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As climate change parches the Southwest, here's a better way to share water from the shrinking Colorado River

  • Written by Daniel Craig McCool, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah
imageSign at a boat ramp on Lake Mead, near Boulder City, Nevada, Aug. 13, 2021. The lake currently is roughly two-thirds empty.AP Photo/John Locher

The Colorado River is a vital lifeline for the arid U.S. Southwest. It supplies water to seven states, Mexico, 29 Indian reservations and millions of acres of irrigated farmland. The river and its...

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How my family makes holiday decisions that work for everyone, according to a negotiation expert

  • Written by Rachel Croson, Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Minnesota
imageNegotiation concepts can be used not only to get what you need or want but also to make your family life happier overall.Marko Geber/DigitalVision via Getty Images

This is a holiday season like no other.

Many people have been apart for nearly two years and have had so many “virtual” holidays that they are craving physical presence this...

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How to make voting districts fair to voters, not parties

  • Written by Linda Fowler, Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
imageRepresentatives say the Pledge of Allegiance at the State Capitol in Austin. Texas is one of many states that redrew their political maps in 2021.Tamir Kalifa via Getty Images

Should fairness to political parties be the standard for evaluating legislative redistricting?

Across the nation, state lawmakers are jockeying to advantage their party...

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What Americans can learn from other cultures about the language of gratitude

  • Written by Jeremy David Engels, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
imageA family holds hands and prays before a Thanksgiving meal. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

Families and friends traditionally gather to express gratitude during this time of year. Many also participate in acts of service and charity as a way of giving back to their local communities.

As communication scholarswho study intercultural communication, we...

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Want to take an online course? Here are 4 tips to make sure you get the most out of it for your career

  • Written by Anne Trumbore, Executive Director of Digital and Open Enrollment at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
imageHiring managers often prefer nondegree credentials from top universities over credit-bearing certificates from for-profit institutions. Drazen_/E+ Collection via Getty Images

The “Great Resignation” has left a lot of people with time on their hands. And while this time may be a welcome respite from the daily grind, most folks will need...

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Russian anti-satellite weapon test: What happened and what are the risks?

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
imageIf a satellite is destroyed, the debris fans out in orbit and poses serious threats to other satellites or crewed spacecraft. ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL via WikimediaCommons, CC BY-SA

On Nov. 15, 2021, U.S. officials announced that they had detected a dangerous new debris field in orbit near Earth. Later in the day, it was confirmed that Russia had...

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Cancers are in an evolutionary battle with treatments – evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine

  • Written by Anuraag Bukkuri, PhD Student in Integrated Mathematical Oncology, University of South Florida
imageAnticipating when cancer cells become resistant to treatment can help oncologists more quickly adjust their therapies.CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images

Cancer was the second leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. Although billions of dollars have been poured into cancer research, the results are still disappointing for...

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Congress is waiting on the CBO for its Build Back Better report – but how did fiscal scorekeepers come to be so powerful in politics?

  • Written by Philip Rocco, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University
imageYou know they're waiting, just anticipating ... for CBO figures they don't yet possess.Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

“How much will it cost?” This question, perhaps more than any other, bedevils Congress’ efforts to change public policy. And whatever problems a major piece of legislation might purport to...

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Journalism in middle America got communities through the pandemic

  • Written by William Thomas Mari, Assistant Professor of Media law and Media History, Louisiana State University
imageJournalists and news organizations had to be resilient to serve their communities during the pandemic.Illustration E+/Getty Images

News of the pandemic’s devastating effect on journalism was conveyed by headlines across the nation telling of newsroom closures, layoffs and furloughs.

Journalism was in trouble in 2020. In fact, it had been in...

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The concrete effects of body cameras on police accountability

  • Written by Suat Cubukcu, Professorial Lecturer, American University
imagePolice officers wear body cameras in Oakland, California, on Dec. 4, 2014.Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

Without video evidence, it’s unlikely we would have ever heard of George Floyd or witnessed the prosecution of his killer, a Minneapolis police officer.

The recording of Floyd’s killing echoed the documentation in the deaths of Michael...

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  2. Gun violence soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds – but the reasons why are complex
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  4. Companies are pushing sweetened drinks to children through advertising and misleading labels – and families are buying
  5. Alex Jones loses Sandy Hook case, but important defamation issues remain unresolved
  6. Got $1.2T to invest in roads and other infrastructure? Here's how to figure out how to spend it wisely
  7. How hip-hop in the classroom is raising the volume of learning: 4 essential reads
  8. Organized crime is a top driver of global deforestation – along with beef, soy, palm oil and wood products
  9. The ancient history of adding insult to injury
  10. Have we made an object that could travel 1% the speed of light?
  11. Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea
  12. What is Zakat? A scholar of Islam explains
  13. Steve Bannon indicted over Jan. 6 panel snub, pushing key question over presidential power to the courts
  14. The ‘great resignation’ is a trend that began before the pandemic – and bosses need to get used to it
  15. Fewer diabetes patients are picking up their insulin prescriptions – another way the pandemic has delayed health care for many
  16. Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse
  17. The FDA's lax oversight of research in developing countries can do harm to vulnerable participants
  18. Transgender and gender diverse teens: How to talk to and support them
  19. Hip-hop's love-hate relationship with education
  20. Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it's time he gets the credit he deserves
  21. How 2 Jewish soldiers' court-martials put a spotlight on antisemitism and racism
  22. Nurses don't want to be hailed as 'heroes' during a pandemic – they want more resources and support
  23. Why building more homes won't solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most
  24. The Hatch Act, the law Trump deputies are said to have broken, requires government employees to work for the public interest, not partisan campaigns
  25. ¿Qué es el metaverso, futuro de la convivencia humana?
  26. Why are prices so high? Blame the supply chain – and that's the reason inflation is here to stay
  27. Genetic GPS system of animal development explains why limbs grow from torsos and not heads
  28. Olympic Games are great for propagandists – how the lessons of Hitler's Olympics loom over Beijing 2022
  29. ​7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling helpless: Lessons from a leadership expert
  30. Betty Crocker turns 100 – why generations of American women connected with a fictional character
  31. What the world can learn from the Buddhist concept loving-kindness
  32. On Twitter, fossil fuel companies' climate misinformation is subtle – here's what I'm seeing during COP26
  33. The chickenpox virus has a fascinating evolutionary history that continues to affect peoples' health today
  34. 3 ways Congress could hold Facebook accountable for its actions
  35. The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face
  36. How parents can foster 'positive creativity' in kids to make the world a better place
  37. Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered
  38. Investors who trust ESG funds for a positive impact have a crucial blind spot, and it puts the $35 trillion industry's promises in doubt
  39. ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry's sustainability promises in doubt: Supply chains
  40. Why Nicaragua's slide toward dictatorship is a concern for the region and the US, too
  41. Family foundations change their priorities over time, as new generations call the shots
  42. 4 unexpected places where adults can learn science
  43. Why so many unions oppose vaccine mandates – even when they actually support them
  44. School surveillance of students via laptops may do more harm than good
  45. $1.2T infrastructure plan offers lucrative target for fraud
  46. Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones?
  47. The view from inside the Glasgow climate summit: A focus on faster policy changes as talks intensify – amid grandstanding and anger outside
  48. An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit – talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside
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