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Student reporters fill crucial gap in state government coverage

  • Written by Richard Watts, Senior Lecturer of Geography and Founder of the Center of Community News, University of Vermont
imageDevon Sanders, a statehouse reporter and student at the Lousiana State University Manship School of Mass Communication, interviewed State Rep. Katrina Jackson in 2018.Richard Watts, CC BY-ND

The local news business is in crisis. The nation is currently losing two community newspapers a week, on average, and 70 million Americans live in news deserts,...

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Finland, NATO and the evolving new world order – what small nations know

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imageFinnish military personnel raise their country's flag at NATO headquarters in Brussels.Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world as determined by others.

Which is why the decision by Finland &ndash...

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One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic medical records

  • Written by Kevin Kip, Vice President of Clinical Analytics, University of Pittsburgh
imageIt takes around 17 years for medical research to translate into clinical practice.shapecharge/E+ via Getty Images

Scientific knowledge, as measured by numbers of papers published, has been estimated to double every 17.3 years. However, it takes an average of about 17 years for health and medical research – going from basic lab studies on cell...

Read more: One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic medical records

'Swarm' is a dark, satirical look at how the absence of meaningful relationships can spawn a serial killer

  • Written by Jenae Harris, Lecturer in Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University
imageDre finds comfort in the fantasy that she'll befriend her favorite pop star. Amazon Studios

Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “Swarm.”

“Swarm,” the new streaming series created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, centers on a deranged superfan named Dre who becomes a serial killer.

Dre longs to meet...

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How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House

  • Written by Joseph N. Cooper, Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration, UMass Boston
imageLSU's Angel Reese, right, and LaDazhia Williams react during an NCAA Women's Final Four semifinals basketball game against Virginia Tech on March 31, 2023, in Dallas.AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

After Louisiana State University beat the University of Iowa for the women’s college basketball championship on April 2, 2023 – winning by 17 points...

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Racist and sexist depictions of human evolution still permeate science, education and popular culture today

  • Written by Rui Diogo, Associate Professor of Anatomy, Howard University
imageHuman evolution is typically depicted with a progressive whitening of the skin, despite a lack of evidence to support it.Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov/Wikimedia Commons

Systemic racism and sexism have permeated civilization since the rise of agriculture, when people started living in one place for a long time. Early Western scientists, such as...

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Each generation in Northern Ireland has reflected on the 'troubles' in its own way – right up to 'Derry Girls'

  • Written by Joseph Patrick Kelly, Professor of Literature and Director of Irish and Irish American Studies, College of Charleston
imageA mural in Derry commemorating the TV show 'Derry Girls,' which follows the lives of teenagers growing up amid Northern Ireland's troubles.Dominic Bryan, CC BY-NC-ND

A 9-year-old boy lies on the floor of a working-class rowhouse in Belfast, Northern Ireland, wondrously watching American Westerns on TV. Outside, though, the world’s gone mad....

Read more: Each generation in Northern Ireland has reflected on the 'troubles' in its own way – right up to...

Lo que usted come puede reprogramar sus genes: un experto explica la ciencia emergente de la nutrigenómica

  • Written by Monica Dus, Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
imageJunto con las calorías y los nutrientes, los alimentos pueden influir en los diseños genéticos que determinan quién es usted.Maskot via Getty Images

La gente suele asociar la comida con el sustento, las calorías y la energía. Sin embargo, las evidencias científicas más recientes sugieren que...

Read more: Lo que usted come puede reprogramar sus genes: un experto explica la ciencia emergente de la...

How the indictment of Donald Trump is a 'strange and different' event for America, according to political scientists

  • Written by James D. Long, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Washington
imageIt was big news when a grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump.Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

The indictment of a former president of the United States, Donald Trump, is history happening in real time. The Conversation asked political scientists James D. Long and Victor Menaldo, both at the University of Washington, to help readers...

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You can't hide side hustles from the IRS anymore – here's what taxpayers need to know about reporting online payments for gig work

  • Written by Erica Neuman, Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
imageDog-walking income is taxable.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Do you rent out your home a few weekends a year through Airbnb? Sell stuff on Etsy? Get paid for pet-sitting? If you, like many Americans, make at least US$600 a year with a side hustle of any kind, the way you pay taxes may soon change.

New rules are going to make sure the Internal...

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  3. Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one parcel of land at a time
  4. How much is the world's most productive river worth? Here's how experts estimate the value of nature
  5. Liebres sagradas, brujas de invierno desterradas y culto pagano: las tradiciones del conejo de Pascua tienen raíces antiguas
  6. Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it's difficult to do and important to get right
  7. Why are snails and slugs so slow?
  8. Sabertooth cat skull newly discovered in Iowa reveals details about this Ice Age predator
  9. Heteronormativity in health care is harmful for LGBTQ+ patients – and a source of tension for queer and trans doctors
  10. Companies that frack for oil and gas can keep a lot of information secret – but what they disclose shows widespread use of hazardous chemicals
  11. Migrant deaths in Mexico put spotlight on US policy that shifted immigration enforcement south
  12. Trump's indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand
  13. Declines in math readiness underscore the urgency of math awareness
  14. Eating disorders among teens have more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic – here's what to watch for
  15. This course uses science fiction to understand politics
  16. FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan is an important step in the effort to combat the US opioid crisis
  17. Nashville attack renews calls for assault weapons ban – data shows there were fewer mass shooting deaths during an earlier 10-year prohibition
  18. Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast
  19. Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic's blow on kids' mental health
  20. Israel's military reservists are joining protests – potentially transforming a political crisis into a security crisis
  21. Reaction to bronze sculpture of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston hasn't been good – and that's not bad for art that shatters conventions
  22. 40 years ago 'A Nation at Risk' warned of a 'rising tide of mediocrity' in US schools – has anything changed?
  23. How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity
  24. Public radio can help solve the local news crisis -- but that would require expanding staff and coverage
  25. Federal Reserve’s ‘soft landing’ goal has become bumpier with rate hike plan hit by bank turbulence
  26. Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration – podcast
  27. Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
  28. Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
  29. Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
  30. Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
  31. This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer
  32. This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer
  33. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
  34. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
  35. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
  36. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
  37. Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it
  38. Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it
  39. Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation
  40. Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation
  41. Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
  42. Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
  43. In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal
  44. In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal
  45. The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
  46. The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
  47. Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond
  48. Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond
  49. Building better brain collaboration online – despite scientific squabbles, the decade-long Human Brain Project brought measurable success to neuroscience collaboration
  50. Building better brain collaboration online – despite scientific squabbles, the decade-long Human Brain Project brought measurable success to neuroscience collaboration