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Improving school climate, not just security, is key to violence prevention

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A student retrieves her belongings from Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, where a gunman opened fire on May 18 and killed 10 people. David J. Phillip/AP

School shootings like the one that took place in Santa Fe, Texas, on May 18 are often followed by calls for enhanced security measures.

But Santa Fe High School already had many of these...

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Jewish Americans changed their names, but not at Ellis Island

  • Written by Kirsten Fermaglich, Associate Professor, Michigan State University
Immigrants and inspectors in the registry room for legal inspections at Ellis Island.

A well-worn joke in American Jewish culture goes like this. A Jewish immigrant landed at Ellis Island in New York. The procedures were confusing, and he was overwhelmed by the commotion. When one of the officials asked him “What is your name?” he...

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Toward sustainable ammonia production

  • Written by Xiaofeng Feng, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Central Florida
Ammonia production is one of the most energy-intensive industrial processes on the planet.By saoirse2013/shutterstock.com

Ammonia, with its unmistakable urinous odor, is a critical ingredient in agricultural fertilizers. With more than 145 million tonnes manufactured annually, only sulfuric acid outranks it as the world’s most produced...

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DNA apps promise deeper insights for consumers – but at what cost?

  • Written by Sarah Catherine Nelson, Research Scientist in Biostatistics and PhD Candidate in Public Health Genetics, University of Washington
Users may want to know more than what’s in a basic report from a genetic testing company.science photo/Shutterstock.com

Last month, law enforcement in California apprehended the alleged Golden State Killer, a serial murderer and rapist who terrorized the state during the 70s and 80s. Investigators triangulated to a suspect using a combination...

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A sustainable, energy-saving way to make the key ingredient in fertilizers

  • Written by Xiaofeng Feng, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Central Florida
Ammonia production is one of the most energy-intensive industrial processes on the planet.By saoirse2013/shutterstock.com

Ammonia, with its unmistakable urinous odor, is a critical ingredient in agricultural fertilizers. With more than 145 million tonnes manufactured annually, only sulfuric acid outranks it as the world’s most produced...

Read more: A sustainable, energy-saving way to make the key ingredient in fertilizers

Why China can't meet Trump's $200 billion trade demand

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology

President Donald Trump has demanded China cut its trade deficit with the U.S. by US$200 billion by 2020 or face a host of punishing tariffs. After recent talks with the U.S., China agreed to reduce it but wouldn’t commit to a target.

Regardless, my research in international economics tells me that meeting Trump’s demand is implausible....

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5 things to know about mass shootings in America

  • Written by Frederic Lemieux, Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of the Master's in Applied Intelligence, Georgetown University
Outside Santa Fe High School in Texas on May 18, 2018.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

At least 10 students were killed at a Santa Fe, Texas high school on May 18 after a classmate opened fire with a shotgun and a .38 revolver.

The shooting came just three months after another teen shooter killed 17 in Parkland, Florida, sparking nationwide youth-led...

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Scott Pruitt's approach to pollution control will make the air dirtier and Americans less healthy

  • Written by Robert Percival, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maryland
Smog alert in Cleveland, Ohio, July 20, 1973.USEPA

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s ethical lapses and extravagant spending habits have distracted the public from what he is doing to roll back important environmental protections.

Pruitt helped persuade President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris climate accord,...

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I teach refugees to map their world

  • Written by Brian Tomaszewski, Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technologies, Rochester Institute of Technology
A scene from Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan.Brian Tomaszewski, CC BY-SA

I first visited the Zaatari refugee camp in early 2015. Located in northern Jordan, the camp is home to more than 80,000 Syrian refugees. I was there as part of a research study on refugee camp wireless and information infrastructure.

It’s one thing to read about refugees...

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How lessons from childhood cancer care could improve adult cancer care

  • Written by Leonard L. Berry, University Distinguished Professor of Marketing, Mays Business School; Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Texas A&M University
Cancer care for adults could be improved if caregivers provided the empathy they provide to children, the authors suggest. ESB Professional/Shutterstock.com

A cancer diagnosis is a firestorm that turns lives upside down. It may not be life-ending, but it almost always is life-changing.

Few life experiences are crueler than childhood cancer, but this...

Read more: How lessons from childhood cancer care could improve adult cancer care

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