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Yizker bikher books commemorate Holocaust deaths – but also celebrate Jewish communities' life

  • Written by Jennifer Rich, Professor of Sociology, Rowan University
imageA group of schoolgirls in Czyzew, Poland, before the Holocaust.Czyżew Yizkor Book by Shimon Kanc/New York Public Library

Each year on Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp complex in Poland, an International Day of Commemoration memorializes the victims of the Holocaust. This somber day focuses on the...

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How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases

  • Written by Deborah Fuller, Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageNucleic acid vaccines use mRNA to give cells instructions on how to produce a desired protein.Libre de Droit/iStock via Getty Images

The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines – are both mRNA vaccines. The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up...

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What's a 990 form? A charity accounting expert explains

  • Written by Sarah Webber, Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
imageMost nonprofits must file this paperwork with the IRS every year. Dean R Specker/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Most tax-exempt nonprofits must file a 990 form with the Internal Revenue Service every year, typically in mid-May.

The 990 is purely informational. Nonprofits commit to serve an “approved purpose” – such as fighting...

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More women in a STEM field leads people to label it as a 'soft science,' according to new research

  • Written by Alysson Light, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of the Sciences
imageHow seriously people take particular scientific disciplines partly depends on how many women enter them.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

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

The big idea

One factor that influences the use of the labels “soft science” or “hard science” is gender bias, according to rec...

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How many bones do penguins have?

  • Written by Julie Sheldon, Clinical Assistant Professor of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee
imageSpecialized anatomy means flightless penguins are master swimmers.Christopher Michel , CC BY-SAimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

How many bones do penguins have? – Sawyer, age 7, Media, Pennsylvania

As a zoo and wildlife...

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Kazakhstan's internet shutdown is the latest episode in an ominous trend: digital authoritarianism

  • Written by Margaret Hu, Professor of Law and of International Affairs, Penn State
imageWhile security forces in Kazakhstan cracked down on street protests, the country's internet service went dark.AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov

The Kazakhstan government shut off the internet nationwide on Jan. 5, 2022, in response to widespread civil unrest in the country. The unrest started on Jan. 2, after the government lifted the price cap on liquid...

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Schools join the fight against human trafficking

  • Written by Lumina Albert, Associate Professor of Management and Director of the CSU Center for Ethics and Human Rights, Colorado State University
imageProtests around the world aim to end human trafficking.Horacio Villalobos/Corbis via Getty Images

Education leaders across the U.S. are trying to figure out how to effectively teach students about the risks and warning signs of human trafficking, which includes being forced into domestic servitude, commercial labor or sex work.

According to 2019...

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Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused the atmosphere to ring like a bell

  • Written by Kevin Hamilton, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
imageThe volcano shortly before its eruption.Maxar via Getty Images

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption reached an explosive crescendo on Jan. 15, 2022. Its rapid release of energy powered an ocean tsunami that caused damage as far away as the U.S. West Coast, but it also generated pressure waves in the atmosphere that quickly spread around the world....

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Thich Nhat Hanh, who worked for decades to teach mindfulness, approached death in that same spirit

  • Written by Brooke Schedneck, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
imageZen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh praying during a three-day requiem for the souls of Vietnam War victims in 2007.Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP via Getty Images

Thich Nhat Hanh, the monk who popularized mindfulness in the West, died in the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam, on Jan. 21, 2022. He was 95.

In 2014, Thich Nhat Hanh suffered a stroke. Since then he...

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Why 30 out of 32 NFL head coaches are white -- behind the NFL's abysmal record on diversity

  • Written by George B. Cunningham, Professor of Sport Management, Texas A&M University
imagePittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is the only Black head coach in the NFL.Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League’s regular season, there is just one Black head coach and one Latino head coach left in the League – Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Ron...

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