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Steaming lakes and thundersnow: 4 questions answered about weird winter weather

  • Written by Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
Water in its solid phase, also known as ice.AP Photo/Tony Dejak

Editor’s note: Extreme cold weather can produce unusual phenomena, from so-called sea smoke to slushy ocean waves. As atmospheric scientist Scott Denning explains, these striking events are caused mainly by the behavior of water at very cold temperatures.

Why do lake and ocean...

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Belichick versus McVay: An age-old question of leadership

  • Written by Megan Gerhardt, Professor of Management, Farmer School of Business, Miami University
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, left, shakes hands with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Super Bowl LIII will pit the Los Angeles Rams against the New England Patriots, but the sidelines will be the setting for another kind of matchup: youth versus experience.

In 2017, Sean McVay, at 30 years old, was...

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What is frostbite? An ER doc explains

  • Written by Jeremiah Escajeda, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Frostbite cannot be overcome with a tough mental edge, despite what Kentucky’s governor, Matt Bevin, might believe. As much of the country faces sub-zero temperatures and high wind speeds, frostbite is a real health hazard.

I’m an emergency medicine physician and EMS medical director and have seen many cases of frostbite, a common...

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Measles: Why it's so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital

  • Written by Paul Duprex, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
A sign at a clinic in Vancouver, Washington on Jan. 25, 2019 asks unvaccinated children 12 and younger to leave the facility. Gillian Flaccus/AP Photos

On the darkest day of 2018, the winter solstice, we at the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh tweeted, with despair, a report in the Guardian that measles cases in Europe...

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3 ways to improve education about slavery in the US

  • Written by Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies, West Virginia University
Textbooks often do a poor job when it comes to teaching students about slavery in the U.S.Dusan Pavlic from www.shutterstock.com

When it comes to teaching students about slavery in the United States, teachers often stumble through the topic. In the worst cases, they use poorly conceived lessons that end up inflaming students, parents and...

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Why Muslim women wear a hijab: 3 essential reads

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
A student on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, trying out the hijab on World Hijab Day, 2017.AP Photo/Russell Contreras

In 2013, Nazma Khan – who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age of 11 – started World Hijab Day. Growing up in the Bronx, New York, Khan experienced discrimination because of...

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Who’s smoking now, and why it matters

  • Written by Kenneth E. Warner, Professor Emeritus of Public Health, University of Michigan
A man at a recovery center in Youngstown, Ohio, smokes a cigarette, June 15, 2017.David Dermer/AP Photo

Suppose you were told that there is something responsible for nearly 1 of every 5 deaths of Americans, and that it is completely avoidable. Would you believe – today – that “something” is cigarette smoking?

If...

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Odds of military coup in Venezuela rise every day Maduro stays in office

  • Written by Clayton Besaw, Political Science Researcher, University of Central Florida

It would be reasonable to expect the worst for Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s embattled president.

Two weeks after Maduro’s re-inauguration, opposition leader Juan Gauidó has declared himself the country’s rightful president. The power struggle follows a failed military mutiny against Maduro, whose easy re-election in...

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Facebook is a persuasion platform that's changing the advertising rulebook

  • Written by Saleem Alhabash, Associate Professor of Advertising + Public Relations, Michigan State University
Doesn't take much thought to tap in those 'likes.'sitthiphong/Shutterstock.com

Facebook – the social network that started in a Harvard dorm room 15 years ago – has evolved into a media and advertising giant. It’s helped create a new age of precise consumer insights. With over 2 billion users worldwide, Facebook can offer granular...

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