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Whoopi Goldberg awkwardly demonstrates how the idea of race varies by place and changes over time

  • Written by Robyn Autry, Associate Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University
imageOn "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Whoopi Goldberg said, "I don't want to make a fake apology."Youtube

Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of ABC’s “The View,” set off a firestorm when she insisted on Jan. 31, 2022 that the Holocaust was “not about race.” Hands outstretched, she went on to describe the genocide as a...

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Why are some Roman Catholic saints called doctors of the church?

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageBearers carry the relic and the statue in honor of St. Anthony of Padua during a procession in Rome, Italy. St. Anthony of Padua was proclaimed a doctor of the church in 1946.Stefano Montesi - Corbis/Getty Images Europe via Getty Images

In January 2022, Pope Francis bestowed the title doctor of the church on St. Irenaeus of Lyons, a Christian...

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Students are suspended less when their teacher has the same race or ethnicity

  • Written by Matthew Shirrell, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Administration, George Washington University
imageBlack and Latino students are suspended at higher rates than their white peers. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Black, Latino and Asian American students are less likely to be suspended from school when they have more teachers who share their racial or ethnic background....

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The fastest population growth in the West's wildland fringes is in ecosystems most vulnerable to wildfires

  • Written by Krishna Rao, Ph.D. candidate in Earth System Science, Stanford University
imageHomes overlook a forest in the wildland-urban interface in Arizona.Marius von Essen

The view from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Southern California can be beautiful – pine forests and chaparral spill across an often rugged landscape. But as more people build homes in this area, where development gets into wild land, they’re...

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The fastest population growth in the West's wildland-urban interface is in areas most vulnerable to wildfires

  • Written by Krishna Rao, Ph.D. candidate in Earth System Science, Stanford University
imageHomes overlook a forest in the wildland-urban interface in Arizona.Marius von Essen

The view from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California can be beautiful – pine forests and chaparral spill across an often rugged landscape. But as more people build homes in this area, where development gets into wild land, they’re facing some...

Read more: The fastest population growth in the West's wildland-urban interface is in areas most vulnerable...

Mountain glaciers may hold less ice than previously thought – here’s what that means for 2 billion downstream water users and sea level rise

  • Written by Mathieu Morlighem, Professor of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
imageMountain glaciers are under threat from global warming.Phunjo Lama/AFP via Getty Images

Mountain glaciers are essential water sources for nearly a quarter of the global population. But figuring out just how much ice they hold – and how much water will be available as glaciers shrink in a warming world – has been notoriously difficult.

In...

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5 strategies employers can use to address workplace mental health issues

  • Written by Patricia L. Haynes, Associate Professor of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Arizona
imageMany workers are stressed out. Symphonie/The Image Bank via Getty Images

COVID-19 has inflicted a serious mental health toll on many U.S. workers.

Like other Americans, workers have lost loved ones, connections to friends and family, and the comforts of their daily social rhythms. The pandemic has also imposed a unique set of stresses on workers,...

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Disaster news on TV and social media can trigger post-traumatic stress in kids thousands of miles away – here’s why some are more vulnerable

  • Written by Jonathan S. Comer, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Florida International University
imageExposure to videos of disasters can trigger post-traumatic stress symptoms in some children.Chokchai Poomichaiya / EyeEm via Getty Images

When disasters strike, the flood of images on TV and social media can have a powerful psychological impact on children – whether those children are physically in the line of danger or watching from...

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Why church conflict in Ukraine reflects historic Russian-Ukrainian tensions

  • Written by J. Eugene Clay, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University
imageAn Orthodox priest takes part in a rally in protest against an official visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople to Kyiv in August 2021.Anna Marchenko\TASS via Getty Images

As Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian border in preparation for a potential invasion, tensions between the two countries are also playing out through a...

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  5. Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation
  6. Cryptocurrency-funded groups called DAOs are becoming charities – here are some issues to watch
  7. New forms of advertising raise questions about journalism integrity
  8. Afghan women face increasing violence and repression under the Taliban after international spotlight fades
  9. What is walking meditation?
  10. Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group?
  11. What America's voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights
  12. Almost all NFL coaches are white -- lawsuit focuses on league's abysmal record hiring diverse coaches
  13. Why most NFL head coaches are white – the NFL's abysmal record on diversity is the subject of a discrimination lawsuit
  14. Why are people calling Bitcoin a religion?
  15. How to reduce investing's gender gap: try talking about ethics
  16. Record-breaking rapid DNA sequencing promises timely diagnosis for thousands of rare disease cases
  17. Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low
  18. Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it
  19. Los Angeles' long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing an end after years of health concerns
  20. Biden sending more troops to Eastern Europe – 3 key issues behind the decision
  21. CNN president Jeff Zucker’s resignation shows why even consensual office romances can cause problems
  22. US troops head to Eastern Europe: 4 essential reads on the Ukraine crisis
  23. Order, order! A guide to 'partygate' and the UK's rambunctious Parliament
  24. Beijing Olympics may get points for boosting China's international reputation, but Games are definitely gold for Xi Jinping's standing at home
  25. How 18th-century Quakers led a boycott of sugar to protest against slavery
  26. The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil's government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation
  27. Why is Taiwan competing in the Olympics under 'Chinese Taipei'?
  28. New AI technique identifies dead cells under the microscope 100 times faster than people can – potentially accelerating research on neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's
  29. 50-year-old muscles just can’t grow big like they used to – the biology of how muscles change with age
  30. Legalizing recreational pot may have spurred economic activity in first 4 states to do so
  31. Why community college students quit despite being almost finished
  32. What does climate change have to do with snowstorms?
  33. Why a warming climate can bring bigger snowstorms
  34. Some cancers are preventable with a vaccine – a virologist explains
  35. Government agencies are tapping a facial recognition company to prove you're you – here's why that raises concerns about privacy, accuracy and fairness
  36. China's biggest holiday: The Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated
  37. How to build wildfire-resistant communities on the wildland fringe
  38. Seizures can cause memory loss, and brain-mapping research suggests one reason why
  39. Did male and female dinosaurs differ? A new statistical technique is helping answer the question
  40. Why taking fever-reducing meds and drinking fluids may not be the best way to treat flu and fever
  41. China has no plan for who will succeed Xi Jinping – leaving the nation and the world in uncertainty
  42. New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark
  43. What's NATO, and why does Ukraine want to join?
  44. How Brad Pitt's green housing dream for Hurricane Katrina survivors turned into a nightmare
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  46. There is much more to mindfulness than the popular media hype
  47. Can the US find enough natural gas sources to neutralize Russia's energy leverage over Europe?
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