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COVID-19 and teletherapy may be changing how much you know about your therapist

  • Written by Adrienne Lapidos, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
imageWith the coronavirus risk, many therapy sessions have moved online to video calls. Maskot via Getty Images

It’s the third month of the COVID-19 pandemic, and everyone is homebound. The camera on my laptop picks up my image from an odd angle, exposing a lot of nostril. But this way, my patient sees only my face and the blank wall behind me....

Read more: COVID-19 and teletherapy may be changing how much you know about your therapist

COVID-19 and telehealth may be changing how much you know about your therapist

  • Written by Adrienne Lapidos, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
imageWith the coronavirus risk, many therapy sessions have moved online to video calls. Maskot via Getty Images

It’s the third month of the COVID-19 pandemic, and everyone is homebound. The camera on my laptop picks up my image from an odd angle, exposing a lot of nostril. But this way, my patient sees only my face and the blank wall behind me....

Read more: COVID-19 and telehealth may be changing how much you know about your therapist

A summer of protest, unemployment and presidential politics – welcome to 1932

  • Written by James N. Gregory, Professor of History, University of Washington
imageThe Bonus Army stages a demonstration at the empty Capitol on July 2, 1932. Underwood and Underwood, photographers; Library of Congress

An election looms. An unpopular president wrestles with historic unemployment rates. Demonstrations erupt in hundreds of locations. The president deploys Army units to suppress peaceful protests in the...

Read more: A summer of protest, unemployment and presidential politics – welcome to 1932

Fireworks can torment veterans and survivors of gun violence with PTSD – here's how to celebrate with respect for those who served

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
imageFor those with PTSD, sounds from fireworks can trigger flashbacks.Getty Images / Josep Maria Gerardo / EyeEm

For some combat veterans, the Fourth of July is not a time to celebrate the independence of the country they love. Instead, the holiday is a terrifying ordeal. That’s because the noise of fireworks – loud, sudden, and...

Read more: Fireworks can torment veterans and survivors of gun violence with PTSD – here's how to celebrate...

Monks, experts in social distancing, find strength in isolation

  • Written by Michael A. Vargas, Professor of History, State University of New York at New Paltz
imageCatholicism has a long tradition of seeing being alone as a source of healing, not isolation. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images

Need a habit to get through trying times? Try solitude.

Ever since the rainy season retreats of the Buddha 2,500 years ago, sages have celebrated the transformative power of being alone. In Christian...

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Why companies as diverse as eBay, IKEA and Mars are increasingly supporting US clean energy policies

  • Written by Zdravka Tzankova, Associate Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
imageA worker checks the installation of a solar panel array atop an IKEA store in Miami.AP Photo/J Pat Carter

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

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My new analysis of companies that seek to buy renewable electricity finds that business is becoming a powerful new ally in the U.S. political battle to stop climate...

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TikTok teens and the Trump campaign: How social media amplifies political activism and threatens election integrity

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
imagePresident Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla. had thousands of empty seats, thanks at least in part to the actions of teenagers who mobilized on the social media platform TikTok.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The lower-than-expected attendance at President Trump’s rally in Tulsa on June 20 was attributed, at least in part, to an online army of K-pop...

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Muslim Americans assert solidarity with Black Lives Matter, finding unity within a diverse faith group

  • Written by Amir Hussain, Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University
imageMuslims demonstrate against police brutality and racial injustice in Brooklyn.John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The killing of George Floyd took place at the doorstep of Muslim America.

He was killed in front of Cup Foods, a store owned by an Arab American Muslim, whose teenage employee – also a Muslim – had earlier reported to...

Read more: Muslim Americans assert solidarity with Black Lives Matter, finding unity within a diverse faith...

Why are so many people lighting off fireworks?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
imageFireworks light up the sky over New York City in 2019.Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year.

While people often light off fireworks close to the Fourth of July, this year fireworks have been lit in large numbers starting weeks earlier. New York City had a 4,000% increase in fireworks...

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The US isn't in a second wave of coronavirus – the first wave never ended

  • Written by Melissa Hawkins, Professor of Public Health, Director of Public Health Scholars Program, American University
imageThe U.S. as a whole is facing a huge surge in coronavirus cases, but the differences between states like New York and Florida are striking.Kena Betancur/1207979953 via Getty Images

After sustained declines in the number of COVID-19 cases over recent months, restrictions are starting to ease across the United States. Numbers of new cases are falling...

Read more: The US isn't in a second wave of coronavirus – the first wave never ended

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  4. How small towns are responding to the global pandemic
  5. COVID-19 messes with Texas: What went wrong, and what other states can learn as younger people get sick
  6. National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there's more than one kind of patriotism
  7. How racism in US health system hinders care and costs lives of African Americans
  8. Money talks: Big business, political strategy and corporate involvement in US state politics
  9. As professional sports come back, members of the US women's soccer team are still paid less than the men's
  10. Fast food is comforting, but in low-income areas it crowds out fresher options
  11. In this era of protest over racism, will colleges embrace Black student activists?
  12. Coronavirus and cancer hijack the same parts in human cells to spread – and our team identified existing cancer drugs that could fight COVID-19
  13. The 'domestic terrorist' designation won't stop extremism
  14. 3 moral virtues necessary for an ethical pandemic response and reopening
  15. Northern Ireland's police transformation may hold lessons for the US
  16. Rethinking the K-pop industry's silence during the Black Lives Matter movement
  17. To achieve a new New Deal, Democrats must learn from the old one
  18. Authorities are yanking the legacy of slaveholder John C. Calhoun from public sphere, but his bigotry remains embedded in American society
  19. Should the president pick the attorney general?
  20. This simple model shows the importance of wearing masks and social distancing
  21. Rethinking what research means during a global pandemic
  22. A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms
  23. 100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
  24. Developing resilience is an important tool to help you deal with coronavirus and the surge in cases
  25. How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans
  26. Gene therapy and CRISPR strategies for curing blindness (Yes, you read that right)
  27. Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution are becoming more common – which can't be a good thing for global health
  28. Hip-hop is the soundtrack to Black Lives Matter protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues
  29. New York opens traffic-clogged streets to people during pandemic, the city's latest redesign in times of dramatic change
  30. Most white parents don't talk about racism with their kids
  31. Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don't fit their worldview
  32. Prisoners in US suffering dementia may hit 200,000 within the next decade – many won't even know why they are behind bars
  33. Economic policies can induce people to quarantine safely during the pandemic
  34. A selective retreat from trade with China makes sense for the United States
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  36. What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
  37. Why safely reopening high school sports is going to be a lot harder than opening college and pro ball
  38. How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
  39. A massive public health effort eradicated smallpox but scientists are still studying the deadly virus
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  42. Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics
  43. President Trump revives J. Edgar Hoover's tyrannical playbook
  44. To fight US racism, research prescribes a nationwide healing process
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