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You don't have to look far to find human trafficking victims

  • Written by Laurie Charles, Clinical Assistant Professor, Registered Nurse, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Texas A&M University
Children are especially vulnerable to sex traffickersShutterstock.com

Many people think that human trafficking means kidnapping and moving victims across state or national borders.

After working with human trafficking victims as a forensic nurse and now while teaching at Texas A&M University’s College of Nursing, I know that this often is...

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Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go?

  • Written by Matthew J. Hoffman, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
Debris pulled from a Lake Erie marina during a cleanup, June 9, 2012.NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, CC BY

Awareness is rising worldwide about the scourge of ocean plastic pollution, from Earth Day 2018 events to the cover of National Geographic magazine. But few people realize that similar concentrations of plastic pollution are accumulati...

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Genetically modified mosquitoes may be best weapon for curbing disease transmission

  • Written by Jason Rasgon, Professor of Entomology and Disease Epidemiology, Pennsylvania State University
More than 3.9 billion people live in regions where the Aedes aegypti mosquito is present. This species transmits Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. mycteria/Shutterstock.com

Mosquitoes are some of the most deadly creatures on the planet. They carry viruses, bacteria and parasites, which they transmit through...

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Three reasons the US is not ready for the next pandemic

  • Written by Christine Crudo Blackburn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
A poster from a world summit in Hong Kong on preparing for worldwide pandemics in June 2010. Despite efforts to develop plans, none is yet in place. Vincent Yu/AP Photo

One hundred years after the Great Influenza pandemic of 1918, global health leadership stands at a crossroads. The United States continues to expand its policy of isolationism at a...

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4 reasons why anti-Trump Latino voters won't swing the midterms

  • Written by Steffen W. Schmidt, Lucken Endowed Professor of Political Science, Iowa State University
Latinos make up 12 percent of people eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. Flickr/Erik Hersman, CC BY-SA

The Democratic Party shouldn’t count on Latinos swinging many midterm races their way this year.

Approximately 27.3 million U.S. Latinos are eligible to vote in November’s midterm elections – 12 percent of all eligible...

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How Aretha Franklin found her voice

  • Written by Adam Gustafson, Instructor in Music, Pennsylvania State University
Aretha Franklin performs at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 1989.AP Photo/Mario Suriani

Vocal juggernaut. Social activist. Artistic collaborator. Diva.

As Aretha Franklin is laid to rest, the Queen of Soul will deservedly be remembered in an array of tributes reflecting the immense legacy of her life and music.

Her voice is ingrained in the...

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El largo viaje de la silicona, de los implantes mamarios a la cocina

  • Written by Kiersten Muenchinger, Tim and Mary Boyle Chair in Material Studies and Product Design, University of Oregon
El plástico ideal para las temperaturas extremas de la cocina.Oksana Shufrych

Una de mis bandejas para hielo es amarilla y tan novedosa que, cuando se coloca en el congelador, moldea el agua en trocitos de hielo con forma de pato.

Quizás usted haya visto moldes para hielo como este, con todo tipo de formas, desde aviones hasta logotipo...

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Celebrating the 150th anniversary of helium's discovery – why we need it more than ever

  • Written by Christopher Rithner, CIF Director, Colorado State University
Balloons filled with helium float lazily into the sky.By magicinfoto / shutterstock.com

Watching helium gas lift balloons into the air is a lot of fun – or perhaps a tragedy if that balloon belonged to a small child who let it go. And, who hasn’t sipped the helium gas from a balloon and then quacked like Donald Duck? Although,...

Read more: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of helium's discovery – why we need it more than ever

Black and biracial Americans wouldn't need to code-switch if we lived in a post-racial society

  • Written by Chandra D.L. Waring, ​Assistant Professor of Sociology and Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
For black and biracial Americans, the pressures to adapt to a dominant white culture – and surrender their unique sense of self – can be suffocating.Gumenyuk Dmitriy/Shutterstock.com

Boots Riley’s new film “Sorry to Bother You” does anything but apologize.

In telling the story of Cassius, a young black man who becomes...

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Facebook begins to shift from being a free and open platform into a responsible public utility

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify on Capitol Hill.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

When Facebook recently removed several accounts for trying to influence the 2018 midterm elections, it was the company’s latest move acknowledging the key challenge facing the social media giant: It is both an open platform for free expression of diverse...

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  4. The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the US to get serious about recycling at home
  5. Dr. Droegemeier goes to Washington? What could happen when a respected scientist joins Trump's White House
  6. A bee economist explains honey bees' vital role in growing tasty almonds
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  8. Trump craves good press from the 'fake news' media – just look at his White House newsletter
  9. Parole and probation have grown far beyond resources allocated to support them
  10. Zimbabwe's coup did not create democracy from dictatorship
  11. What is the Hajj?
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  13. What are rare earths, crucial elements in modern technology? 4 questions answered
  14. Charlottesville belies racism's deep roots in the North
  15. Bio-based plastics can reduce waste, but only if we invest in both making and getting rid of them
  16. I went from prison to professor – here's why criminal records should not be used to keep people out of college
  17. Scientists are developing greener plastics – the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market
  18. Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn't make streets safer
  19. Overcoming vaccination myths: Could addressing the facts during prenatal visits help?
  20. Dutch Memorial Day: Erasing people after death
  21. Small business owners are getting a new incentive to sell to their employees
  22. Why Jewish giving to Israel is losing ground
  23. As a young reporter, I went undercover to expose the Ku Klux Klan
  24. Following Alfred Russel Wallace's footsteps to Borneo, where he penned his seminal evolution paper
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  31. What Harvard can learn from Texas: A solution to the controversy over affirmative action
  32. From slag to swag: The story of Earl Tupper's fantastic plastics
  33. Why Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places
  34. How the media falls short in reporting epidemics
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  36. We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics
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