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Family and friends can be key to helping end domestic violence, study suggests

  • Written by Krista M. Chronister, Professor, psychology, University of Oregon
imageA family poses after the Not One Less protest in Missori Square in Milan on June 26. Family and friends are important allies against domestic violence.Valeria Ferraro/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The COVID-19 pandemic and strategies to prevent its spread, such as self-quarantine and travel restrictions, have isolated families and intensi...

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The numbers behind America's 180 on athlete activism

  • Written by Michael Serazio, Associate Professor of Communication, Boston College
imageIt has always been folly to believe that sports were separate from power and politics.AP Photo/Terrance WilliamsimageCC BY-ND

For 50 dormant years – roughly, the period between Muhammad Ali’s heyday and the Miami Heat donning hoodies after Trayvon Martin’s murder – athletes, as a general rule, steered clear of politics.

Teams...

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DeVos vows to require standardized tests again: 4 questions answered

  • Written by Nicholas Tampio, Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
imageIs the government's plan feasible?Alex Wong/Getty Images

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced on Sept. 3 that the government intended to enforce federal rules that require all states to administer standardized tests at K-12 public schools during the 2020-2021 school year. Nicholas Tampio, a Fordham University political scientist who researches...

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When someone dies, what happens to the body?

  • Written by Mark Evely, Program Director and Assistant Professor of Mortuary Science, Wayne State University
imageWhen a life ends, those who remain deal with the body.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Upwards of 2.8 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university mortuary science program, I can tell you that while each individual’s life experiences are unique, what happens to a body after death follows a...

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Vinculan el racismo con el deterioro cognitivo en mujeres afroamericanas

  • Written by Lynn Rosenberg, Professor of Epidemiology, Boston University
imagePara las mujeres afroamericanas, el racismo puede contribuir a una variedad de problemas de salud. Getty Images / monkeybusinessimages

Los afroamericanos tienen tasas más elevadas de demencia y Alzheimer que los estadounidenses blancos. El estrés crónico, asociado con el deterioro cognitivo y la reducción del volumen...

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Who formally declares the winner of the U.S. presidential election?

  • Written by Amy Dacey, Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University
imageWith rare exceptions, like the 2000 presidential election, the winning candidate usually declares victory on election night. But the win isn't actually certified until January. ranklin McMahon/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

With the U.S. presidential election rapidly approaching at a time of extraordinary political and social disruption, the...

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What is a hurricane storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?

  • Written by Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University
imageStorm surge can push water levels well above normal sea level during a hurricane.Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities miles inland, and break up dunes and levees that normally...

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Asian Americans' political preferences have flipped from red to blue

  • Written by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
imageAsian American voters leave a Temple City, California, polling place in 2012, in the state's first legislative district that is majority Asian American.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Asian Americans used to be a reliable Republican voting bloc. But long before Kamala Harris, who is Indian American and Black, became Joe Biden’s running...

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Big pharma's safety pledge isn't enough to build public confidence in COVID-19 vaccine – here's what will

  • Written by Efthimios Parasidis, Professor of Law and Public Health, The Ohio State University
imageA patient receives a shot in a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Americans are increasingly concerned that regulators and manufacturers will rush a vaccine to market without an adequate review.

That prompted nine vaccine front-runners, including Pfizer and Merck, to promise to abide by clinical and ethical standards in an...

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Why gender reveals have spiraled out of control

  • Written by Jenna Drenten, Associate Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
imageIt's a ... fire!Illustration by Anurag Papolu/The Conversation; photo by milorad kravic/iStock via Getty Images, CC BY-SA

Over Labor Day weekend, two expectant parents didn’t get the viral hit they had hoped for.

During a gender reveal party in Southern California, a “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device” was supposed to simply...

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  1. Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered
  2. It's still a conservative Supreme Court, even after recent liberal decisions – here's why
  3. Far from being anti-religious, faith and spirituality run deep in Black Lives Matter
  4. Study: Pandemic-induced stress could be increasing the risk of child abuse
  5. Afghanistan peace talks begin – but will the Taliban hold up their end of the deal?
  6. Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science
  7. What’s in your medicine may surprise you – a call for greater transparency about inactive ingredients
  8. We studied what happens when guys add their cats to their dating app profiles
  9. Smoke from wildfires can worsen COVID-19 risk, putting firefighters in even more danger
  10. Philosophy and psychology agree - yelling at people who aren't wearing masks won't work
  11. 19 years after 9/11, Americans continue to fear foreign extremists and underplay the dangers of domestic terrorism
  12. Why women bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
  13. Why female bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
  14. Coping with Western wildfires: 5 essential reads
  15. Que las clases en línea no sean un 'dolor de cabeza': te damos 3 tips para que tus hijos pongan atención
  16. Live bacteria spray is showing promise in treating childhood eczema
  17. Coronavirus is hundreds of times more deadly for people over 60 than people under 40
  18. Angry Americans: How political rage helps campaigns but hurts democracy
  19. Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities
  20. Does ignoring robocalls make them stop? Here's what we learned from getting 1.5 million calls on 66,000 phone lines
  21. Few US students ever repeat a grade but that could change due to COVID-19
  22. More dengue fever and less malaria – mosquito control strategies may need to shift as Africa heats up
  23. What a smoky bar can teach us about the '6-foot rule' during the COVID-19 pandemic
  24. Bridging America's divides requires a willingness to work together without becoming friends first
  25. Los indígenas mexicanos se repliegan para sobrevivir a la COVID-19 aislando pueblos y cultivando su comida
  26. Ultraviolet light can make indoor spaces safer during the pandemic – if it's used the right way
  27. 'Quarantine envy' could finally wake people up to the deep inequalities that pervade American life
  28. Americans are renouncing U.S. citizenship in record numbers – but maybe not for the reasons you think
  29. Video: How did mask wearing become so politicized?
  30. Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians' climate change denial
  31. What we know about MIS-C, a rare but dangerous illness striking children weeks after they get COVID-19
  32. The largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage isn't the hajj to Mecca, it's the Shiite pilgrimage to Karbala in Iraq
  33. MIS-C is a rare but dangerous illness striking children weeks after they get COVID-19 – here's what we know about it
  34. 5 things to look for on a college campus that benefit mental health
  35. George Washington was silent, but Trump tweets regularly – running for president has changed over the years
  36. As concerns mount over integrity of US elections, so does support for international poll monitors
  37. Trump’s law-and-order campaign relies on a historic American tradition of racist and anti-immigrant politics
  38. Portland and Kenosha violence was predictable – and preventable
  39. Dangerous bacteria is showing up in school water systems, reminding all buildings reopening amid COVID-19 to check the pipes
  40. Business liability shield is holding up another coronavirus bailout – a legal scholar explains why immunity is unnecessary and even harmful
  41. A doctor's open apology to those fighting overweight and obesity
  42. Does 4 years of college make students more liberal?
  43. Protecting half of the planet is the best way to fight climate change and biodiversity loss – we've mapped the key places to do it
  44. How the Civil War drove medical innovation – and the pandemic could, too
  45. The pandemic has revealed the cracks in US manufacturing: Here's how to fix them
  46. If sitting at a desk all day is bad during coronavirus, could I lie down to work instead?
  47. 'From each according to ability; to each according to need' – tracing the biblical roots of socialism's enduring slogan
  48. Kamala Harris represents an opportunity for coalition building between Blacks and Asian Americans
  49. Labor Day celebrates earning a living, but remember what work really means
  50. Why masks are a religious issue