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These programs make college possible for students with developmental disabilities

  • Written by Neil Edwin Duchac II, Associate Professor of Social Work and Human Services, Kennesaw State University
imageEmployment prospects are greatly enhanced for students with developmental delays if they acquired postsecondary education.Drs Producoes via Getty Images

For students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, opportunities to attend college may appear few and far between. But this is changing, thanks to inclusive postsecondary education &ndas...

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Edward Blum's crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

  • Written by Julian Maxwell Hayter, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
imageEdward Blum stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 20, 2022. Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully challenged many affirmative action and voting rights laws.

Blum has no formal...

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Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation

  • Written by Suvrath Mahadevan, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
imageLHS 3154b, a newly discovered massive planet that should be too big to exist. The Pennsylvania State University

Imagine you’re a farmer searching for eggs in the chicken coop – but instead of a chicken egg, you find an ostrich egg, much larger than anything a chicken could lay.

That’s a little how our teamof astronomersfelt when wed...

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Russian attempt to control narrative in Ukraine employs age-old tactic of 'othering' the enemy

  • Written by Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
imageVigil lanterns at the Bitter Memory of Childhood monument commemorating the Ukrainian famineKirill Chubotin / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Controlling the narrative has long been crucial to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.

In the worldview he promulgates, the U.S. is an “empire of lies,” the...

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OpenAI is a nonprofit-corporate hybrid: A management expert explains how this model works − and how it fueled the tumult around CEO Sam Altman's short-lived ouster

  • Written by Alnoor Ebrahim, Professor of Management, Tufts University
imageOpenAI CEO Sam Altman had a tumultuous November.omohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images

The board of OpenAI, creator of the popular ChatGPT and DALL-E artificial intelligence tools, fired Sam Altman, its chief executive officer, in late November 2023.

Chaos ensued as investors and employees rebelled. By the time the mayhem had subsided five days later, Altman...

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As plastic production grows, treaty negotiations to reduce plastic waste are stuck in low gear

  • Written by Sarah J. Morath, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs, Wake Forest University
imagePlastic litters a beach in Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Plastic pollution has spread to Earth’s farthest reaches, with widespread effects on wildlife, the environment and human health. To curb this problem, U.N. member countries are negotiating a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution, which they aim to complete by the end...

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Israel's mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country

  • Written by David L. Graizbord, Director of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona
imagePeople cheer as a vehicle carrying hostages released by Hamas drives toward an army base in Ofakim, southern Israel, on Nov. 26, 2023.Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images

Some 16 million people worldwide identify as Jewish – and more than 7 million of them live in Israel.

The country is home to more than 2 million people who are not Jewish, as...

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'Baldur's Gate 3' became the surprise hit of 2023 by upending conventional wisdom about what gives video games broad appeal

  • Written by James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College
imageThe role-playing game has sold millions of copies since its August 2023 release and is one of the highest-rated video games of all time.Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Few predicted that the smash hit video game of 2023 would feature old-school game mechanics, hours of brooding cutscenes and a vexing learning curve.

Yet...

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COP28 begins: 4 issues that will determine if the UN climate summit is a success, from methane to money

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford
imageThe COP28 climate conference runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai.AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

The United Nations climate conference is underway in Dubai, and representatives from around the world will be confronting an extraordinary array of challenges over its two weeks. They carry with them some long-held – and new – grievances, and...

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Israel-Gaza: what the term genocide means under international law – podcast

  • Written by Mend Mariwany, Producer, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation

In the weeks since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the Israeli bombardment and ground assault on Gaza, both sides have traded accusations of genocide. Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and took more than 200 hostage, while Israel’s subsequent aerial and ground attacks on Gaza have killed more than 15,000 Palestinians and displaced...

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  1. Henry Kissinger's bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge
  2. The path to net-zero emissions runs through industry
  3. ChatGPT turns 1: AI chatbot's success says as much about humans as technology
  4. Why the Fed should treat climate change's $150B economic toll like other national crises it's helped fight
  5. There’s a financial literacy gender gap − and older women are eager for education that meets their needs
  6. 3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture
  7. US food insecurity surveys aren't getting accurate data regarding Latino families
  8. People who experienced childhood adversity had poorer COVID-19 outcomes, new study shows
  9. Gentle parenting can be really hard on parents, new research suggests
  10. LGTBQIA+ sanctuary declarations help cities take a stand to defend rights -- but may not have much actual legal impact
  11. MicroRNA is the master regulator of the genome − researchers are learning how to treat disease by harnessing the way it controls genes
  12. Stoicism and spirituality: A philosopher explains how more Americans' search for meaning is turning them toward the classics
  13. A brief history of the US-Israel 'special relationship' shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewish state
  14. Merriam-Webster's word of the year – authentic – reflects growing concerns over AI's ability to deceive and dehumanize
  15. Writing instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think
  16. Philly parents worry about kids' digital media use but see some benefits, too
  17. After a pandemic pause, Detroit restarts water shut-offs – part of a nationwide trend as costs rise
  18. Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world
  19. A researcher's prescription for better health care: A dose of humility for doctors, nurses and clinicians
  20. Next on the United Auto Workers' to-do list: Adding more members who currently work at nonunion factories to its ranks
  21. The psychology of climate negotiations: How to move countries from national self-interest to global collective action
  22. Dozens of US adolescents are dying from drug overdoses every month − an expert on substance use unpacks the grim numbers with 3 charts
  23. How climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action
  24. Supreme Court to consider giving First Amendment protections to social media posts
  25. The challenges of being a religious scientist
  26. Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what's behind their harmful behavior
  27. Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip
  28. Chlorine is a highly useful chemical that's also extremely dangerous − here's what to know about staying safe around it
  29. Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows
  30. A ceasefire is far from lasting peace -- a national security expert on the Israel-Hamas deal
  31. Americans are tiptoeing out of economic turmoil this holiday shopping season
  32. Forensic anthropologists work to identify human skeletal remains and uncover the stories of the unknown dead
  33. Small-town America's never-ending struggle to maintain its values hasn't always been good for US democracy
  34. Are rents rising in your Philly neighborhood? Don't blame the baristas
  35. In the face of death, destruction and displacement, beauty plays a vital role in Gaza
  36. Digitized records from wildlife centers show the most common ways that humans harm wild animals
  37. Forget dystopian scenarios – AI is pervasive today, and the risks are often hidden
  38. Why George Santos' lies are even worse than the usual political lies – a moral philosopher explains
  39. Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court
  40. Lizards, fish and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough
  41. Lizards, insects and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough
  42. How do viruses get into cells? Their infection tactics determine whether they can jump species or set off a pandemic
  43. West Bank's settler violence problem is a second sign that Israel's policy of ignoring Palestinians' drive for a homeland isn't a long-term solution
  44. What would it take for a cease-fire to happen in Gaza?
  45. Gaza's next tragedy: Disease risk spreads amid overcrowded shelters, dirty water and breakdown of basic sanitation
  46. Shows like 'Scandal' and 'Madam Secretary' inspire women to become involved in politics in real life
  47. 'Time warp' takes students to Native American past to search for solutions for the future
  48. This Thanksgiving − and on any holiday − these steps will help prevent foodborne illness
  49. In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred. But they were created at a cost to Native Americans
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