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Closed borders, travel bans and halted immigration: 5 ways COVID-19 changed how – and where – people move around the world

  • Written by Mary A. Shiraef, Ph.D. Student in Political Science, University of Notre Dame
imageMost countries closed their borders, at least partially, at some point last year. But the world is starting to reopenCOVID Border Accountability Project, CC BY-SA

Trips canceled: 2.93 billion. International border closures: 1,299. Lives interrupted: Countless.

After the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, most countries in the...

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3 ways employers could help fight vaccine skepticism

  • Written by Rita Men, Associate Professor of Public Relations, University of Florida
imageMonterey Mushrooms, an agricultural employer in California, teamed up with its union and the local county to get its workers vaccinated. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Ending the pandemic depends on achieving herd immunity, estimated at 70% or even 80% to 90% of a population. With some 30% of Americans telling pollsters they have no interest in getting...

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Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and death

  • Written by Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf, Research Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida
imageMigrant workers in a Florida community hit hard by Hurricane Irma line up for donated supplies.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Can a butterfly in Chicago cause a tornado in Hong Kong? A metaphorical concept called the “butterfly effect” describes the sensitivity of a system to minor changes. The use of this concept has grown significantly in...

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Jesus, Paul and the border debate – why cherry-picking Bible passages misses the immigrant experience in ancient Rome

  • Written by Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III, Adjunct Assistant Professor of the New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary
imageThe Bible contains many stories of migration, including that of Joseph, Mary and Jesus.Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Immigration reform is back on the agenda, with Congress taking up major legislation that could usher in a pathway to citizenship for millions of people living in the U.S. without legal status.

This,...

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Catholic opinions on Johnson Johnson vaccine highlight debate between hardliners on abortion and others in the church

  • Written by Steven P. Millies, Associate Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
imageWhat is behind the confusion about Catholics taking the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty images

Questions about whether the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is morally acceptable to observant Catholics due to concerns over use of fetal stem cells in its development have brought the deep divisions within the Catholic...

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Most couples still make decisions together when they give money to charity – but it's becoming less common

  • Written by Jacqueline Ackerman, Associate Director of Research, Women's Philanthropy Institute, IUPUI
image'Honey, how about we give $200 to our local food bank?'Zinkevych/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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

The big idea

While most U.S. couples make charitable giving decisions together, the share of joint decision-makers is declining, according to a study we published March 16. About 62% of...

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All American presidents have made spectacles of themselves – and there’s nothing wrong with that

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageBoth Andrew Jackson, left, and Donald Trump presented themselves as men of the people.Jackson, Library of Congress; Trump, Drew Angerer/Getty Images

After four years of Donald Trump as president, many Americans were sick and tired. They booted him out, with large numbers likely preferring not to hear about him ever again.

And yet, as a historian of...

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7 ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreader

  • Written by H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University
imageIdentify and stop the lies.NLshop/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say they are working on doing more. But no method yet introduced has been completely successful at removing all misleading content from social...

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4 steps to reaching Biden's goal of a July 4th with much greater freedom from COVID-19

  • Written by David R. Holtgrave, Dean and SUNY Distinguished Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageHoliday gatherings with family and friends before the pandemic seemed so simple.FatCamera via Getty Images

President Joe Biden set a goal for the U.S. to have COVID-19 under enough control by summer that Americans can celebrate July 4th with family and friends, at least in small gatherings. Important in achieving this goal is another presidential...

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Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change

  • Written by Ermias Kebreab, Associate Dean and Professor of Animal Science. Director, World Food Center, University of California, Davis
imageA little seaweed with that?Cowirrie/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Methane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. And the majority of human-induced methane emissions comes from livestock.

About 70% of agricultural methane comes from enteric fermentation – chemical reactions in...

Read more: Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change

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  2. Making it easier to vote does not threaten election integrity
  3. Only a handful of US foundations quickly pitched in as the COVID-19 pandemic got underway, early data indicates
  4. Why cash payments aren't always the best tool to help poor people
  5. Why lawsuits against the media may not hurt freedom of the press
  6. Wild weather: 4 essential reads about tornadoes and thunderstorms
  7. Selfish or selfless? Human nature means you're both
  8. The story of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, and why its themes of renewal and healing matter
  9. Prosecuting ex-presidents for corruption is trending worldwide – but it's not always great for democracy
  10. Patent system often stifles the innovation it was designed to encourage
  11. Sperm from older rats passes on fewer active genes to offspring because of epigenetic changes
  12. When Americans recall their roots, they open up to immigration
  13. How do mRNA vaccines work – and why do you need a second dose? 5 essential reads
  14. The African roots of Swiss design
  15. Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland's ice – and lost in a freezer for years – hold lessons about climate change
  16. US could save tens of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars with 3 weeks of strict COVID-19 measures
  17. After the insurrection, America's far-right groups get more extreme
  18. Is ballot collection, or 'ballot harvesting,' good for democracy? We asked 5 experts
  19. Resistance to military regime in Myanmar mounts as nurses, bankers join protests – despite bloody crackdown
  20. Federal support has shored up nonprofits during the coronavirus pandemic, but many groups are still struggling
  21. Why would anyone buy crypto art – let alone spend millions on what's essentially a link to a JPEG file?
  22. El Salvador's abortion ban jails women for miscarriages and stillbirths – now one woman's family seeks international justice
  23. Black students have far less trust in their colleges than other students do
  24. Fixing indoor air pollution problems that are raising Native Americans' COVID-19 risk
  25. How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?
  26. 6 tips to help you detect fake science news
  27. What Alexander Hamilton's deep connections to slavery reveal about the need for reparations today
  28. Hip-hop professor looks to open doors with world's first peer-reviewed rap album
  29. ¿Por qué son tan populares las llamas y cuál es la razón por la que nos gustan mucho?
  30. Billions of cicadas may be coming soon to trees near you
  31. How the Nazis used music to celebrate and facilitate murder
  32. A concept from physics called negentropy could help your life run smoother
  33. At colleges nationwide, esports teams dominated by men
  34. Vaccine passports may be on the way – but are they a reason for hope or a cause for concern?
  35. Dementia patients are at greater risk for COVID-19, particularly African Americans and people with vascular dementia
  36. Holding on to hope is hard, even with the pandemic's end in sight – wisdom from poets through the ages
  37. Bangladesh at 50: A nation created in violence and still bearing scars of a troubled birth
  38. The gender gap in economics is huge – it's even worse than tech
  39. Debunking the myth of legislative gridlock as laws and policy are made in the nation's capital
  40. New Jersey State Police's first 100 years characterized by racial prejudice
  41. Women grow as much as 80% of India's food – but its new farm laws overlook their struggles
  42. Texas distorts its past – and Sam Houston's legacy – to defend Confederate monuments
  43. Sewage-testing robots process wastewater faster to predict COVID-19 outbreaks sooner
  44. How the quest for significance and respect underlies the white supremacist movement, conspiracy theories and a range of other problems
  45. Deaf women fought for the right to vote
  46. Millions of American parents will soon get a monthly allowance: 4 questions answered
  47. Skipping the vaccine line is not only unethical – it may undermine trust in the rollout
  48. The US delivers $1.9 trillion jolt of economic relief: 4 essential reads
  49. How a silent movie informs the current debate over the right to be forgotten
  50. It's not just a social media problem – how search engines spread misinformation