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Here's why students don't revise what they write – and why they should

  • Written by Narmada Paul, Postdoctoral Scholar in Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky
imageOnly 27% of 12th grade students in the U.S. write at a proficient level. Deepak Sethi/E+ via Getty Images

When high school students get into the habit of revising their writing, it has a positive impact on the quality of their work.

Despite the proven benefits of revision, students often resist making changes to the initial versions of what they...

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How qualified immunity protects police officers accused of wrongdoing

  • Written by Ronnie R. Gipson Jr., Assistant Professor of Law, University of Memphis
imageBody camera footage shows a Virginia police officer pepper-spraying a Black U.S. Army officer during a traffic stop in December 2020.Windsor Police via AP

When police officers kill people without apparent justification, those officers may face both criminal charges – as in the case of Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd in...

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What are the blood clots associated with the Johnson Johnson COVID-19 vaccine? 4 questions answered

  • Written by Mousumi Som, Professor of Internal Medicine, Oklahoma State University
imageThe pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was lifted on April 23, 2021. SOPA Images/Light Rocket via Getty Images

Two vaccines – the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the U.S. and the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe – have been linked to an increased chance of a rare type of blood clot. Researchers are investigating what causes these...

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Why Trump is more likely to win in the GOP than to take his followers to a new third party

  • Written by Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
imageSupporters of former President Trump gather outside of Trump Tower during a rare visit Trump made to his New York offices, March 8, 2021.Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump has claimed at times that he’ll start a third political party called the Patriot Party. In fact, most Americans – 62% in a...

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Installing solar panels over California's canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs

  • Written by Roger Bales, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced
imageThe California Aqueduct, which carries water more than 400 miles south from the Sierra Nevada, splits as it enters Southern California at the border of Kern and Los Angeles counties.California DWR

Climate change and water scarcity are front and center in the western U.S. The region’s climate is warming, a severe multi-year drought is underway...

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Why we remember more by reading – especially print – than from audio or video

  • Written by Naomi S. Baron, Professor of Linguistics Emerita, American University
imageWhen mental focus and reflection are called for, it's time to crack open a book.Noam Galai/Getty Images

During the pandemic, many college professors abandoned assignments from printed textbooks and turned instead to digital texts or multimedia coursework.

As a professor of linguistics, I have been studying how electronic communication compares to...

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Breakfast After the Bell programs reduce school absenteeism

  • Written by Jacob Kirksey, Assistant Professor Educational Psychology & Leadership, Texas Tech University
imageChronic absenteeism rates fell 8 percentage points among schools in Nevada and Colorado that adopted the 'Breakfast after the Bell' program. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Making a healthy breakfast available to students not only can help alleviate...

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Massive flare seen on the closest star to the solar system: What it means for chances of alien neighbors

  • Written by R. O. Parke Loyd, Post-Doctoral Researcher in Astrophysics, Arizona State University
imageProxima Centauri is the closest star to the solar system and is home to a potentially habitable planet.Hubble/European Space Agency/WikimediaCommons, CC BY-SA

The Sun isn’t the only star to produce stellar flares. On April 21, 2021, a team of astronomers published new research describing the brightest flare ever measured from Proxima Centauri...

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What happened to Confederate money after the Civil War?

  • Written by Robert Gudmestad, Professor and Chair of History Department, Colorado State University
imageConfederate currency had images of enslaved people, historical figures and mythical deities.elycefeliz/Flickr, CC BY-NDimage

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What happened to Confederate money after the Civil War? – Ray G.,...

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American cities have long struggled to reform their police – but isolated success stories suggest community and officer buy-in might be key

  • Written by Thaddeus L. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
imageGetting police and community on board with reforms is crucial for success.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

The guilty verdicts delivered against Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021, represented a landmark moment – but courtroom justice cannot deliver the sweeping changes most Americans feel are needed to improve policing in the U.S.

As America...

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