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How civil rights leader Wyatt Tee Walker revived hope after MLK's death

  • Written by Corey D. B. Walker, Visiting Professor, University of Richmond
Civil rights leader Wyatt Tee Walker addresses a crowd at St. Phillips AME Church in Atlanta. Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images

Four years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the novelist James Baldwin would write on the pages of Esquire magazine, “Since Martin’s death, in Memphis, and that tremendous day in...

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Better rat control in cities starts by changing human behavior

  • Written by Michael H. Parsons, Visiting Research Scholar, Fordham University
Garbage in New York's subway system offers easy meals for rats.AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have blamed the rats and developed techniques for poisoning them.

We research urban rat populations and recognize that rats spread disease. But they are fascinating...

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The surprising source of Ansel Adams’ signature style

  • Written by Rebecca Senf, Chief Curator, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
Photographer Ansel Adams poses on a bluff with his camera.Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images

Ansel Adams’ bold, black-and-white landscapes of the American wilderness are so iconic that most people know an Adams photograph when they see it.

You might be surprised to learn that Adams didn’t learn his craft by attending an elite...

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Customers hate tipping before they're served – and asking makes them less likely to return

  • Written by Nathan B. Warren, Ph.D. Candidate, Marketing, University of Oregon

Imagine you’re in line at a coffee shop. You order your usual cappuccino and swipe your credit card to pay. Then the cashier swivels a little screen that prompts you for a tip – before the espresso shot is pulled or a drop of milk steamed.

Do you tip more, perhaps hoping that it will lead to a better drink? Or less or none at all,...

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What Americans think about who deserves tuition-free college

  • Written by Elizabeth Bell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Miami University
Americans support free community college more when students are seen as 'deserving,' new research suggests.Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images

Tuition-free college has gotten a lot of momentum of late.

Front-runners in the Democratic presidential field – including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden – have all come out in support of...

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100,000 Indians say 'Namaste Trump' and the president ignores some key human rights concerns

  • Written by Sumit Ganguly, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University
President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, India.AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi

President Donald Trump kicked off his first official visit to India by addressing a rally of more than 100,000 people on Feb. 24 in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat.

Trump promised the thousands of cheering Indians who...

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Girls are reaching new heights in basketball, but huge pay gaps await them as professionals

  • Written by Corinne M. Daprano, Associate Professor of Health & Sport Science; Interim Dean of the School of Education and Health Sciences, University of Dayton
Gigi Bryant, looking up to her dad on the court in 2016Elsa/Getty Images

Women have made great strides in the world of sports over the past 50 years.

Especially in some individual sports, female champion athletes today earn far more money and command a much bigger audience than their predecessors – thanks to breakthroughs by tennis champions...

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Americans are drowning in a sea of polls

  • Written by Michael Traugott, Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan
42% of media coverage of the 2016 election focused on the horserace.Photobank Gallery/Shutterstock.com

Polls have become an essential part of the news, particularly in the run-up to an election.

Reports on polls feed into what’s often called “horserace coverage” – who is ahead or behind, whether the candidates’ relative...

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The census goes digital – 3 things to know

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
A U.S. Census Bureau staff member uses digital maps to help identify where people live and need to be counted.U.S. Census Bureau via AP

The U.S. Census Bureau is hoping that most people who live in the U.S. will use the internet to answer census questions, rather than filling out a paper form or providing those answers to a census taker in person,...

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Eating disorders are about emotional pain – not food

  • Written by Michele Patterson Ford, Lecturer in Psychology, Dickinson College
Taylor Swift, one of millions of Americans who has struggled with an eating disorder.AP Images/Invision/Charles Sykes

In her documentary “Miss Americana,” music icon Taylor Swift disclosed her history of eating disorders. Her revelation underscores the fact these disorders do not discriminate. According to the advocacy and awareness...

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  3. Goldman Sachs' push for board diversity doesn't go far enough
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  5. Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don't fail
  6. Blacks are at higher risk for Alzheimer's, but why?
  7. Albania's plan against disinformation lets Facebook and powerful politicians off the hook
  8. Trump White House goes 300+ days without a press briefing – why that's unprecedented
  9. By filing for bankruptcy, the Boy Scouts may compensate more survivors of sexual abuse
  10. The ancient Greeks had alternative facts too – they were just more chill about it
  11. As US and Taliban plan to sign accord, Afghanistan must prepare for peace
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  13. US-Taliban truce begins, feeding hope of a peaceful, more prosperous Afghanistan
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  15. What the Trump budget says about the administration's health priorities
  16. The Culinary Union of Nevada takes a pass on endorsing – here's why that may be a winning political strategy
  17. Federal Pell Grants help pay for college – but are they enough to help students finish?
  18. Air pollution kills thousands of Americans every year – here's a low-cost strategy to reduce the toll
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  21. Nondisclosure and secrecy laws protect Bloomberg – not the women who sued him
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  28. Why Trump's post-impeachment actions are about vengeance, not retribution
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  35. Weinstein trial begs a question: Why is the pain of women and minorities often ignored?
  36. Something Democrats and Republicans have in common: Exaggerated stereotypes about both parties
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  38. 'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers
  39. Animals large and small once covered North America's prairies – and in some places, they could again
  40. What liberals and conservatives get wrong about free expression on college campuses
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  42. Democratic candidates seek a big and unprecedented K-12 funding boost
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