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Orthodox Jewish women's leadership is growing – and it's not all about rabbis

  • Written by Michal Raucher, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University
imageOpportunities are expanding for Orthodox Jewish women to formally study Jewish texts. This event in Jerusalem celebrated women who completed the 7 1/2-year cycle of daily study of the Talmud.AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov

More Orthodox Jewish women around the world are following the path of ordination, though controversy over female rabbis continues in...

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Comic book introduces kids to key concepts and careers in cybersecurity

  • Written by Kara Dawson, Professor of Educational Technology, University of Florida
imageThe number of cybersecurity jobs is expected to grow up to 33% in the near future.fstop123/E+ via Getty ImagesimageStudents crack a secret message using this Caesar wheel as part of a challenge.CryptoComics, Author provided

Three 9-year-old girls are huddled around a Caesar wheel, an ancient tool for sharing secret messages.

Cracking a code is one of...

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Blocking an immune system molecule in mice may help prevent long-term disabilities after traumatic brain injury

  • Written by Jeanne Paz, Associate Investigator at Gladstone Institutes and Associate Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
imageAn estimated 69 million people worldwide experience a traumatic brain injury every year.Iaremenko/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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

The big idea

Blocking an immune system molecule that accumulates after traumatic brain injury could significantly reduce the injury’s detrimental...

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Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters and the type of storms that spawn them

  • Written by John Allen, Associate Professor of Meteorology, Central Michigan University
imageTornadoes are tough to forecast.Mike Coniglio/NOAA/NSSL

The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, was so unusual in its duration and strength, particularly for December, that a lot of people including the U.S. president are asking what role climate change might have played &...

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Here's how Southern Baptist women found ways to lead outside the denomination

  • Written by Susan M. Shaw, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
imageTheologian Molly Marshall preaching at the Southern Baptist Women in Ministry meeting, June 9, 1985.Baptist Women in Ministry, CC BY

Southern Baptists have a long history of conflict over women’s leadership in the denomination. But women have found ways to lead, even as their roles have become ever more circumscribed.

I have been researching...

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In polygamous communities, deep roots of distrust shape vaccine hesitancy

  • Written by Cristina Rosetti, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Claremont McKenna College
imageA group of protesters stands inside the Utah State Capitol in 2016, criticizing a proposal to make polygamy a felony again.Rick Bowmer/AP

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church or LDS church, followed government guidelines to protect members of their...

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The US doesn't have enough faculty to train the next generation of nurses

  • Written by Rayna M. Letourneau, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of South Florida
imageSome nursing programs had to turn away students because of a shortage of faculty and clinical sites. FatCamera/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Despite a national nursing shortage in the United States, over 80,000 qualified applications were not accepted at U.S. nursing schools in 2020, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Th...

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Why is my poop brown?

  • Written by Hannibal Person, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageBrown poop can indicate good health.Vitalii Barida/iStock via Getty Images Plusimage

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.

Why is my poop brown? – Ethan J., age 9, Potomac, Maryland

Three-quarters of your poop consists of water and...

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Why the southern US is prone to December tornadoes

  • Written by Alisa Hass, Assistant Professor of Geography, Middle Tennessee State University
imageDamage in Mayfield, Kentucky, after a tornado swept through the area on Dec. 11, 2021.Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

On the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, an outbreak of powerful tornadoes tore through parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois, killing dozens of people and leaving wreckage over hundreds of miles. Hazard...

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¿Pruebas COVID de PCR o antígenos? Conoce cuáles son las diferencias

  • Written by Nathaniel Hafer, Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
imageTodas las pruebas de COVID-19 comienzan con una muestra, pero los procesos científicos varían mucho después de ese punto. Morsa Images/Digital Vision via Getty Images

En este punto de la pandemia, es probable que usted o alguien que conozca haya recibido al menos una prueba de COVID-19. Sin embargo, ¿sabe qué tipo...

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  4. Understanding the history and politics behind Pakistan's blasphemy laws
  5. 'Zero Day' for California water? Not yet, but unprecedented water restrictions send a sharp warning
  6. Professors’ free speech rights can clash with public universities’ interest in managing their employees as they choose
  7. Union battles at Amazon and Starbucks are hot news – which can only be good for the labor movement
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  9. Rapid tests play a crucial role in curbing COVID-19 infections – especially as people gather for the holidays
  10. Appeals court says Trump has given 'no legal reason' to defy Congress' demand for Jan. 6 documents, but Supreme Court may have final say
  11. 'West Side Story' may be timeless – but life in gangs today differs drastically from when the Jets and Sharks ruled the streets
  12. Tropical forests can recover surprisingly quickly on deforested lands – and letting them regrow naturally is an effective and low-cost way to slow climate change
  13. Bosnia's endless crisis could be solved by letting it break apart peacefully
  14. How Elon Musk can save big on taxes by giving away a ton of his Tesla stock
  15. Colorful sweets may look tasty, but some researchers question whether synthetic dyes may pose health risks to your colon and rectum
  16. Medical examiners and coroners have borne a heavy burden during the COVID-19 pandemic and have often felt invisible and unsupported
  17. Buddhist nuns and female scholars are gaining new leadership roles, in a tradition that began with the ordination of Buddha's foster mother
  18. Figuring out omicron – here's what scientists are doing right now to understand the new coronavirus variant
  19. A century of tragedy: How the car and gas industry knew about the health risks of leaded fuel but sold it for 100 years anyway
  20. Many global charities refrain from 'poverty porn' imagery to raise money from donors, but stereotypes still distort their pictures
  21. Trans people have a long history in Appalachia -- but politicians prefer to ignore it
  22. 4 Ph.D. neuroscience students from other countries share the challenges of studying in the US
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  24. Nuns against nuclear weapons – Plowshares protesters have fought for disarmament for over 40 years, going to prison for peace
  25. Women lead religious groups in many ways – besides the growing number who have been ordained
  26. Why Biden's threat to slap Russia with more sanctions is unlikely to deter Putin in Ukraine
  27. Michigan school shooting shows how violence can transition from online threats to real-world tragedy
  28. Grammy winner explains why Adele is right -- album tracks should not be shuffled
  29. Stephen Sondheim's 'Assassins' lays bare the bizarre role of guns in American culture
  30. Diversity helps nonprofits accomplish more when staff from different backgrounds can connect
  31. Making a difference without millions – how Americans give
  32. In the fight against climate change, China is doing more than you think – but still not enough
  33. California's water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada
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  35. Modern-day culture wars are playing out on historic tours of slaveholding plantations
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  37. Why addressing racism against Black women in health care is key to ending the US HIV epidemic
  38. An expert draws 7 lessons about US gun laws from the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and the Rittenhouse verdict
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  40. How dual loyalties created an ethics problem for Chris Cuomo and CNN
  41. Plastic trash in the ocean is a global problem, and the US is the top source – a new report urges action
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