora son celebridades en Estados Unidos,...

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  10. Debunking the myth of legislative gridlock as laws and policy are made in the nation's capital
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  13. Texas distorts its past – and Sam Houston's legacy – to defend Confederate monuments
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  15. How the quest for significance and respect underlies the white supremacist movement, conspiracy theories and a range of other problems
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  30. How a 'feminist' foreign policy would change the world
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