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Russia may declare war on Ukraine on May 9 – and use it as a reason to double down on attacks

  • Written by: Michael A. Allen, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageRussian military cadets rehearse for the Victory Day military parade in St. Petersburg on May 5, 2022.Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images

The Russian government has consistently called its war on Ukraine a “special military operation.”

But on May 9, 2022, Russia may officially declare war on Ukraine, Western officials have warned –...

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4 claves para entender qué es Transnistria y por qué Moldavia podría ser la nueva víctima de Putin

  • Written by: Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of Instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute on Russia, University of South Florida
imageUcrania destrozó este ferrocarril para prevenir tránsito de Transnistria a Ucrania. Andrea Mancini/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Crece la preocupación de que Moldavia y Transnistria puedan verse arrastradas a la ofensiva bélica de Rusia contra Ucrania.

Tanto Transnistria como Moldavia están directamente al oeste de...

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What's the Giving Pledge? A philanthropy scholar explains

  • Written by: Hans Peter Schmitz, Professor, University of San Diego
imageMitchell Rales and Emily Wei Rales signed the Giving Pledge in 2018.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The Giving Pledge is a commitment by billionaires to voluntarily give most of their wealth to charitable causes either during their lifetimes or in their wills as bequests to be made after death.

More than 230 individuals and couples have made this...

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3 ways to make 'belonging' more than a buzzword in higher ed

  • Written by: Michelle Samura, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education & External Affairs, Chapman University
imageBelonging is a key to college student success. RichLegg/E+ via Getty Images

“Belonging” is trending.

You can see it in evolving executive titles, such as “vice president of global diversity, inclusion and belonging.”

You can find it in reports about how to make employees feel they’re a more essential part of the workplace...

Read more: 3 ways to make 'belonging' more than a buzzword in higher ed

COVID-19 official counts can miss mild cases – here's how serosurveys that analyze blood for signs of past infection can help

  • Written by: Isobel Routledge, Postdoctoral Scholar in Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
imageResearchers can test blood samples taken for other reasons to see if patients have previously had COVID-19.Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

It’s an eye-catching statistic: 58% of the whole population and 75% of kids in the U.S. had been infected by the coronavirus by the end of February 2022. That’s a pretty big jump...

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At a popular evangelical tourist site, the Ark Encounter, the image of a 'wrathful God' appeals to millions

  • Written by: Susan L Trollinger, Professor of English, University of Dayton
imageA replica of Noah's Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park in Williamstown, Ky.AP Photo/John Minchillo, File

The Ark Encounter, an evangelical theme park located near Williamstown, Kentucky, has welcomed between 4 million and 5 million visitors since its opening in July 2016. Hundreds of thousands more are sure to visit this summer.

This theme park...

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What a cathedral and a massive military parade show about Putin's Russia

  • Written by: Lena Surzhko Harned, Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State
imageRussian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, at the consecration of the Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces outside Moscow, June 14, 2020.Oleg Varov, Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP

May 9, 2022, marks the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany....

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Ukraine receives weapons support from around the world

  • Written by: Jordan Cohen, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, George Mason University
imageJavelin anti-tank missiles, T-72 tanks and Bayraktar TB2 drones are just some of the weapons that other nations have sent to Ukraine.Getty Images, Associated Press, Wikimedia Commons, U.S. Department of Defense, CC BY-ND

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, many of the world’s nations have sought to support Ukrainians by sending...

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Billions spent on overseas counterterrorism would be better spent by involving ex-terrorists

  • Written by: Bernard Loesi, PhD Candidate, University of Washington
imageMachmudi 'Yusuf' Hariono, left, a former Indonesian terrorist, holds a book about former terrorists with an Islamic jihadist.Courtesy of Yusuf Hariono, Author provided

For decades, the U.S. government has sent aid to countries plagued by terrorism, believing that the money could help other nations tackle extremism. Money matters, but it alone...

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Scientists in Antarctica discover a vast, salty groundwater system under the ice sheet – with implications for sea level rise

  • Written by: Matthew Siegfried, Assistant Professor of Geophysics and Hydrologic Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
imageCo-author Chloe Gustafson and mountaineer Meghan Seifert install measuring equipment on an ice stream.Kerry Key/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

A new discovery deep beneath one of Antarctica’s rivers of ice could change scientists’ understanding of how the ice flows, with important implications for estimating future sea level rise.

Glaci...

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