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Migrant deaths in Mexico put spotlight on US policy that shifted immigration enforcement south

  • Written by Raquel Aldana, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Diversity and Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
imageMourners gather outside a detention center in Ciudad Juarez.David Peinado/picture alliance via Getty Images

The fire-related deaths of at least 39 migrants in a detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, just across the U.S. border with Mexico, will likely be found to have had several contributing factors.

There was the immediate cause of the blaze, the...

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Trump's indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand

  • Written by Jeffrey Bellin, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
imageA supporter of former President Donald Trump protests the indictment announcement near Mar-a-Lago, Fla., on March 31, 2023. Chandan Khan/AFP via Getty Images

When former President Donald Trump turns himself over to authorities in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, and is arraigned, the charges on which a Manhattan grand jury indicted him will...

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Declines in math readiness underscore the urgency of math awareness

  • Written by Manil Suri, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageMath scores plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it take to raise them back up?Ridofranz / iStock / Getty Images Plus

When President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week in April 1986, one of the problems he cited was that too few students were devoted to the study of math.

“Despite the increasing...

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Eating disorders among teens have more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic – here's what to watch for

  • Written by Sydney Hartman-Munick, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School
imageThe traditional assumption that eating disorders primarily affect affluent white women has led to stigma, stereotyping and misunderstanding. toondelamour/E+ via Getty Images

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with worsening mental health among teens, including increasing numbers of patients with eating disorders. In fact, research indicates...

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This course uses science fiction to understand politics

  • Written by Nicole Pankiewicz, Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Coastal Georgia
imageScience fiction offers a glimpse of what governments of the world are – and can become.agsandrew via Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“Politics and Science Fiction”

What prompted the idea for the course?

While watching...

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FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan is an important step in the effort to combat the US opioid crisis

  • Written by Lucas Berenbrok, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
imageThe use of naloxone administered by nasal spray can be a lifesaving drug with minimal side effects.TG23/iStock via Getty Images Plus

On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the 4-milligram nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can quickly counteract an opioid...

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Nashville attack renews calls for assault weapons ban – data shows there were fewer mass shooting deaths during an earlier 10-year prohibition

  • Written by Michael J. Klein, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York University
imageGun control activists rally in Nashville, Tenn.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

The shooting deaths of three children and three adults inside a Nashville school has put further pressure on Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons. Such a prohibition would be designed cover the types of guns that the suspect legally...

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Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast

  • Written by Chapurukha Kusimba, Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
imageHow are people today related to those who lived centuries ago in the Swahili civilization? The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, as reflected in its language being the official tongue of Kenya, Tanzania and even inland...

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Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic's blow on kids' mental health

  • Written by Grace Melo, ACES Faculty Fellow, Texas A&M University
imageThe pandemic-era expansion of SNAP benefits ended in all U.S. states by March 2023.aogreatkim/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Despite the heightened poverty and unemployment seen when the COVID-19 pandemic got underway, many low-income U.S. children did not...

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Israel's military reservists are joining protests – potentially transforming a political crisis into a security crisis

  • Written by Dan Arbell, Scholar-in-residence at the Center for Israeli Studies, American University
imageA member of Israel's military reserves takes part in a protest on March 16, 2023 in Bnei Brak, a city east of Tel Aviv.Photo by Eyal Warshavsky/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The judicial overhaul plan of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, introduced in January, has thrown the country into its most severe domesti...

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  2. 40 years ago 'A Nation at Risk' warned of a 'rising tide of mediocrity' in US schools – has anything changed?
  3. How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity
  4. Public radio can help solve the local news crisis -- but that would require expanding staff and coverage
  5. Federal Reserve’s ‘soft landing’ goal has become bumpier with rate hike plan hit by bank turbulence
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  7. Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
  8. Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
  9. Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
  10. Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
  11. This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer
  12. This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer
  13. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
  14. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
  15. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
  16. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
  17. Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it
  18. Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it
  19. Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation
  20. Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation
  21. Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
  22. Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
  23. In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal
  24. In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal
  25. The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
  26. The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
  27. Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond
  28. Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond
  29. Building better brain collaboration online – despite scientific squabbles, the decade-long Human Brain Project brought measurable success to neuroscience collaboration
  30. Building better brain collaboration online – despite scientific squabbles, the decade-long Human Brain Project brought measurable success to neuroscience collaboration
  31. Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development
  32. Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development
  33. Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist
  34. Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist
  35. The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point
  36. The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point
  37. This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education
  38. This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education
  39. El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y la bulimia, aunque pocas personas conocen sus peligros
  40. El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y la bulimia, aunque pocas personas conocen sus peligros
  41. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  42. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  43. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  44. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  45. What does 'moral hazard' mean? A scholar of financial regulation explains why it's risky for the government to rescue banks
  46. Ramadan finds greater recognition in America's public schools
  47. Ramadan finds greater recognition in America's public schools
  48. A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health
  49. A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health
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