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Stretching your donation dollars: 5 tips

  • Written by David Campbell, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageResidents pick through a makeshift aid station in Rockport, Texas after Harvey struck their city.AP Photo/Eric Gay

Many Americans want to help the people suffering from Hurricane Harvey and its unprecedented floods.

There’s no shortage of media reports listing which groups are taking donations, often with scant guidance about what kinds of...

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What made the rain in Hurricane Harvey so extreme?

  • Written by Russ Schumacher, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
imageThe rainfall from Harvey has now exceeded the amount from the previous record-bearer, Tropical Storm Amelia in 1978.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Fifty inches of rain. Nine trillion gallons of water. The Gulf Coast of Texas, and especially the Houston metropolitan area, has been inundated by rain produced by Hurricane Harvey. And as of this writing, the...

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Older victims of Hurricane Harvey may need special attention as Texas recovers

  • Written by Sue Anne Bell, Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
imageBrenda Bradley, 72, and her husband Jimmie, 78, survey flooding from Hurricane Harvey in their neighborhood in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, August 28, 2017. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

News and social media reports from coastal Texas have shown many striking images of Hurricane Harvey flood victims, but few were as arresting as a photo of older...

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‘Gluten-free water' shows absurdity of trend in labeling what's absent

  • Written by Brandon McFadden, Assistant Professor of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
imageGluten-free, GMO-free and 100 percent vegan.ericlefrancais/Shutterstock.com

The food labeling craze coupled with banner headlines about the dangers of gluten, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and hormones are leading to increasingly absurd results.

For example, you can now buy “premium” water that’s not only free of GMOs and...

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State budgets hang in the balance as future of ACA uncertain

  • Written by Capri Cafaro, Executive in residence, American University
imageStates like Ohio could lose billions of dollars in federal funds if the ACA is repealed.AP Photo/Tony Dejak

Many state budget directors are starting to plan for the next fiscal year – even as debate over repealing and replacing Obamacare has stalled in Congress.

In such an uncertain environment, responsible budgeting is no easy task.

Congressio...

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Response to natural disasters like Harvey could be helped with game theory

  • Written by Anna Nagurney, John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageDeleon Gambel, 14, fights the current from the overflow of Buffalo Bayou as he makes his way through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey while checking on neighbors in his apartment complex in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017.AP Photo/LM Otero

The devastation by Hurricane Harvey continues, with the National Weather Service calling the event unprec...

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Why Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year: 6 questions answered

  • Written by Ken Chitwood, Ph.D. Candidate, Religion in the Americas, Global Islam, University of Florida
imageEid prayers.IIOC Masjid Omar AlFarouk, CC BY-NC-ND

Editor’s note: At sundown on August 31, Muslims all over the world will celebrate one of the principal festivals, Eid al-Adha. Earlier in June, Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr. Ken Chitwood, Ph.D. candidate studying global Islam, explains the two Islamic festivals.

What is Eid?

Eid literally...

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At the Texas Prison Rodeo, a color line dissolved

  • Written by Mitchel P. Roth, Professor of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University

Well into the 20th century, segregation was a fact of daily life in Texas. Black citizens were barred from attending many sporting events, couldn’t eat at certain restaurants and weren’t able to stay at many hotels.

This was particularly true in the Texas prison system, where there were segregated work crews, barbershops, showers and...

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The wrongs of passage in fraternity hazing

  • Written by Hank Nuwer, Professor of Journalism, Franklin College
imageIn the movie 'Goat,' a fraternity puts pledges through gruesome and dangerous rituals.Killer Films

In the 40 years since publishing my first research on hazing in collegiate groups, I’ve often been reminded of the adage that every good thing is accompanied by trouble.

On the one hand, fraternities, bands and team sports provide a welcoming...

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Americans who live far from coasts should also be worried about flooding

  • Written by Nina Lam, Distinguished Professor of Louisiana Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University
imageTwo people walk down a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Catastrophic flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey is the latest reminder that floods kill more people in the United States than any other type of natural disaster and are the most...

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