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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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What schools can do to reduce the risk that teachers and other educators will sexually abuse children

  • Written by David Finkelhor, Professor of Sociology, University of New Hampshire
No one knows how widespread this problem is.WSW1985/Shutterstock.com

There’s no shortage of reports about American teachers and other school staff getting arrested for allegedly sexually abusing one or more children.

For example, a high school volleyball coach and algebra teacher in Oklahoma was arrested for first-degree rape in January after...

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The sharing economy helps women find new economic opportunities in Jordan

  • Written by Allison J. Anderson, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Washington
New technology has created new options for women in Jordan.Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images

Across the world, women face online stalking, threats to their reputation and surveillance or monitoring of their online activities.

In many countries, threats to safety and privacy limit women’s access to information and communication technologies.

I’m...

Read more: The sharing economy helps women find new economic opportunities in Jordan

If you want to help after the Nashville tornadoes, give cash, not clothing and other stuff

  • Written by Julia Brooks, Furman Public Policy Scholar, New York University
The wreckage in Nashville was extreme.AP Photo/Wade Payne

Powerful storms and tornadoes left a trail of devastation as they ripped through Nashville on March 3, killing 25 people, injuring dozens more and leaving hundreds homeless. As first responders and residents of the Tennessee city searched for the missing, assessed the damage and began to...

Read more: If you want to help after the Nashville tornadoes, give cash, not clothing and other stuff

Why hand-washing really is as important as doctors say

  • Written by Michelle Sconce Massaquoi, Doctoral Candidate in Microbiology, University of Oregon
U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, center, demonstrates hand-washing to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, left, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, right, in Rocky Hill, Conn., March 2, 2020. AP Photo/Jessica Hill

As the threat from the coronavirus grows, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health officials are...

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Evangelicals downplay religious expression when working with secular groups

  • Written by Brad R. Fulton, Assistant Professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
For many evangelicals, faith is a central part of their lives, but there is wide variation in how it is practiced.Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

White evangelicals in the United States are typically presented as culture warriors united around a common set of conservative aims, such as preserving “traditio...

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Predicting the coronavirus outbreak: How AI connects the dots to warn about disease threats

  • Written by Vandana Janeja, Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Connecting the dotsmajcot/Shutterstock.com

Canadian artificial intelligence firm BlueDot has been in the news in recent weeks for warning about the new coronavirus days ahead of the official alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. The company was able to do this by tapping different sources of...

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Why public health officials sound more worried about the coronavirus than the seasonal flu

  • Written by Tom Duszynski, Director Epidemiology Education, IUPUI
A county executive in Washington state addresses the media after a death from COVID-19, which results from the coronavirus.Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

The spread of the new coronavirus, which has infected over 80,000 people worldwide and resulted in the death of more than 3,000, has raised alarms around the world.

At the same time, the...

Read more: Why public health officials sound more worried about the coronavirus than the seasonal flu

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