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Does a Trump endorsement make a difference? Yes, but not the way a candidate hopes it will

  • Written by Hans J.G. Hassell, Associate Professor of Political Science, Florida State University
imageSen. Dean Heller, right, and President Donald Trump, who endorsed him, at a rally on Sept. 20, 2018, in Las Vegas. Heller lost the reelection.Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump may see himself as a winner, but the candidates he endorses don’t always win. In fact, his endorsement often helps the opponents of his candidates....

Read more: Does a Trump endorsement make a difference? Yes, but not the way a candidate hopes it will

Emperor penguins may be headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change

  • Written by Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
imagePenguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean...

Read more: Emperor penguins may be headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at...

98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species Act protection help them?

  • Written by Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
imagePenguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean...

Read more: 98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species...

98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts – can Endangered Species Act protection save them?

  • Written by Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
imagePenguins are at risk as a warming climate affects sea ice in Antarctica.Raimund Linke/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean...

Read more: 98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts – can Endangered Species Act...

Expansion of Second Chance Pell Grants will let more people in prison pursue degrees

  • Written by Andrea Cantora, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore
imageResearch shows providing a college education to inmates increases their chances of finding work upon release. Tara Bahrampour/The Washington Post via Getty Images

When the Obama administration launched the Second Chance Pell program in 2016, the idea was to provide incarcerated people the chance to get a college education despite a longstanding...

Read more: Expansion of Second Chance Pell Grants will let more people in prison pursue degrees

Declined invitations go over more graciously when lack of money is cited instead of lack of time – new research

  • Written by Grant Donnelly, Assistant Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
imageBe careful how you decline wedding invitations.Jitalia17/iStock via Getty Images

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

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Declining an invitation by saying “I don’t have time” leads the person you rejected to feel undervalued and upset, making them trust you less and hurting the relationship,...

Read more: Declined invitations go over more graciously when lack of money is cited instead of lack of time –...

House committee investigating Capitol insurrection has a lot of power, but it's unclear it can force Trump to testify

  • Written by Kirsten Carlson, Associate Professor of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
image(L-R) Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) during a meeting on July 27, 2021, of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. CapitolAndrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images

In the intensely partisan atmosphere surrounding the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the...

Read more: House committee investigating Capitol insurrection has a lot of power, but it's unclear it can...

Sunny with a chance of sneezing – I'm building a tool to forecast pollen levels that will help allergy sufferers know when it's safe to go outside

  • Written by Fiona Lo, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
imageAdvance warning of high pollen levels could help people plan their activities to avoid allergies.Dobrila Vignjevic/E+ via Getty Images

Do flowers blossoming in spring make you miserable? Are you sworn enemies with fall bloomers like ragweed? If you suffer from pollen allergies, imagine the usefulness of a reliable pollen forecast that could help...

Read more: Sunny with a chance of sneezing – I'm building a tool to forecast pollen levels that will help...

What are dark patterns? An online media expert explains

  • Written by Jasmine McNealy, Assistant Professor of Telecommunication, University of Florida
imageIt's not you; many e-commerce websites are difficult to use by design.fizkes/iStock via Getty Images

Dark patterns are design elements that deliberately obscure, mislead, coerce and/or deceive website visitors into making unintended and possibly harmful choices.

Dark patterns can be found in many kinds of sites and are used by several kinds of...

Read more: What are dark patterns? An online media expert explains

Climate change is already disrupting US forests and coasts – here's what we're seeing at 5 long-term research sites

  • Written by Michael Paul Nelson, Professor of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Oregon State University
imageScientists have been consistently documenting environmental changes at research sites like this one in the Cascade Mountains for decades.US Forest Service

Record-breaking heat waves and drought have left West Coast rivers lethally hot for salmon, literally cooked millions of mussels and clams in their shells and left forests primed to burn. The...

Read more: Climate change is already disrupting US forests and coasts – here's what we're seeing at 5...

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