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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

It 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...

'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

Dre 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...

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

LSU'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...

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

Human 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...

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

A 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....

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

Junto 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...

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

It 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...

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

Dog-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...

6 of 8 Ivy Leagues will soon have women as presidents — an expert explains why this matters

Written by Felecia Commodore, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Old Dominion University

Claudine Gay will become Harvard's second female president and first Black president in July 2023. Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

For the first time, a majority of Ivy League schools will soon be led by women.

Starting July 1, 2023, Claudine Gay will assume the role of president at Harvard University, Nemat “Minouche” Shafik...

Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction

Written by Osman Ozbulut, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia

Turkey's Adana Hospital survived February 2023 earthquakes with no damage because of its seismic isolation system. Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc., CC BY-ND

The Feb. 6, 2023, earthquakes in Turkey and Syria damaged over 100,000 buildings, caused more than 10,000 collapses and killed more than 50,000 people. These earthquakes also put to the...