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France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains

  • Written by David A. Guba, Jr., Assistant Professor of History, Bard Early College Baltimore
imageFrance led the world in medical marijuana research in the 19th century.CasarsaGuru/E+ via Getty Images

Early in 2022, the French legislature greenlighted the cultivation of cannabis inside French territory to supply the nation’s ongoing pilot program in medical marijuana. The clinical trials were launched in March 2021 with cannabis supplied...

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Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas

  • Written by Marylynn Salmon, Research Associate in History, Smith College
imageDoes a painting from 1400 depict one of Jesus' torturers as suffering from 'saddle nose,' a common effect of syphilis?Detail of an Austrian painting c. 1400 of the Passion of Christ, The Cleveland Museum of Art

That the arrival of Europeans in the New World in 1492 led to a massive shift in the ecological landscape has been widely accepted for the...

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Cannabis prohibition in France over the past 50 years has disproportionately punished its Muslim minority

  • Written by David A. Guba, Jr., Assistant Professor of History, Bard Early College Baltimore
imageA cannabis ban has been in place in France since 1970, but there are ongoing demands to end it.juanma hache/Moment via Getty Images

In recent years, France has come closer to ending its national prohibition of cannabis, which has been in place since 1970.

The rise of “CBD cafés,” the growing public calls for an end to drug...

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A case for retreat in the age of fire

  • Written by Emily E. Schlickman, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design, University of California, Davis
imageAfter the 2018 wildfire in Paradise, Calif., many fire-damaged homes were razed.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Wildfires are getting larger, more frequent and more severe in many areas. Although efforts are underway to create fire-adapted communities, it’s important to realize that we cannot simply design our way out of wildfire – some...

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James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer explains the stunning, newly released first images

  • Written by Silas Laycock, Professor of Astronomy, UMass Lowell
imageThis cluster of galaxies, called Stephan's Quintet, is a composite image produced from two cameras aboard the James Webb Space Telescope.NASA/STScI

The James Webb Space Telescope team has released the first science-quality images from the new telescope. In them are the oldest galaxies ever seen by human eyes, evidence of water on a planet 1,000...

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Former Oath Keeper reveals racist, antisemitic beliefs of white nationalist group – and their plans to start a civil war

  • Written by Sara Kamali, Author & Research Scholar, Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies, University of California Santa Barbara
imageIn this photograph, former President Donald Trump appears on a video screen above members of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

During his testimony before congressional investigators, former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove left little doubt about the intentions of...

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US abortion restrictions are unlikely to influence international trends, which are largely becoming more liberal

  • Written by Martha Davis, Professor of law, Northeastern University
imageIn most countries, like the Netherlands, it has become easier to get a legal, safe abortion over the last two decades. Evert Elzinga/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade is already having profound effects across the United States, from Florida to Wisconsin. And the ruling also bucks a...

Read more: US abortion restrictions are unlikely to influence international trends, which are largely...

Gifted-student screenings often miss poor students who should qualify

  • Written by Bich Thi Ngoc Tran, Research Associate, The Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth College
imageSome students aren't identified as gifted but should qualify.Klaus Vedfelt/Digital Vision via Getty Images

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

The big idea

High-achieving students from low-income backgrounds are half as likely to be placed in a gifted program as their more affluent peers, according to our new study.

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D.B. Cooper, the changing nature of hijackings and the foundation for today's airport security

  • Written by Janet Bednarek, Professor of History, University of Dayton
imageThe hijacking of U.S. aircraft – like the three hijacked in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – made it impossible for American policymakers to ignore the threat.Bettmann/Getty Images

Though many Americans may associate airport security with 9/11, it was a wave of hijackings in the late 1960s and early 1970s...

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June jobs report suggests Fed could avoid a recession – but room for error is minuscule

  • Written by Christopher Decker, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageFed Chair Jerome Powell is hoping to orchestrate a very delicate dance. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in June, signaling the labor market remains strong even as the Federal Reserve tries to weaken it to tame inflation. The July 8, 2022, jobs report also showed the unemployment rate remained at a 70-year...

Read more: June jobs report suggests Fed could avoid a recession – but room for error is minuscule

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