Restrictive gun laws bring down the murder rate.Anadolu Agency / Getty ImagesAfter the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, psychology professor Paul Boxer and his colleagues reviewed research to see what could be learned from what they refer to as the “science of violence prevention.” In the wake of the May 24, 2022,...
Educators get little to no training in how to deal with traumatic events.Pixelimage / Getty ImagesAfter the Paris attacks of 2015 – a series of attacks in which gunmen opened fire on nightspots and a concert hall in Paris – a U.S.-based high school teacher of French described her failure to discuss the attacks in class as a “lost...
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Mississippi state legislators review an option for redrawing the state's voting districts at the state Capitol in Jackson on March 29, 2022. AP Photo/Rogelio V. SolisIn the upcoming midterm elections, states may use maps that a federal court has found unlawful.
You read that right: The U.S. Supreme Court recently barred federal courts from...
Kids say they have felt ignored amid policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic that seemed more focused on the fates of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues than keeping schools open and safe.kali9/E+ via Getty ImagesAs the COVID-19 pandemic extends into a third year, experts have gained a much better understanding of its consequences for...
Read more: Listening to young people could help reduce pandemic-related harms to children
A ladybug crawls on a paloverde flower in Joshua Tree National Park, California.Hannah Schwalbe, NPS/FlickrAs spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however, the Earth is losing animals, birds, reptiles and other living things so fast that some scientists believe the...
Polling backs it up – Americans really do look favorably on Queen Elizabeth II.AP Photo/Alberto PezzalWhether it is reporting the role of the Sex Pistols or that of the royal corgis, U.S. media has suddenly taken an interest in a peculiar four-day ceremony taking place across the pond: Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
Starting on...
A digital twin attempts to capture every aspect of a real thing, including up-to-the-moment changes.lambada/E+ via Getty ImagesA digital twin is a virtual representation of a real system – a building, the power grid, a city, even a human being – that mimics the characteristics of the system. A digital twin is more than just a computer...
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Dendritic cells (green) produce cytokines like IL-12, which can train T cells (pink) to attack tumors.Victor Segura Ibarra and Rita Serda/National Cancer Institute via Flickr, CC BY-NCMany cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body. Drugs often attack both healthy cells and tumor cells, causing a plethora of side effects. Immunotherapies...
Reconstructed slave cabins at James Madison's Montpelier in Virginia.Stephen P. Hanna, Author providedOn May 17, 2022, after weeks of negative stories on Montpelier in the national press, the foundation that operates the Virginia plantation home of James Madison finally made good on its promise to share authority with descendants of people...
At colleges with a majority-Black student population, Black and white students graduate at the same rate. Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
College graduation gaps between Black and white students tend to shrink when there are...