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What the $25 billion the biggest US donors gave in 2020 says about high-dollar charity today

  • Written by David Campbell, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageJeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott, seen here before they divorced in 2019, were the top two U.S. charitable donors the following year. Jorg Carstensen/dpa/AFP via Getty Images

Editor’s note: According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the top 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2020 committed to giving a total of US$24.7 billion to...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene and the death of the public political apology

  • Written by Edwin Battistella, Professor of Linguistics, Southern Oregon University
imageIs 'expressing regrets' the equivalent of sticking air quotes around apologies?Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

When Georgia representative and sometime QAnon enthusiast Marjorie Taylor Greene met with fellow House Republicans on Feb. 3, she may have apologized. Or she may not have.

During the closed-door meeting in which...

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Evidence of an impending breakup may exist in everyday conversation – months before either partner realizes their relationship is tanking

  • Written by Sarah Seraj, Ph.D. Student, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
imageSigns of a fraying relationship can appear in subtle ways.Betsie Van der Meer via Getty Images

When doubts about a relationship start to creep in, people don’t just blurt them out. They might not want to worry their partner and figure they’ll ride out what could just be a rough patch. They probably think they can hide their feelings...

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COVID-19 shows why it's time to finally end unpaid college internships

  • Written by Matthew T. Hora, Assistant Professor of Adult and Higher Education, Director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageStudents often cannot afford to take unpaid internships.sturti/E+ via Getty Images

Unpaid internships are often seen as an important rite of passage for college students. And with good reason. Studies have found that students acquire new skills and networks that enhance their job prospects.

In the years just after graduating from college, students...

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Scientists at work: New recordings of ultrasonic seal calls hint at sonar-like abilities

  • Written by Lisa Munger, Instructor of Natural Sciences, University of Oregon
imageScientist and seal, under the Antarctic ice.McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory, CC BY-NDimageDivers inside the shelter hut prepare to drop into the ocean.McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory, CC BY-ND

I’m sitting on the edge of a hole drilled through 15 feet of Antarctic sea ice, about to descend into the frigid ocean of the southernmost dive site in...

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The SolarWinds hack was all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a 'wicked' problem and what can be done about it

  • Written by Terry Thompson, Adjunct Instructor in Cybersecurity, Johns Hopkins University
imageMilitary units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense.Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office/Flickr

Takeaways:

· There are no easy solutions to shoring up U.S. national cyber defenses.

· Software supply chains are vulnerable to hackers.

· Many U.S....

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What exactly is the polar vortex?

  • Written by Zachary Lawrence, Research Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder
imageThe polar vortex influences the jet stream, which can bring cold winter weather to the U.S. and Europe. AP Photo/Bill Sikes

At the start of February 2021, a major snowstorm hit the northeast United States, with some areas receiving well over two feet of snow. Just a few weeks earlier, Spain experienced a historic and deadly snowstorm and dangerously...

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Mothers who earned straight A's in high school manage the same number of employees as fathers who got failing grades

  • Written by Jill Yavorsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
imageLeadership opportunities for even the most academically successful girls are few. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Mothers who showed the most academic promise in high school have the same leadership opportunities as fathers who performed the worst, according to our...

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New steps the government's taking toward COVID-19 relief could help fight hunger

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageSNAP helps stock the cupboards of low-income people.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

President Joe Biden has pledged to tackle hunger as part of his administration’s efforts to alleviate poverty.

“We cannot, will not let people go hungry,” Biden declared on his second full day in office, invoking the...

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Why a shootout between Black Panthers and law enforcement 50 years ago matters today

  • Written by Paul Ringel, Associate Professor of U.S. History, High Point University
imageMembers of the Black Panther Party outside the High Point property raided by policeSonny Hedgecock/High Point Enterprise, CC BY-SA

In the early hours of Feb. 10, 1971, police surrounded a property in High Point, North Carolina, where members of the Black Panther Party lived and worked. In the ensuing shootout, a Panther and a police officer were...

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