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Tick bites: Every year is a bad tick year

  • Written by Jory Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Richmond
imageBlack-legged ticks carry Lyme disease, which continues to spread widely across the United States.CDC/Michael Levin

It’s summer, a time to hike, garden, vacation – and to be on the lookout for ticks.

From Lyme disease to lesser-known illnesses like Heartland virus disease, ehrlichiosis and Colorado tick fever, tick-borne disease cases...

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Afghanistan only the latest US war to be driven by deceit and delusion

  • Written by Gordon Adams, Professor Emeritus, American University School of International Service
imageOn Aug. 16, 2021, thousands of Afghans trapped by the sudden Taliban takeover rushed the Kabul airport tarmac.AP Photo/Shekib Rahmani

In Afghanistan, American hubris – the United States’ capacity for self-delusion and official lying – has struck once again, as it has repeatedly for the last 60 years.

This...

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Will recent political instability affect Haiti's earthquake response? We ask an expert

  • Written by Louise K. Comfort, Professor of Public and International Affairs, former Director of the Center for Disaster Management, University of Pittsburgh
imageNatural disasters are not uncommon in Haiti; neither is political instability.Reginald Louissaint JR/AFP via Getty Images

Parts of Haiti were reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that hit the impoverished nation on Aug. 14, 2021, resulting in a death toll that has climbed rapidly to nearly 1,500 with many more bodies expected to be recovered...

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America's moral responsibility for the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
imageThousands of Afghans rushed to Kabul's airport trying to flee the country as the Taliban seized power.Wakil Kohsar / AFP via Getty Images

Chaotic scenes in Kabul accompanied the return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The fundamentalist Islamic group was able to retake power after President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw the...

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Climate change is relentless: Seemingly small shifts have big consequences

  • Written by Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research
imageExcess energy has warmed the oceans, building up fuel for cyclones.NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens

Climate change has been accumulating slowly but relentlessly for decades. The changes might sound small when you hear about them – another tenth of a degree warmer, another centimeter of sea level rise – but seemingly small changes...

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Nursing home residents and staff are traumatized from the pandemic - collaborative care can help with recovery

  • Written by Nancy Kusmaul, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageTrauma-informed care ensures that both patients and staff feel supported in their care decisions.Owen Franken/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images

For older adults, social isolation may have dredged up past traumas that are difficult to come back from. And for those living in nursing homes that have been the center of outbreaks throughout the...

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Organic food has become mainstream but still has room to grow

  • Written by Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
imageOrganic vegetables at the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, Goleta, Calif.Citizen of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

Organic food once was viewed as a niche category for health nuts and hippies, but today it’s a routine choice for millions of Americans. For years following passage of...

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The story of Nearest Green, America's first known Black master distiller

  • Written by Stefanie Benjamin, Assistant Professor of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management, University of Tennessee
imageGeorge Green – the son of distiller Nathan 'Nearest' Green – was one of seven generations of the Green family who worked for the Jack Daniel's distillery.Wikimedia Commons

When you hear the name Jack Daniel, whiskey probably comes to mind.

But what about the name Nathan “Uncle Nearest” Green?

In 2016, The New York Times publi...

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An AI expert explains why it's hard to give computers something you take for granted: Common sense

  • Written by Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
imageCommon sense includes an intuitive understanding of basic physics – something computers lack.d3sign/Moment via Getty Images

Imagine you’re having friends over for lunch and plan to order a pepperoni pizza. You recall Amy mentioning that Susie had stopped eating meat. You try calling Susie, but when she doesn’t pick up, you decide...

Read more: An AI expert explains why it's hard to give computers something you take for granted: Common sense

When the NCAA permitted colleges to pay stipends to student-athletes, the colleges also raised their estimated expenses

  • Written by Willis A. Jones, Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of Miami
imageGiving personal expense stipends to student-athletes may lead to higher costs of attendance for college students overall.Andy Lyons/Getty Images

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

The big idea

When colleges with big-time sports programs began to offer living expense stipends to their student-athletes back in 2015, the...

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