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What is aphasia? An expert explains the condition forcing Bruce Willis to retire from acting

  • Written by Swathi Kiran, Professor of Neurorehabilitation, Boston University
imageBruce Willis has announced he is stepping away from acting.Theo Wargo/Getty Images

Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is “stepping away” from his career in film and TV after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family announced on March 30, 2022.

In a message posted on Instagram, his daughter, Rumer Willis, said that the condition was “impacting...

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Black college presidents had a tough balancing act during the civil rights era

  • Written by Eddie R. Cole, Associate Professor of Higher Education and History, University of California, Los Angeles
imageSome Black college presidents stood at the forefront of the civil rights movement. Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images

Historians have documented again and again how college students contributed to the civil rights movement. Less attention has been paid to the role college presidents played in the fight for equality. Here, Eddie R. Cole,...

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Yes, Putin and Russia are fascist – a political scientist shows how they meet the textbook definition

  • Written by Alexander Motyl, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
imageRussian President Vladimir Putin on stage during a rally in Moscow on March 18, 2022. Sergei Guneyev/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

When Vladimir Putin unleashed an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the Ukrainian media, public and policymakers almost unanimously began calling the Russian president and the state he leads...

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Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality

  • Written by Jelani Ince, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Washington
imageActivists participate in a march urging Congress to pass voting rights legislation in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 2021.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Considered to be the largest social justice movement since the civil rights era of the 1960s, Black Lives Matter is more than the scores of street protests organized by the social...

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Restoring touch through electrodes implanted in the human brain will require engineering around a sensory lag

  • Written by David Caldwell, Neurological Surgery Resident, University of California, San Francisco
imageThe brain responds differently to natural touch on a finger versus a direct electrical stimulation.Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library

More than 5 million people in the United States are affected by limb loss or paralysis. Technological devices that directly interact with the brain, known as brain-computer interfaces, offer the potential to...

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COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children may be inching closer to authorization – a pediatrician explains how they're being tested

  • Written by Debbie-Ann Shirley, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
imageMillions of U.S. children ages 5-11 have already received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images

For some parents of young children, the wait for COVID-19 vaccines has been long and agonizing.

Throughout 2021, vaccines against COVID-19 emerged as the most effective way to...

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What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true self

  • Written by Matthew Baldwin, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
imageStudies show that feelings of ease and comfort in a given situation – what psychologists call 'fluency' – are tied to feelings of authenticity.Tara Moore/Getty Images

After following a white rabbit down a hole in the ground and changing sizes several times, Alice finds herself wondering “Who in the world am I?”

This scene,...

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How does the COVID-19 prevention drug Evusheld work and who should receive it? An infectious disease specialist explains

  • Written by Patrick Jackson, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia
imageWhile many immunocompromised and high-risk patients may benefit from AstraZeneca's Evusheld, drug distribution and access have been uneven.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 antibody drug Evusheld on Dec. 8, 2021. Infectious disease physician Patrick...

Read more: How does the COVID-19 prevention drug Evusheld work and who should receive it? An infectious...

I no longer grade my students' work – and I wish I had stopped sooner

  • Written by Elisabeth Gruner, Professor of English, University of Richmond
imageEvaluating student work and offering feedback doesn't mean there has to be a grade.PeopleImages/E+ via Getty Images

I’ve been teaching college English for more than 30 years. Four years ago, I stopped putting grades on written work, and it has transformed my teaching and my students’ learning. My only regret is that I didn’t do it...

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Arctic greening won’t save the climate – here’s why

  • Written by Donatella Zona, Associate Professor of Biology, San Diego State University
imageChanges in vegetation and temperature affect wildlife and humans, as well as the climate.Lisa Hupp/USFWS

Satellite images show the Arctic has been getting greener as temperatures in the far northern region rise three times faster than the global average.

Some theories suggest that this “Arctic greening” will help counteract climate...

Read more: Arctic greening won’t save the climate – here’s why

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  6. Kiev ya se ha enfrentado a otras invasiones y la identidad ucraniana se ha fortalecido como respuesta
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  11. Ukrainian female refugees are fleeing a war, but in some cases more violence awaits them where they find shelter
  12. Two Orthodox Christian countries at war – here's an explanation of the faith tradition shared by Russia and Ukraine
  13. Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared
  14. Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else go up too because we almost literally eat oil
  15. How MacKenzie Scott's $12 billion in gifts to charity reflect an uncommon trust in the groups she supports
  16. Coastal home buyers are ignoring rising flood risks, despite clear warnings and rising insurance premiums
  17. 2020 census miscounted Americans – 4 questions answered
  18. Asian American mothers confront multiple crises of pandemic, anti-Asian hate and caregiving
  19. #OscarsSoWhite still plagues Hollywood's highest achievement awards
  20. Even after lockdowns eased, pandemic depression persisted across social classes – new study
  21. In Egypt, where a meal isn’t complete without bread, war in Ukraine is threatening the wheat supply and access to this staple food
  22. Longer naps in the day may be an early sign of dementia in older adults
  23. When Putin says Russia and Ukraine share one faith, he's leaving out a lot of the story
  24. Drugs that treat opioid use disorder are a good use for multibillion-dollar settlement funds
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  26. Madeleine Albright saw US as an ‘indispensable nation’ and NATO expansion eastward as essential
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  28. Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court hearing is a flashback to how race and crime featured during Thurgood Marshall's 1967 hearings
  29. Vaccine hesitancy is complicating physicians' obligation to respect patient autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic
  30. New data-sharing requirements from the National Institutes of Health are a big step toward more open science – and potentially higher-quality research
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  35. Why the future of the world's largest religion is female – and African
  36. An emphasis on brilliance creates a toxic, dog-eat-dog workplace atmosphere that discourages women
  37. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s path to Supreme Court nomination was paved by trailblazing Black women judges
  38. Biden's plain speaking on Ukraine inspires support without sparking a wider war – an echo of the Truman Doctrine, 75 years ago
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