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How Joe Biden did so well in Georgia

  • Written by Bev-Freda Jackson, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University School of Public Affairs
imageIn Atlanta, people gather to dance and celebrate the election of Joe Biden as the next president.AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

For nearly 30 years, the state of Georgia has voted reliably Republican in presidential elections. Not since 1992 has the state backed a Democrat for president. Now, the hand recount of 2020 election ballots has confirmed Joe...

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How Biden might stimulate the sputtering US economy: 4 questions answered

  • Written by R. Andrew Butters, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, Indiana University
imageThe economy will be one of the president-elect's top priorities in January. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Editor’s note: President-elect Joe Biden has said fixing the economy will be one of his administration’s top priorities when he takes office in January. R. Andrew Butters, assistant professor of business economics and public policy at...

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Why Trump's election fraud claims aren't showing up in his lawsuits challenging the results

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
imageTrump lawyer Rudy Giuliani alleges election fraud during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo

There seems to be a real disconnect between the claims of widespread fraud, a stolen election and illegal voting made by President Donald Trump and his allies and the a...

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Rural hospitals are under siege from COVID-19 – here's what doctors are facing, in their own words

  • Written by Lauren Hughes, Physician, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageSmall rural hospitals across the country are struggling to find enough space, staff and supplies.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

It’s difficult to put into words how hard COVID-19 is hitting rural America’s hospitals. North Dakota has so many cases, it’s allowing asymptomatic COVID-19-positive nurses to continue caring for patients to...

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Keeping indoor air clean can reduce the chance of spreading coronavirus

  • Written by Shelly Miller, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
imageOpen windows and doors to boost air flow and help remove airborne particles. Daniela Torres/EyeEm via Getty Images

The vast majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs indoors, mostly from the inhalation of airborne particles that contain the coronavirus. But in spite of the obvious risks posed by being inside, according to the Centers for Disease...

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Amid a raging pandemic, the US faces a nursing shortage. Can we close the gap?

  • Written by Rayna M Letourneau, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of South Florida
imageAmerican Nurses Association, CC BY

With a sharp increase in U.S. COVID-19 cases this fall and hospitals nearing capacity in parts of the Midwest and West, health care workers nationwide are scrambling to save lives – at great personal risk.

But the extraordinary number of people flooding U.S. hospitals has shined a spotlight on another...

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COVID-19 vaccines were developed in record time – but are these game-changers safe?

  • Written by William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
imageThe pandemic rages as the world waits for COVID-19 vaccines.Peter Zelei Images/Getty Images

There are now two COVID-19 vaccines that, at least according to preliminary reports, appear to be 94.5% and 95% effective. Both were developed in a record-breaking 11 months or so.

I am an infectious diseases specialist and professor at the University of...

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Five reasons Trump's challenge of the 2020 election will not lead to civil war

  • Written by Alexander Cohen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Clarkson University
imagePro-Trump supporters, including Infowars host Alex Jones, hold a 'Stop The Steal' protest Wednesday in Atlanta as Georgia's recount nears the end. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

Some Americans fear that the deep political divisions in the country and President Donald Trump’s determination to challenge the results of the election will cause...

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Why it's important to see women as capable ... of terrible atrocities

  • Written by Jessica Trisko Darden, Assistant Professor, American University School of International Service
imageArtemisia Gentileschi's 'Judith Beheading Holofernes.'Google Art Project

Born in 1593, Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi was the first woman to establish herself as a successful artist in a profession long dominated by men.

One of the most striking aspects of her work is the way she paints women. Her male contemporaries tended to portray women...

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What's cellular about a cellphone?

  • Written by Daniel Bliss, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University

Editor’s note: Daniel Bliss is a professor of electrical engineering at Arizona State University and the director of the Center for Wireless Information Systems and Computational Architecture. In this interview, he explains the ideas behind the original cellular networks and how they evolved over the years into today’s 5G (fifth...

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