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What exactly is the polar vortex?

  • Written by Zachary Lawrence, Research Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder
imageThe polar vortex influences the jet stream, which can bring cold winter weather to the U.S. and Europe. AP Photo/Bill Sikes

At the start of February 2021, a major snowstorm hit the northeast United States, with some areas receiving well over two feet of snow. Just a few weeks earlier, Spain experienced a historic and deadly snowstorm and dangerously...

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Mothers who earned straight A's in high school manage the same number of employees as fathers who got failing grades

  • Written by Jill Yavorsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
imageLeadership opportunities for even the most academically successful girls are few. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

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

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Mothers who showed the most academic promise in high school have the same leadership opportunities as fathers who performed the worst, according to our...

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New steps the government's taking toward COVID-19 relief could help fight hunger

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageSNAP helps stock the cupboards of low-income people.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

President Joe Biden has pledged to tackle hunger as part of his administration’s efforts to alleviate poverty.

“We cannot, will not let people go hungry,” Biden declared on his second full day in office, invoking the...

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Why a shootout between Black Panthers and law enforcement 50 years ago matters today

  • Written by Paul Ringel, Associate Professor of U.S. History, High Point University
imageMembers of the Black Panther Party outside the High Point property raided by policeSonny Hedgecock/High Point Enterprise, CC BY-SA

In the early hours of Feb. 10, 1971, police surrounded a property in High Point, North Carolina, where members of the Black Panther Party lived and worked. In the ensuing shootout, a Panther and a police officer were...

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Is the US Capitol a 'temple of democracy'? Its authoritarian architecture suggests otherwise

  • Written by Megan Goldman-Petri, Part-time Lecturer, New York University
imageThe U.S. Capitol is modeled on the baroque Cathedrals of Europe, which were built to honor monarchs and popes. Pixnio

Honoring the Capitol Police officer killed in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently invoked the building’s symbolic role in American democracy.

“Each day, when members enter the...

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Drake and Jake, Mountain Dew's millions and the Marvel Universe – which ads won the Super Bowl, and which fell flat

  • Written by Alexander Carter, Phd Student in Advertising, University of Tennessee
imageState Farm's 'Drake' ad was one of the Twitter winners of the Super Bowl.State Farm

Live sporting events are among the few remaining places where advertisers can ensure that no one fast forwards through their commercials which is why companies were willing to pay US$5.5 million for just 30 seconds of air time on Super Bowl Sunday.

So who...

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Talking politics in 2021: Lessons on humility and truth-seeking from Benjamin Franklin

  • Written by Mark Canada, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Indiana University
imageBenjamin Franklin learned over his lifetime how to be humble and open when he talked to and with people.Rozbike/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

The previous year in the United States was a turbulent one, filled with political strife, protests over racism and a devastating pandemic. Underlying all three has been a pervasive political polarization, made worse by...

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Will the COVID-19 vaccine work as well in patients with obesity?

  • Written by Cate Varney, Clinical Physician, University of Virginia
imagePatients with overweight or obesity issues make up more than 70% of the U.S. population.Peter Dazeley via Getty Images

When researchers began to develop what they hoped would be an effective COVID-19 vaccine, they already knew that H1N1 influenza – a novel virus, like COVID-19 – more severely affected patients with overweight or obesity....

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No internet, no vaccine: How lack of internet access has limited vaccine availability for racial and ethnic minorities

  • Written by Tamra Burns Loeb, Adjunct Associate Professor - Interim; UCLA Center for Culture, Trauma, and Mental Health Disparities, University of California, Los Angeles
imageA man fills out an online application during a job fair hosted by the city of Chicago in July 2012. The fair offered computer access to people who do not have internet access. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The average monthly...

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I analyzed all of Trump's tweets to find out what he was really saying

  • Written by Michael Humphrey, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
imagePresident Donald Trump uses his smartphone.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The tally was in, it was clear Donald Trump had lost – and he tweeted: “either a new election should take place or … results nullified.”

It sounds familiar, but it wasn’t November 2020. It was February 2016.

Trump was just months into his presidential...

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  7. Slave-built infrastructure still creates wealth in US, suggesting reparations should cover past harms and current value of slavery
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  9. When Black kids – shut out from the whitewashed world of children's literature – took matters into their own hands
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  16. No joke: Using humor in class is harder when learning is remote
  17. How the National Prayer Breakfast became an opportunity for presidents and faith leaders alike to push their political agendas
  18. Amanda Gorman's poetry shows why spoken word belongs in school
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  21. North Korea targeted cybersecurity researchers using a blend of hacking and espionage
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  25. Citizen scientists are filling research gaps created by the pandemic
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  27. Can an employee object to mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on religious grounds?
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  30. One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world
  31. To defuse political violence across US, conflict mediators apply lessons from gang disputes and foreign elections
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  39. How Connecticut's schools have managed to maintain lunch distribution for kids who need it most during the COVID-19 pandemic
  40. 3 ways Black people say their white co-workers and managers can support them and be an antidote to systemic racism
  41. Strong political institutions can uphold democracy, even if people can't agree on politics
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