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Male judges are more likely to hire women as clerks after working with female judges

  • Written by Jorgen Harris, Assistant Professor of Economics, Occidental College
imageAlthough the legal landscape is changing, bias still slows career advancements for women and people of color.gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Despite substantial gains over the past half-century in the numbers of women working in law, medicine and business in the U.S., the elite ranks of these professions remain male dominated, a phenomenon...

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Why the Supreme Court's football decision is a game-changer on school prayer

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageJoe Kennedy poses in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building after his legal case, Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District, was argued before the court on April 25, 2022.Win McNamee/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently bannedschool-sponsored prayer in public schools. At the same time, lower courts have generally...

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How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could humans live through one?

  • Written by Denise Su, Associate Professor, Arizona State University
imageDuring ice ages, ice sheets like the one in Greenland have covered much of Earth's surface. Thor Wegner/DeFodi Images via Getty Imagesimage

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How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could humans live...

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Business schools get a bad rap – but a closer look shows they're often a force for good

  • Written by George Siedel, Emeritus Professor of Business, University of Michigan
imageBusiness schools are starting to emphasize societal impact.JGI/Tom Grill / Getty Images

There is no shortage of books critical of business schools. The titles leave little doubt about how much disdain the authors have for the schools meant to prepare future leaders in business.

Consider books like “Shut Down the Business School: What’s...

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Social Security benefits play key role in preventing older Americans from lacking enough quality food

  • Written by Sophie Mitra, Professor of economics, Fordham University
imageSocial Security makes it more likely the elderly have enough food.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

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Social Security benefits make it easier for older Americans to afford the food they need to live a healthy, active life, according to our recently published research.

Although...

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Should you get a COVID-19 booster shot now or wait until fall? Two immunologists help weigh the options

  • Written by Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
imageClinical studies show that mixing and matching booster vaccines can lead to a more robust immune response.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

While COVID-19 vaccines continue to be highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, it has become clear that the protection offered by the current vaccines wanes over time. This necessitates the...

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First bipartisan gun control bill in a generation signed into law: 3 essential reads on what it means

  • Written by Howard Manly, Race + Equity Editor, The Conversation US
imagePresident Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden signed into law on June 25, 2022, a bipartisan bill that is the first significant change in federal gun legislation in nearly three decades.

Known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the bill was written in response...

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'A revolutionary ruling – and not just for abortion’: A Supreme Court scholar explains the impact of Dobbs

  • Written by Morgan Marietta, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
imageAnti-abortion protestors celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade outside the US Supreme Court on June 24.Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse 50 years of constitutional protection for the right to get an abortion is more than 200 pages long. Morgan Marietta, a political scientist at the University of...

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America's religious communities are divided over the issue of abortion: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor
imageAbortion rights advocates demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2021, in Washington, D.C.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Since the first indications that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, following a leaked draft opinion on May 2, 2022, religious leaders from many denominations have been working to...

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State courts from Oregon to Georgia will now decide who – if anyone – can get an abortion under 50 different state constitutions

  • Written by Stefanie Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
imageTemporary security fencing surrounds the U.S. Supreme Court building, ahead of its decision on abortion.Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of abortion rights under the federal constitution is leading pro-choice advocates to seek other legal pathways to protect reproductive rights.

Just one week after the...

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