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How to make sure your vote counts in November

  • Written by Amy Dacey, Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University
imageVoting is important. Make sure you know how to do it!Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

The time is now! Voting in the presidential election will begin in many states in just a few weeks – as early as Sept. 4 in North Carolina. Every state’s regulations and procedures are different, so it is vital that you understand the...

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A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service

  • Written by Patty Heyda, Associate Professor of Urban Design and Architecture, Washington University in St Louis
imageThe J.W. Westcott II is the country's only floating ZIP code.cactuspinecone/flickr, CC BY

The U.S. Postal Service is under threat of collapse and privatization. This comes after years of federal political maneuvering that has effectively depleted revenues and staffing – issues now amplified by new cuts to overtime worker pay and slowed...

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Kids are bigger coronavirus spreaders than many doctors realized – here’s how schools can lower the risk

  • Written by Phyllis Sharps, Professor of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
imageStudents and parents at California's Hollywood High School go through temperature checks before picking up laptops for online learning. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

The first U.S. schools have reopened with in-person classes, and they are already setting off alarm bells about how quickly the coronavirus can spread.

Georgia’s Cherokee County...

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Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure

  • Written by Cassandra Quave, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Human Health; Herbarium Curator, Emory University
imageThe oleander plant is beautiful but deadly because of a toxic chemical called oleadrin.Alvesgaspar/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

With COVID-19 cases and deaths rising in the U.S. and globally, identifying new therapies to prevent and combat the virus is a top priority. Natural products from plants are an attractive option in the search for a cure....

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Nature and nurture both contribute to gender inequality in leadership – but that doesn't mean patriarchy is forever

  • Written by Christopher von Rueden, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
imageWho gets a seat at the table?H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock via Getty ImagesimageGender expectations can make it harder for women to achieve positions of leadership.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Kamala Harris’ candidacy as vice president of the United States provoked familiar criticism, based in part on her identity as a woman. Critics find...

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Hagia Sophia has been converted back into a mosque, but the veiling of its figural icons is not a Muslim tradition

  • Written by Christiane Gruber, Professor of Islamic Art, University of Michigan
imagePeople pray inside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, with sail-like drapes covering mosaic figures of the Virgin Mary and Jesus.AP Photo/Yasin Akgul

Ever since the reversion of Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, the Muslim call to prayer has been resounding from its minarets.

Originally built as a Christian Orthodox church and serving that purpose for...

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Black and Latino essential workers experience greater safety concerns than their white counterparts

  • Written by Jasmine Kerrissey, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageBlack and Latino essential workers are more likely to experience food, child care and housing insecurities than their white co-workers, in addition to safety concerns.Jumping Rocks/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Black and Latino essential...

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Amid partisan fight over Postal Service's future, its past reveals a common bond that helped stamp an identity on America

  • Written by Amy Werbel, Professor of the History of Art, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
imageUSPS mailbox in downtown Danville, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

House representatives are set to be recalled to Washington, D.C., amid an ongoing pandemic and fiercely-contested election season. The impetus for this emergency session is a foundational element of American life: the United States Postal Service....

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'Historic' Israel deal won't likely bring peace to the Middle East

  • Written by Dov Waxman, Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
imageThese Palestinians aren't happy with Trump's Israel deal, which required Israel to make no territorial concessions. Gaza, Aug. 16, 2020.Mahmoud Issa/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The heralded recent agreement to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates may not be the grand achievement it was made out to be.

The...

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Pandemic alters political conventions – which have always changed with the times

  • Written by Daniel Klinghard, Professor of Political Science, College of the Holy Cross
imageThe spectacle at the 2016 Republican National Convention will not be repeated in 2020.AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Politics, like everything else in American life, is being reshaped by the pandemic and by technology. Democrats will hold almost all of their 2020 nominating convention virtually. Republicans have not moved their convention online – deleg...

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  1. 3 ways to get kids to tune in and pay attention when schools go virtual
  2. The ethical case for allowing medical trials that deliberately infect humans with COVID-19
  3. In the work-from-home battle for space, women are the reluctant nomads
  4. Changing the Federal Reserve mandate could provide a down payment to ending racial inequality
  5. Poets and novelists have been writing about life under COVID-19 for more than a century
  6. 5 reasons to let students keep their cameras off during Zoom classes
  7. Racism linked to cognitive decline in African American women
  8. Hit ’em where it hurts – how economic threats are a potent tool for changing people's minds about the Confederate flag
  9. A rush is on to mine the deep seabed, with effects on ocean life that aren't well understood
  10. Diversity pledges alone won't change corporate workplaces – here's what will
  11. How one community improved COVID-19 nursing home care with collaboration and communication
  12. Rapid screening tests that prioritize speed over accuracy could be key to ending the coronavirus pandemic
  13. Political forecast models aren't necessarily more accurate than polls – or the weather
  14. Tweets show what hinders reports of sexual assault and harassment on campus – and why the new federal Title IX rules may be a step back
  15. The COVID-19 virus can spread through the air – here's what it'll take to detect the airborne particles
  16. Honey bees can't practice social distancing, so they stay healthy in close quarters by working together
  17. Israel suspends formal annexation of the West Bank, but its controversial settlements continue
  18. The US economy is reliant on consumer spending – can it survive a pandemic?
  19. Almost half of US teens who date experience stalking and harassment
  20. La venta callejera hace más vivas, seguras y justas las ciudades, por eso pertenece a la escena urbana post-COVID-19
  21. After the civil rights era, white Americans failed to support systemic change to end racism. Will they now?
  22. What should replace Confederate statues?
  23. The pandemic has affected millions with other illnesses – here's how it affected a health professor's struggle with bulimia
  24. Political trolls adapt, create material to deceive and confuse the public
  25. Why does some rain fall harder than other rain?
  26. Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in this pandemic year
  27. ¿Te sentías muy seguro navegando en modo 'incógnito'?
  28. COVID-19 is hitting tipped workers hard
  29. A COVID-19 vaccine needs the public's trust – and it's risky to cut corners on clinical trials, as Russia is
  30. Movie theaters are on life support – how will the film industry adapt?
  31. John Lewis and the masks Black preachers wear on the public stage
  32. The belief that demons have sex with humans runs deep in Christian and Jewish traditions
  33. How the old-fashioned telephone could become a new way for some to see their doctor
  34. Pivot to remote learning creates a chance to reinvent K-12 education
  35. Before Kamala Harris became Biden's running mate, Shirley Chisholm and other Black women aimed for the White House
  36. With Harris pick, Biden reaches out to young Black Americans
  37. Trillions in coronavirus spending is putting AOC's favorite economic theory to the test
  38. Clever chemistry turns ordinary bricks into electricity storage devices
  39. ¿El cerebro de los hombres y las mujeres realmente es diferente?
  40. 4 tips to help kids to cope with COVID-19 anxiety
  41. African Americans have long defied white supremacy and celebrated Black culture in public spaces
  42. Indigenous Mexicans turn inward to survive COVID-19, barricading villages and growing their own food
  43. Freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from mask mandates
  44. I'm a COVID-19 long-hauler and an epidemiologist – here's how it feels when symptoms last for months
  45. Video: The Wall of Moms builds on a long protest tradition
  46. Children in foster care face deeper jeopardy during the coronavirus pandemic
  47. Should students get a discount if they won't be on campus because of COVID-19?
  48. ¿El coronavirus permanece en el cuerpo? Lo que sabemos sobre cómo los virus subsisten en el cerebro y los testículos
  49. Insect apocalypse? Not so fast, at least in North America
  50. How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors