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Has Little Caesars Arena boosted economic activity in Detroit? We looked at hotel and short-term rental industry data to find out

  • Written by: Gidon Jakar, Assistant professor of sport management, University of Florida
imageOwners claimed the local economy would be the real winner when the Detroit Red Wings and Pistons play.Scott Legato/WireImage via Getty Images

Detroit’s population reportedly grew in 2023 for the first time in 60 years, a trend that has continued in recent years. Over the past decade, the city center has experienced substantial private and...

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‘Less lethal’ crowd-control weapons still cause harm – 2 physicians explain what they are and their health effects

  • Written by: Michele Heisler, Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of Michigan
imageA Border Patrol tactical unit agent dispenses pepper spray at a protester attempting to block an immigration officer's vehicle.Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images

Images and videos from Minneapolis, Chicago and other U.S. cities show masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents in military-style gear...

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ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota − accused of violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th amendment rights − are testing whether the Constitution can survive

  • Written by: Michael J. Lansing, Professor of History, Augsburg University
imageICE officers and federal agents clash with protesters in south Minneapolis after Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents on Jan. 24, 2026. Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Forcibly entering homes without a judicial warrant. Arresting journalists who reported on protests. Defying dozens of federal orders. Killing U.S. citizens...

Read more: ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota − accused of violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th amendment rights...

Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away – Ohio’s example shows mixed results following new bans

  • Written by: Corinne Brion, Associate Professor in Educational Administration, University of Dayton
imageSchools with phone bans are often giving students the option of placing their devices in a locked case or a box.Hill Street Studios/iStock/Getty Images

Cellphones are everywhere – including, until recently, in schools.

Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to...

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Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps

  • Written by: Melinda Laituri, Professor Emeritus of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University
imageGladys West, right, developed the mathematical models behind GPS.U.S. Navy/Wikimedia Commons

Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked.

Mapmaking has traditionally featured men, from Mercator’s projection of the world in the 1500s to land surveyors such as...

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Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change

  • Written by: Claire Leavitt, Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College

President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a larger spending bill that enables the federal government to continue operations. They now face a self-imposed deadline of Feb. 13, 2026, to negotiate potential changes to immigration enforcement.

The fact that funding for the department...

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Lüften sounds simple – but ‘house-burping’ is more complicated in Pittsburgh

  • Written by: William Bahnfleth, Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State
imageLüften refers to the German practice of opening windows and sometimes doors to rapidly fill a house with outdoor air, at least a couple of times daily.Jan Nevidal/Getty Images

Recently, the German term “lüften” has been circulating on social media and trending on Google. The term refers to the practice of opening windows and...

Read more: Lüften sounds simple – but ‘house-burping’ is more complicated in Pittsburgh

‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds

  • Written by: Bingbing Zhang, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa
imageCan figurative inoculations ward off the scourge of political deepfakes?Canonmark/iStock via Getty Images

Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and audio that falsely depict politicians, according to a study my colleagues and I...

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Philly theaters unite to stage 3 plays by Pulitzer-winning playwright James Ijames

  • Written by: Bess Rowen, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Villanova University
imageJames Ijames won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play 'Fat Ham.' Here he's shown at the Obie Awards in New York City in February 2023. Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for American Theatre Wing

Most theater subscriptions offer a patron access to a single theater’s season. But Philadelphia’s new Citywide James Ijames Pass provides...

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Trump wants to shutter the Kennedy Center for 2 years – an arts management professor explains what that portends

  • Written by: E. Andrew Taylor, Associate Professor and Director of Arts Management, American University
imagePresident Donald Trump attends the premiere of the 'Melania' documentary at the Kennedy Center on Jan. 29, 2026.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 1, 2026, that he would shut down the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years. Trump said this closure would begin on July 4 and was...

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  2. Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care
  3. Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm
  4. The Supreme Court may soon diminish Black political power, undoing generations of gains
  5. Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games
  6. Confused by the new dietary guidelines? Focus on these simple, evidence-based shifts to lower your chronic disease risk
  7. Federal power meets local resistance in Minneapolis – a case study in how federalism staves off authoritarianism
  8. Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
  9. Clergy protests against ICE turned to a classic – and powerful – American playlist
  10. NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
  11. A human tendency to value expertise, not just sheer power, explains how some social hierarchies form
  12. Certain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime – identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices
  13. Building with air – how nature’s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing
  14. Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin America
  15. Whether it’s Valentine’s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselves
  16. Stroke survivors can counterintuitively improve recovery by strengthening their stronger arm – new research
  17. Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
  18. Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?
  19. Suspending family-based immigrant visas weakens US families and the economy
  20. Is the whole universe just a simulation?
  21. From ski jumping to speedskating, winter sports represent physics in action
  22. Life isn’t all diamonds – money and fame don’t shield the many ‘Real Housewives’ facing criminal charges
  23. 800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure
  24. US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose
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  26. I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how federal agents in Minneapolis are undermining basic law enforcement principles
  27. Short on resources, special educators are using AI – with little knowledge of the effects
  28. Grammys’ AI rules aim to keep music human, but large gray area leaves questions about authenticity and authorship
  29. From Colonial rebels to Minneapolis protesters, technology has long powered American social movements
  30. What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America
  31. Trump’s Greenland threats reveals no-win dilemma at the heart of European security strategy
  32. US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade
  33. How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook
  34. Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities
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  36. Winter storms don’t have to be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits
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  39. Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation
  40. America is falling behind in the global EV race – that’s going to cost the US auto industry
  41. EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health
  42. Even when people’s rights are ignored, understanding the law can keep protesters engaged
  43. Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledge
  44. A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking
  45. Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement
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  47. ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb
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