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New York Gov. Cuomo is the textbook example of how not to apologize

  • Written by Lisa Leopold, Associate Professor of English Language Studies, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury
imageCuomo deflected responsibility during his public apology.Office of the NY Governor via AP

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s two apologies for alleged sexual misconduct are straight out of a master class in how not to say you’re sorry.

The governor, who had become something of a celebrity during his nationally broadcast press conferences...

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Growing cannabis indoors produces a lot of greenhouse gases – just how much depends on where it's grown

  • Written by Jason Quinn, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sustainability Research Laboratory, Colorado State University
imageGrowing cannabis indoors is an energy-intensive process. Plantlady223 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

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

The big idea

Indoor cannabis production is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, and the environmental effects vary significantly depending on where it is being grown,...

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Alumni gratitude and support for causes are behind donations of $50 million or more to colleges and universities

  • Written by Michael Worth, Professor of Nonprofit Management, George Washington University
imageJohns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels, left, speaks with Michael Bloomberg, who has given the school more than $3.3 billion. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images

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

The big idea

The top motive people cite for their donations of US$50 million or more to colleges or universities was...

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5 strategies to prepare now for the next pandemic

  • Written by Tiffany A. Radcliff, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
imageStacked disasters – like a winter storm that damages a water system during a pandemic – can provide lessons for the next time around.AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

While the world is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, public health and emergency management experts are already preparing for the next one. After all, biologists are...

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How Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes

  • Written by Janette Greenwood, Professor of History, Clark University
imagePortrait of Betty and Willis Coles by William Bullard from about 1902.Courtesy of Frank Morrill, Clark University and the Worcester Art Museum

Unstable. Criminal. Impoverished. Absentee fathers. Neglectful mothers. “A tangle of pathology,” as the Moynihan Report, a 1965 study on Black poverty, put it.

For decades, the Black family has...

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Immune interference – why even 'updated' vaccines could struggle to keep up with emerging coronavirus strains

  • Written by Matthew Woodruff, Instructor, Lowance Center for Human Immunology, Emory University
imageNurse Natalie O'Connor loads syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in February 2021.Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Despite the success and optimism of the new COVID-19 vaccination campaigns being rolled out worldwide, the emergence of new viral strains threatens to undermine their effectiveness. Indeed, South Africa has been forced to...

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A year into the pandemic, the coronavirus is messing with our minds as well as our bodies

  • Written by Athena Aktipis, Associate Professor of Psychology, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University
imageIt's not a stretch to say asymptomatic spreaders unwittingly engage in zombielike behaviors. gremlin via Getty Images

COVID-19 has hijacked people’s lives, families and work. And, it has hijacked their bodies and minds in ways that they may not even be aware of.

As we see it, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a sort of zombie...

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Economists: Biden's $1,400 COVID-19 checks may be great politics, but it's questionable economics

  • Written by Robert H. Scott III, Professor of Economics & Finance, Monmouth University
imageMost people used the first coronavirus check to pad their savings or pay down debt. AP Photo/Eric Gay

The US$1,400 direct checks to people are the most expensive and perhaps most popular part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package racing its way through Congress right now.

President Joe Biden is expected to soon sign the bill after the Hou...

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States drop COVID-19 mask mandates but still expect people to mask up – will they?

  • Written by Murray J. Côté, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
imageTexas' announced it is ending its COVID-19 restrictions. Its vaccination rate is among the lowest in the U.S., and its case numbers are still high.Montinique Monroe/Getty Images

The governors of Texas and Mississippi announced that they were rescinding their statewide mask mandates and allowing restaurants and other businesses to return to 100%...

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  1. Women in Afghanistan worry peace accord with Taliban extremists could cost them hard-won rights
  2. 10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power's greatest challenge
  3. The oil industry says it might support a carbon tax – here's why that could be good for producers and the public alike
  4. Backlash against Johnson Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is real and risky – here's how to make its rollout a success
  5. Support for QAnon is hard to measure – and polls may overestimate it
  6. Support for Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package may not be as broad as it seems – it's all a matter of perspective
  7. Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in
  8. Going forth with standardized tests may cause more problems than it solves
  9. Fungal microbiome: Whether mice get fatter or thinner depends on the fungi that live in their gut
  10. Why white supremacists and QAnon enthusiasts are obsessed – but very wrong – about the Byzantine Empire
  11. The science behind frozen wind turbines – and how to keep them spinning through the winter
  12. January warm spells, March freezes: How plants manage the shift from winter to spring
  13. Revisiting reparations: Is it time for the US to pay its debt for the legacy of slavery?
  14. What the policing response to the KKK in the 1960s can teach about dismantling white supremacist groups today
  15. Queer in the country: Why some LGBTQ Americans prefer rural life to urban 'gayborhoods'
  16. Motivation is a key factor in whether students cheat
  17. Public transit drivers struggle to enforce mask mandates
  18. Even before COVID-19, US nursing homes were filling empty beds with psychiatric patients
  19. Your favorite fishing stream may be at high risk from climate change – here’s how to tell
  20. Why repressive Saudi Arabia remains a US ally
  21. Pope's upcoming visit brings attention to the dwindling population of Christians in Iraq
  22. Colleges are eliminating sports teams – and runners and golfers are paying more of a price than football or basketball players
  23. News organizations that want journalists to engage with their audience may be setting them up for abuse
  24. Forcibly sterilized during Fujimori dictatorship, thousands of Peruvian women demand justice
  25. Scientist at work: Tracking the epic journeys of migratory birds in northwest Mexico
  26. Two gaps to fill for the 2021-2022 winter wave of COVID-19 cases
  27. How some people can end up living at airports for months – even years – at a time
  28. Most US states don't have a filibuster – nor do many democratic countries
  29. Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax would reduce inequality – the problem is it's probably unconstitutional
  30. The Texas blackouts showed how climate extremes threaten energy systems across the US
  31. COVID-19 revealed how sick the US health care delivery system really is
  32. COVID-19 costs could push hospitals to rethink billions of dollars in wasted supplies
  33. Can QAnon survive another 'Great Disappointment' on March 4? History suggests it might
  34. Tobacco killed 500,000 Americans in 2020 – is it time to control cigarette-makers?
  35. What's in a name for a vaccine campaign? Maybe the end of the pandemic
  36. Why using reconciliation to pass Biden's COVID-19 stimulus bill violates the original purpose of the process
  37. Colleges confront their links to slavery and wrestle with how to atone for past sins
  38. As death approaches, our dreams offer comfort, reconciliation
  39. What the mythical figure of Şahmeran in Turkey represents and why activists use it
  40. What's really driving coal power's demise?
  41. 6 COVID-19 treatments helping patients survive
  42. Why do flowers smell?
  43. What the Bible's approach to history can teach us about America's glory and shame
  44. How Black people in the 19th century used photography as a tool for social change
  45. Ensuring the minimum wage keeps up with economic growth would be the best way to help workers and preserve FDR's legacy
  46. Polar bears have captivated artists' imaginations for centuries, but what they've symbolized has changed over time
  47. A less Trumpy version of Trumpism might be the future of the Republican Party
  48. There was a time reparations were actually paid out – just not to formerly enslaved people
  49. What are phthalates, and how do they put children's health at risk?
  50. Meatpacking plants have been deadly COVID-19 hot spots – but policies that encourage workers to show up sick are legal