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Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal law

  • Written by Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien, Associate Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
imageWhile sanctuary policies for immigrants have grown in the U.S. since the 1980s, the Trump administration is the first to challenge them. Marcos Silva/iStock/Getty Images Plus

San Francisco, Chicago and New York are among the major cities – as well as more than 200 small towns and counties and a dozen states – that over the past 40...

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The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill

  • Written by Nicholas J. Cull, Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imageThe bluegrass group Della Mae plays at an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan on its State Department-sponsored American Music Abroad tour in 2012. Photo: Paul Rockower

At a time when China is believed to spend about US$8 billion annually sending its ideas and culture around the world, President Donald Trump has proposed to cut by 93% the part of the State...

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Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care

  • Written by Patrick Aguilar, Professor of Practice of Organizational Behavior, Washington University in St. Louis

Pharmacies are more than just stores – they’re vital links between people and their health care.

One of us, Patrick, witnessed this firsthand in 2003 while working as a pharmacy technician at Walgreens in a midsize West Texas town. Each day involved handling hundreds of prescriptions as they moved through the system –...

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A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University
image_Toxoplasma_ can infiltrate the reproductive system.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male infertility rates increased nearly 80% from 1990 to 2019. The...

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When Elvis and Ella were pressed onto X-rays – the subversive legacy of Soviet ‘bone music’

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
imageIn the Soviet Union, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by a sound recording device.Michelle Mengsu Chang/Toronto Star via Getty Images

When Western Electric invented electrical sound recording 100 years ago, it completely transformed the public’s relationship to music.

Before then, recording was...

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High electricity prices zapping your budget? Here are 5 ways to save

  • Written by Hannah Wiseman, Professor of Law, Penn State

Pennsylvania residents may get sticker shock when they see their electric bills this summer. Aging infrastructure, extreme weather, transmission bottlenecks and increased demand are sending electricity rates soaring.

Widespread rate hikes across the commonwealth started in December 2024 and are continuing in 2025. Rising prices are related to how...

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Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste

  • Written by Terence Musho, Associate Professor of Engineering, West Virginia University
imageBroken electronics still contain valuable critical minerals.Beeldbewerking/iStock/Getty Images Plus

When the computer or phone you’re using right now blinks its last blink and you drop it off for recycling, do you know what happens?

At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will toss aluminum into bins....

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Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving

  • Written by Jeanne Sinclair, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
imageMillions of Americans take high-stakes exams every year.Caiaimage/Chris Ryan/iStock via Getty Images

Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.

I recently did a peer-reviewed deep dive into the test design documentation t...

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Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans

  • Written by Barbara J. Risman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois Chicago
imageThe nonbinary flag, shown here on a pin, represents people who say 'man' or 'woman' does not describe their sense of self.Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez/Moment via Getty Images

Since his inauguration in January 2025, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders that seek to limit federal recognition of transgender people. These orders...

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Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 3 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation US
imagePresident Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at West Point on May 24, 2025.AP Photo/Adam Gray

President Donald Trump’s speech at the graduation of the class of 2025 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point included segments that were clearly scripted and portions that were obviously not.

During the unscripted portions, Trump,...

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  1. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads
  2. Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100
  3. Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?
  4. Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today
  5. Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?
  6. Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution
  7. Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls
  8. For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains
  9. Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios
  10. Europeans are concerned that the US will withdraw support from NATO. They are right to worry − Americans should, too
  11. Why some towns lose local news − and others don’t
  12. MAHA report on children’s health highlights harms of ultraprocessed foods – a food scientist explains the research
  13. Harvard fights to keep enrolling international students – 4 essential reads about their broader impact
  14. How does a person become famous when they’re just a kid?
  15. 5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed
  16. Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school – but leaves it open for future challenges
  17. Can you upload a human mind into a computer? A neuroscientist ponders what’s possible
  18. Here’s how we figured the number of guns illegally trafficked from the US across the border to Mexico
  19. Gun trafficking from the US to Mexico: The drug connection
  20. US gun trafficking to Mexico: Independent gun shops supply the most dangerous weapons
  21. Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma’s Catholic charter school − but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private
  22. US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand
  23. In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies − and it’s been a violent year
  24. How abortion laws focusing on fetal viability miss the mark on women’s experiences
  25. From furry friends to fish, turning up the heat helps animals fight germs − how Mother Nature’s cure offers humans a lesson on fever
  26. Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy
  27. Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system
  28. Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system
  29. Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight − driven by censorship and media that downplay humanitarian crisis
  30. NOAA’s 2025 hurricane forecast warns of a busy season – a storm scientist explains why and what meteorologists are watching
  31. WHO is finalizing a new treaty that prepares for the next pandemic − but the US isn’t signing
  32. Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America
  33. At Cannes, decency and dress codes clash with fashion’s red carpet revolution
  34. Empathy can take a toll – but 2 philosophers explain why we should see it as a strength
  35. Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs
  36. Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia – here’s how and why we map them
  37. A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade out from the world it envisions, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration
  38. Lifecycle of a research grant – behind the scenes of the system that funds science
  39. FDA will approve COVID-19 vaccine only for older adults and high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
  40. What does it mean for Biden’s prostate cancer to be ‘aggressive’? A urologic surgeon explains
  41. Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds – an ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions
  42. Russia’s invasion united different parts of Ukraine against a common enemy – 3 years on, that unanimity still holds
  43. Trump treats laws as obstacles, not limits − and the only real check on his rule-breaking can come from political pressure
  44. Too much sitting increases risk of future health problems in chest pain patients – new research
  45. Why your electricity bill is so high and what Pennsylvania is doing about it
  46. Rethinking engineering education: Why focusing on learning preferences matters for diversity
  47. Israel has promised ‘basic amount’ of food into Gaza − but its policies have already created catastrophic starvation risk for millions
  48. 19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name
  49. Making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than just being polite − the social benefits of psychological generosity
  50. Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg’s suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic