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Biden's resurrection was unprecedented – and well-timed

  • Written by Robert Shrum, Carmen H. and Louis Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Los Angeles on Super Tuesday.Ronen Tivony/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images

The dominant question going into Super Tuesday was: Did Joe Biden’s sweeping victory in South Carolina come just in time, or was it too late?

The answer is now clear. Biden all-but-...

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What really works to keep coronavirus away? 4 questions answered by a public health professional

  • Written by Brian Labus, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Duane Clark works to sanitize surfaces at the Avenue X subway station in New York City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.AP Photo/Kevin Hagen

Editor’s note: The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has a higher fatality rate than the flu. As of March 4, 2020, nine deaths have been reported...

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Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide

  • Written by Maria Croyle, Professor of Pharmaceutics, University of Texas at Austin
Films that dissolve rapidly when placed under the tongue or high in the cheek will make vaccines cheaper and more reliable.Stephen C. Schafer, CC BY-ND

The race is on to identify an effective vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. Once discovered, the next challenge will be manufacturing and distributing it around the world.

My research group has...

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Super Tuesday results show how Latino voters, moderate Democrats and Trump supporters are shaping the election

  • Written by Katie A. Cahill, Associate Director, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, University of Tennessee
Voting machine operator David Schaefer, right, helps voter Kaitron Gordon with her ballot on Tennessee's Super Tuesday primary in Nashville after deadly overnight tornadoes delayed the start of voting. AP/Mark Humphrey

Editor’s note: From tiny Vermont villages to the tornado-damaged city of Nashville to California’s sprawling suburbs,...

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Spring is arriving earlier across the US, and that's not always good news

  • Written by Theresa Crimmins, Director, USA National Phenology Network, University of Arizona
Yellow trout lily flowers nearly a week earlier now than in previous decades in the Appalachian Mountains.Katja Schulz/Wikipedia, CC BY

Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception. In parts of the Southeast, spring has arrived weeks earlier than normal and may turn out to be the w...

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The Fed's 'surprise' interest rate cut: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Jonathan T. Fluharty-Jaidee, Assistant Department Chair and Professor of Finance, West Virginia University
The rate cut didn't calm investor nerves. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Editor’s note: The Federal Reserve unexpectedly cut interest rates by half a percentage point on March 2 to calm investors worried the unfolding coronavirus outbreak will slow economic growth. After the surprise move – the first since the 2008 financial crisis –...

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There’s no easy exit for the US in Afghanistan

  • Written by Madhav Joshi, Research Associate Professor & Associate Director, Peace Accords Matrix (PAM), University of Notre Dame
New Afghan National Army recruits march during their February graduation ceremony.AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

After 18 months of negotiations, the U.S. and the Taliban signed a peace deal on Feb. 29. It is expected that the deal will provide a plan for a comprehensive Afghan peace process.

The deal addresses the security of foreign troops; the...

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A simple way to promote HPV vaccination among Asian American women: Storytelling

  • Written by Minjin Kim, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Rates of HPV screenings and vaccinations remain low for some subgroups of Asian American women.Getty Images / Peter Dazeley

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders – what demographers call AAPIs – are the nation’s fastest-growing minority. Close to 20 million now live in the U.S. But you wouldn’t know it from our public health...

Read more: A simple way to promote HPV vaccination among Asian American women: Storytelling

Why so many epidemics originate in Asia and Africa – and why we can expect more

  • Written by Suresh V Kuchipudi, Clinical Professor and Associate Director of Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University
On Feb. 18, 2020, in Seoul, South Korea, people wearing face masks pass an electric screen warning about COVID-19. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is a frightening reminder of the imminent global threat posed by emerging infectious diseases. Although epidemics have arisen during all of human history, they now...

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Why colleges should think twice before punishing student protesters

  • Written by Jerusha Osberg Conner, Associate Professor of Education, Villanova University
Student activists are calling attention to a wide range of issues on campus.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

For much of the 2019-2020 academic year, Syracuse University has been besieged by student protests over how the school handled of a series of racist incidents on campus.

In the latest protest, Syracuse student activists have occupied the campus...

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