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Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
imageRosalind Franklin at age 25.Elliott & Fry/© National Portrait Gallery, London, CC BY-NC-ND

What do coal, viruses and DNA have in common? The structures of each – the predominant power source of the early 20th century, one of the most remarkable forms of life on Earth and the master molecule of heredity – were all elucidated by...

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In Kashmir, military lockdown and pandemic combined are one giant deadly threat

  • Written by Ifat Gazia, Doctoral Student in Communications and Film, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageKashmiri commuters at an Indian military checkpoint in the city of Srinagar, July 17, 2020. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images

COVID-19 is taking a terrible toll worldwide. But in the Himalayan territory of Kashmir, it’s only the latest indignity in a 73-year cycle of oppression, militarization and scarcity.

At least, that’s what the...

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Electoral College benefits whiter states, study shows

  • Written by William Blake, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA congressional staffer opens the boxes containing the Electoral College ballots in January 2017.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

States can force members of the Electoral College to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state’s presidential primary, the Supreme Court recently ruled. The July 6 decision removed one of the two reasons why...

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COVID-19 has ravaged American newsrooms – here's why that matters

  • Written by Damian Radcliffe, Caroline S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, University of Oregon
imageRead all about it: Virus kills off dying industryBrian Mitchell/Getty Images

Many newsrooms across the U.S. will be quieter places when journalists return to their workplace after the coronavirus lockdowns end.

COVID-19 has ripped through the industry. In the United States alone, over 36,000 journalists have lost their jobs, been furloughed or had...

Read more: COVID-19 has ravaged American newsrooms – here's why that matters

How local governments can attract companies that will help keep their economies afloat during COVID-19

  • Written by Bruce D. McDonald III, Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance, North Carolina State University
imageProtestors voice their displeasure during a New York City Council hearing on Amazon's plan to locate a headquarters in the city.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

As companies labor to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic, some businesses that feel hemmed in by local or statewide workplace safety mandates have threatened to relocate to more...

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Why Indian American spelling bee success is more than just an endearing story

  • Written by Pawan Dhingra, Professor of Sociology and American Studies, Amherst College
imageBehind every spelling bee champ is at least one very engaged parent.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Over the past 20 years, Indian Americans have come to dominate the Scripps National Spelling Bee even though they comprise only about 1% of the U.S. population.

The bee was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. But there were eight...

Read more: Why Indian American spelling bee success is more than just an endearing story

Mandatory face masks might lull people into taking more coronavirus risks

  • Written by Alex Horenstein, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Miami
imageMasks are a crucial tool for stopping the pandemic – but don't let them give you a false sense of security.Patricia J. Garcinuno/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images Europe

Governments all around the world are trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Making it mandatory for people to wear face masks is a policy that has gained...

Read more: Mandatory face masks might lull people into taking more coronavirus risks

John Lewis and C.T. Vivian belonged to a long tradition of religious leaders in the civil rights struggle

  • Written by Lawrence Burnley, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Dayton
imageJohn Lewis linked arms with religious leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, while marching from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

With the deaths of Rep. John Lewis and the Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian, the U.S. has lost two civil rights greats who drew upon their faith as...

Read more: John Lewis and C.T. Vivian belonged to a long tradition of religious leaders in the civil rights...

Twitter hack exposes broader threat to democracy and society

  • Written by Laura DeNardis, Professor and Interim Dean, American University School of Communication
imageTwitter mediates so much in the public sphere that weak points at the company are weak points in society. NurPhoto via Getty Images

In case 2020 wasn’t dystopian enough, hackers on July 15 hijacked the Twitter accounts of former President Barack Obama, presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian and Apple, among...

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Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest – which is why soda taxes could help reduce gaping health inequalities

  • Written by Patricia Smith, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
imageSoda contributes to obesity and other diseases.

Many countries such as the U.K. and Mexico and a handful of U.S. cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco have imposed soda taxes in an effort to fight rising obesity.

Lots of research shows a link between drinking sugary substances and a whole host of negative health outcomes, including type 2...

Read more: Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest – which is why soda taxes could...

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  9. Until teachers feel safe, widespread in-person K-12 schooling may prove impossible in US
  10. Contact tracing's long, turbulent history holds lessons for COVID-19
  11. Research on voting by mail says it's safe – from fraud and disease
  12. Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights, Trump: The risks and rewards of corporate activism
  13. Zounds! What the fork are minced oaths? And why are we still fecking using them today?
  14. Protestantism's troubling history with white supremacy in the US
  15. Ransomware criminals are targeting US universities
  16. How brains do what they do is more complex than what anatomy on its own suggests
  17. An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our feet
  18. Oklahoma is – and always has been – Native land
  19. A new anti-platelet drug shows potential for treating blood vessel clots in heart attacks, strokes and, possibly, COVID-19
  20. How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer
  21. The Electoral College is surprisingly vulnerable to popular vote changes
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  23. The Fed's independence helped it save the US economy in 2008 – the CDC needs the same authority today
  24. With kids spending more waking hours on screens than ever, here's what parents need to worry about
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  28. Through protest and resistance, Lumbees seek to reconcile past with present
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  35. Why Buddhist monks collect alms and visit households even in times of social distancing
  36. As coronavirus cases spike in the South, Northeast seems to have the pandemic under control - here's what changed
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  39. Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health
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  43. 5 ways higher education can be seen as hostile to women of color
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