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How better funding can increase the number and diversity of doctoral students

  • Written by Shaun M. Dougherty, Associate Professor of Public Policy & Education, Vanderbilt University
imageFinancial concerns are a big barrier for students wishing to apply to graduate school. SilviaJansen/E+ via Getty Images

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

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When a doctoral program in education introduced a comprehensive funding package that covered tuition, it led to an increase in the number of...

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More guns, pandemic stress and a police legitimacy crisis created perfect conditions for homicide spike in 2020

  • Written by Justin Nix, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageWhat role did the pandemic play in the hike in murders in 2020?Mark Makela/Getty Images

Homicides in the U.S. spiked by almost 30% in 2020.

That was the main takeaway from figures released on Sept. 27, 2021, by the FBI that showed almost uniform increases across America in the murder rate.

The fact that big cities, small cities, suburbs and rural...

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How Sen. Joe Manchin's support for natural gas could derail Biden's US climate plan

  • Written by Michael Oppenheimer, Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Princeton University
imageSen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from the coal state of West Virginia, is in a powerful position for directing the nation's climate future.Samuel Corum/Getty Images

President Joe Biden has a goal for all U.S. electricity to come from zero-carbon sources by 2035. To get there, he’s counting on Congress to approve an ambitious package of incentives...

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What Ötzi the prehistoric iceman can teach us about the use of tattoos in ceremonial healing or religious rites

  • Written by Allison Hawn, Instructional Faculty in Communication, Arizona State University
imageA man takes a picture of a statue representing the 5,300-year-old mummy named Ötzi, discovered in the Italian Alps 30 years ago.Andrea Solero/AFP via Getty Images

Ötzi the Iceman remained hidden to the world for millennia until two German tourists discovered it 30 years agoin a glacier in the Italian Alps.

imageTattoos on the mummy of...

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Should teens taking ADHD, anxiety and depression drugs consume energy drinks and coffee?

  • Written by Lina Begdache, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageThe American Academy of Pediatrics says teens should never consume energy drinks.monkeybusinessimages/istock via Getty Imagesimage

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.

Should teens taking ADHD, anxiety or depression drugs consume...

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Mexican communities manage their local forests, generating benefits for humans, trees and wildlife

  • Written by David Bray, Professor of Earth and Environment, Florida International University
imageJungle near the Palenque ruins, Chiapas, Mexico.Lawrence Murray/Flickr, CC BY

The United Nations is preparing to host pivotal conferences in the coming months on two global crises: climate change and biodiversity loss. As experts have pointed out, these issues are fundamentally, inescapably intertwined. In both cases, human activities are harming...

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Big fires demand a big response: How 1910's Big Burn can help us think smarter about fighting wildfires and living with fire

  • Written by William Deverell, Professor of History, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageBefore satellites, fire crews watched for smoke from fire towers across the national forests.K. D. Swan, U.S. Forest Service

Over two days in the summer of 1910, wildfires roared across the bone-dry forests of the inland Northwestern U.S., the Rockies, and parts of British Columbia. Whole towns burned. The blazes scorched 3 million acres of forest,...

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How civil rights activist Howard Fuller became a devout champion of school choice

  • Written by Jon Hale, Associate Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
imageEducation reformer Howard Fuller has worked with GOP leaders in support of school vouchers.Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images

As a longtime civil rights activist and education reformer, Howard Fuller has seen his support for school choice spark both controversy and confusion. That’s because it aligns him with polarizing...

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How lawyers could prevent America's eviction crisis from getting a whole lot worse

  • Written by Jennifer Prusak, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
imageA St. Louis woman is evicted from her home. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

Lawyers may be the only thing standing in the way of eviction for millions of renters.

With the end of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium on Aug. 26, 2021, most landlords can now ask courts to evict tenants who haven’t been...

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New Johnson Johnson data shows second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19 – but one dose is still strong against delta variant

  • Written by Maureen Ferran, Associate Professor of Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology
imagePublic health officials have been waiting for good data before making any decisions about booster shots for people who received Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

On Sept 22, 2021, Johnson & Johnson released data that answers two questions many people have likely been wondering about its vaccine: How good is...

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  15. Some rich people will love at least one sweetener in Democrats' $3.5 trillion plan
  16. 20 years after 9/11, the men charged with responsibility are still waiting for trial – here's why
  17. How the world's biggest Islamic organization drives religious reform in Indonesia – and seeks to influence the Muslim world
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