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SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid

  • Written by Kelsey Pukelis, Ph.D. Student in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
imageThese benefits make it easier for millions of Americans to buy groceries.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part by expanding work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, through which nearly 43 million low-income Americans get help buying groceries....

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In 'Air,' Michael Jordan's silence speaks volumes about the marketing of Black athletes

  • Written by A. Joseph Dial, Disco Network Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Purdue University
imageJordan wears his iconic 'Air Jordan' Nike sneakers during a game in 1985.Focus on Sport/Getty Images

The film “Air,” which tells the story of Nike’s signing of Michael Jordan, isn’t actually about Michael Jordan at all.

It’s about the beauty of design and the seduction of marketing. It’s about power suits, purple...

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Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patches

  • Written by Shermin de Silva, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, University of California, San Diego
imageHabitat loss has driven Asian elephants, like these foraging at a garbage dump in Sri Lanka, into human areas.Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images

Despite their iconic status and long association with humans, Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals. Believed to number between 45,000 and 50,000 individuals worldwide, they...

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US-South Korea nuclear weapons deal – what you need to know

  • Written by Sung-Yoon Lee, Professor in Korean Studies, Tufts University
imageSouth Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol is only the second leader to travel to the U.S. for a state visit during the Biden administration.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The United States and South Korea have unveiled an agreement under which leaders in Seoul will be handed an enhanced role in planning any nuclear response to a strike in the region by North Korea.

Announced...

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Biden's coronation no-show is no snub – more telling is whom he sends to King Charles' big day

  • Written by Arianne Chernock, Professor of History, Boston University
imageScranton Joe meets Buckingham Chaz.Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP

The fact that first lady Jill Biden, but not her husband, President Joe Biden, will be attending King Charles III’s coronation on May 6, 2023, has not gone down too well with sections of the U.K. press. A “royal snub,” screamed headlines, while commentators grumbled...

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Saving broadcasting's past for the future -- archivists are working to capture not just tapes of TV and radio but the experience of tuning in together

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
imageHow will we preserve technologies so deeply embedded in daily life? BrAt_PiKaChU/Istock via Getty Images

We’ve lived with broadcasting for more than a century. Starting with radio in the 1920s, then television in the 1950s, Americans by the millions began purchasing boxes designed to receive electromagnetic signals transmitted from nearby...

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Latino youth struggle with sense of belonging in school

  • Written by Sophia Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Urban Education and Policy, University of Maryland
imageFeelings of isolation can affect academic outcomes.SDI Productions via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Latino youth in middle and high school have a lower sense of belonging at school and in the community overall when compared with white peers. That is a key finding from my analysis, which...

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Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come – a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare

  • Written by Smitha Rao, Assistant Professor of Social Work, The Ohio State University
imageThe hardest-hit homes in Florida's mid-April flooding were in modest neighborhoods in low-lying areas.Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

When a powerful storm flooded neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April with what preliminary reports show was 25 inches of rain in 24 hours, few people were prepared. Even hurricanes rarely drop that...

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Why Kurt Vonnegut's advice to college graduates still matters today

  • Written by Susan Farrell, Professor of English, College of Charleston
imageA generation told not to trust anyone over 30 nevertheless adored Vonnegut.Ulf Andersen/Getty Images

Kurt Vonnegut didn’t deliver the famous “Wear Sunscreen” graduation speech published in the Chicago Tribune that was often mistakenly attributed to the celebrated author. But he could have.

Over his lifetime, he gave dozens of...

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'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US

  • Written by Katherine A. Foss, Professor of Media Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
imageFor much of the 20th century, Americans were used to seeing people bearing the signs of past polio infection.Genevieve Naylor/Corbis via Getty Images

“Got Polio? Me neither. Thanks, Science.”

Messages like this are used in memes, posters, T-shirts and even some billboards to promote routine vaccinations. As this catchy statement reminds...

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  2. Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world – new research in mice shows how your brain learns new rules
  3. Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice
  4. Leprosy-causing bacteria found in armadillo specimens highlight value of museum collections for tracking pathogens
  5. Arctic sea ice loss and fierce storms leave Kivalina Search and Rescue fighting to protect their island from climate disasters
  6. A tweak to the University of Nebraska's logo shows how the once benign 'OK' sign has entered a 'purgatory of meaning'
  7. Mifepristone is under scrutiny in the courts, but it has been used safely and effectively around the world for decades
  8. Challenging the FDA's authority isn't new – the agency's history shows what's at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
  9. The invasion of Iraq defined US' foreign relations – but in popular Iraqi literature, the war is just a piece of the country's complex history
  10. In protecting land for wildlife, size matters – here's what it takes to conserve very large areas
  11. Willie Nelson at 90: Country music's elder statesman still on the road again
  12. What Socrates' 'know nothing' wisdom can teach a polarized America
  13. White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans -- and not on lone wolves
  14. In centennial year, Turkish voters will choose between Erdoğan’s conservative path and the founder’s modernist vision
  15. South Korea, US presidents to meet in Washington – amid wary glances in the direction of Pyongyang, Beijing and Moscow
  16. Social media scatters your brain, and then you buy stuff you don't need
  17. 80 is different in 2023 than in 1776 – but even back then, a grizzled Franklin led alongside a young Hamilton
  18. Fast fashion still comes with deadly risks, 10 years after the Rana Plaza disaster – the industry's many moving pieces make it easy to cut corners
  19. The Supreme Court rules mifepristone can remain available – here's how 2 conflicting federal court decisions led to this point
  20. 'Stand your ground' laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed
  21. Watch out for dangerous combinations of over-the-counter cold medicine and prescription drugs – two pharmacoepidemiology experts explain the risks
  22. Boy Scouts of America can now create $2.4 billion fund to pay claims for Scouts who survived abuse – a bankruptcy expert explains what's next
  23. What's going on when the Virgin Mary appears and statues weep? The answers aren't just about science or the supernatural
  24. Keeping NBA players on the court is no small 'feet'
  25. Raw materials, or sacred beings? Lithium extraction puts two worldviews into tension
  26. Fire danger in the high mountains is intensifying: That’s bad news for humans, treacherous for the environment
  27. Emergency contraception is often confused with abortion pills – here's how Plan B and other generic versions work to prevent pregnancy
  28. The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea – but naval rivalry with Beijing is very real and growing
  29. US giving to Israeli nonprofits – how much Jews and Christians donate and where the money goes
  30. Sudan crisis explained: What's behind the latest fighting and how it fits nation's troubled past
  31. The complex relationship between Black gamers and Hogwarts Legacy
  32. Plans for religious charter school, though rejected for now, are already pushing church-state debates into new territory
  33. Anti-mifepristone court decisions rely on medical misinformation about abortion and questionable legal reasoning
  34. 'Effective altruism' has caught on with billionaire donors – but is the world's most headline-making one on board?
  35. Low-cost, high-quality public transportation will serve the public better than free rides
  36. Parents tend to choose their children's schools based on their own educational experience
  37. Social Security may be failing well over a million people with disabilities – and COVID-19 is making the problem worse
  38. Why is Tax Day on April 18 this year? And how did early spring become tax season, anyhow?
  39. Wooded grasslands flourished in Africa 21 million years ago – new research forces a rethink of ape evolution
  40. What is 'algospeak'? Inside the newest version of linguistic subterfuge
  41. Boosting EV market share to 67% of US car sales is a huge leap – but automakers can meet EPA's tough new standards
  42. Arab Americans are a much more diverse group than many of their neighbors mistakenly assume
  43. Through role play and simulation, this course teaches strategic ways to strike business deals that do more than just make money
  44. Israel's judicial reform efforts could complicate its relationship with US – but the countries have faced other bumps along the road
  45. 4 ways that AI can help students
  46. Why more and more Americans are painting their lawns
  47. What causes motion sickness? Here's how to reconcile the mismatch in what your senses are telling your brain
  48. Anyone can claim to be a journalist or a news organization, and publish lies with almost total impunity
  49. Defying the Holocaust didn't just mean uprising and revolt: Remembering Jews' everyday resistance on Yom HaShoah and year-round
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