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What COVID-19 vaccine side effects might I expect?

  • Written by Matthew Woodruff, Instructor, Lowance Center for Human Immunology, Emory University
imageA sign shows the way to a recovery area to monitor any immediate side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020, in Reno, Nevada. Patrick T. Fallon /AFP via Getty Images

Takeaways

  • You might experience redness and soreness in the arm where you got the shot, tiredness, muscle aches, chills and nausea, but these symptoms won’t last long....

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Move over, corn and soybeans: The next biofuel source could be giant sea kelp

  • Written by Diane Kim, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Senior Scientist, USC Wrigley Institute, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageGiant kelp (_Macrocystis pyrifera_) is a potential energy crop.Linking Tourism & Conservation/Flickr, CC BY

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

The big idea

Giant kelp, the world’s largest species of marine algae, is an attractive source for making biofuels. In a recent study, we tested a novel strategy for...

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Chocolate's secret ingredient is the fermenting microbes that make it taste so good

  • Written by Caitlin Clark, Ph.D. Candidate in Food Science, Colorado State University
imageUnderneath the shiny wrapper, a chocolate bunny is a fermented food.Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images

Whether baked as chips into a cookie, melted into a sweet warm drink or molded into the shape of a smiling bunny, chocolate is one of the world’s most universally consumed foods.

Even the biggest chocolate lovers, though, might...

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Did racism kill Jackie Robinson?

  • Written by Tamra Burns Loeb, Adjunct Associate Professor - Interim, University of California, Los Angeles
imageAdoring fans clamor for an autograph from baseball legend Jackie Robinson in 1962, but Robinson faced slurs, hatred and insults in his early years in the majors. Bettman/

Baseball great Jackie Robinson was a living, breathing example of athleticism and apparent good health, playing four sports at UCLA and becoming the first Black man to play in...

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Germany's strange nostalgia for the antebellum American South

  • Written by Sanders Isaac Bernstein, Provost’s PhD Fellow in English Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
image'Onkel Toms Hütte' – or Uncle Tom's Cabin – is the name of a subway station in Berlin.DXR via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Swastikas may be banned in Berlin, but Confederate flags still fly.

Alongside MAGA hats and Trump 2020 banners, Reich flags and Brandenburg eagles, the American South’s battle flag has been raised high duri...

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4 reasons why migrant children arriving alone to the US create a 'border crisis'

  • Written by Ediberto Román, Professor of Law, Florida International University
imageUnaccompanied minors wait to see a Border Patrol agent after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into Texas on March 25, 2021.John Moore/Getty Images

Children arriving at the southern border without their parents have presented a political and humanitarian challenge for the past three presidents.

Their numbers began rising considerably after 2009,...

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Genomic surveillance: What it is and why we need more of it to track coronavirus variants and help end the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Written by Alexander Sundermann, Clinical Research Coordinator & DrPH Student in Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
imageSequencing the genetic code of virus samples taken from COVID-19 patients reveals how SARS-CoV-2 is spreading and changing.Nate Langer/UPMC, CC BY-ND

“You can’t fix what you don’t measure” is a maxim in the business world. And it holds true in the world of public health as well.

Early in the pandemic, the United States struggl...

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Why parts of Good Friday worship have been controversial

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imagePeople visiting a Christ sculpture at the Santa Maria Magdalena Church during the Holy Week in Granada, Spain.Álex Cámara/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Churches around the world will be holding services for their three most important days during this Holy Week: Holy Thursday, sometimes called Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter...

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How nonfungible tokens work and where they get their value – a cryptocurrency expert explains NFTs

  • Written by Dragan Boscovic, Research Professor of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University
imageNFTs can be used to prove who created and who owns digital items like these images by the artist Beeple shown at an exhibition in Beijing.Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

Takeaways

· Nonfungible tokens prove ownership of a digital item – image, sound file or text – in the same way that people own crypto coins.

· Unlike...

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The US just set ambitious offshore wind power targets – what will it take to meet them?

  • Written by Erin Baker, Professor of Industrial Engineering applied to Energy Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageBuilding a U.S. offshore wind industry will require more than just fast-tracking permits. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The United States’ offshore wind industry is tiny, with just seven wind turbines operating off Rhode Island and Virginia. The few attempts to build large-scale wind farms like Europe’s have run into long delays, but...

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  2. What can you do with unwanted holy cards and Grandma's religious statues? Well, that depends
  3. Ayn Rand-inspired 'myth of the founder' puts tremendous power in hands of Big Tech CEOs like Zuckerberg – posing real risks to democracy
  4. Mexico moves to legalize cannabis use, a modest step toward de-escalating drug war
  5. Asian Americans top target for threats and harassment during pandemic
  6. Women frequently experience sexual harassment at work, yet few claims ever reach a courtroom
  7. How to make sure Biden's infrastructure plan can hold up to climate change – and save money
  8. How school lunch could improve when classrooms are full again
  9. In fish, parents' stressful experiences influence offspring behavior via epigenetic changes
  10. Solar geoengineering is worth studying but not a substitute for cutting emissions, study finds
  11. Godzilla vs. Kong: A functional morphologist uses science to pick a winner
  12. Derek Chauvin trial begins in George Floyd murder case: 5 essential reads on police violence against Black men
  13. After prolonged period of press-bashing, a more constructive form of media criticism is now flourishing
  14. Mass shootings are rare – firearm suicides are much more common, and kill more Americans
  15. Project-based learning deepens science knowledge for 3rd graders in Michigan
  16. Trans Day of Visibility offers chance for community to stand in solidarity and support
  17. If everyone on Earth sat in the ocean at once, how much would sea level rise?
  18. We studied depression messages on YouTube videos and found dangerous and stigmatizing stereotypes prevail
  19. 'Frugal design' brings medical innovations to communities that lack resources during the pandemic
  20. What's at stake in Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama, union vote: 5 questions answered
  21. Africa's 2 elephant species are both endangered, due to poaching and habitat loss
  22. Two stereotypes that diminish the humanity of the Atlanta shooting victims – and all Asian Americans
  23. ¿Por qué estar en casa y no en cafés y bares está 'desgastando' nuestra creatividad?
  24. Ending testing for New York City's gifted program may be another blow to Black and Latino students
  25. Montenegro was a success story in troubled Balkan region – now its democracy is in danger
  26. Service dogs can help veterans with PTSD – growing evidence shows they may reduce anxiety in practical ways
  27. Mass shootings leave emotional and mental scars on survivors, first responders and millions of others
  28. Domestic air travel does not appear to have been an important vector for the spread of COVID-19 in the US, study suggests
  29. Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean
  30. How humans became the best throwers on the planet
  31. Activists, state authorities and lawsuits filed by survivors are putting pressure on the 'troubled teens' industry to change its ways
  32. Gun control fails quickly in Congress after each mass shooting, but states often act – including to loosen gun laws
  33. Many QAnon followers report having mental health diagnoses
  34. Why corporate climate pledges of ‘net-zero’ emissions should trigger a healthy dose of skepticism
  35. Culture matters a lot in successfully managing a pandemic - and many countries that did well had one thing in common
  36. Why you should get a COVID-19 vaccine – even if you've already had the coronavirus
  37. Who gets Cherokee citizenship has long been a struggle between the tribe and the US government
  38. Robinhood app makes Wall Street feel like a game to win – instead of a place where you can lose your life savings in a New York minute
  39. What the American Rescue Plan says about President Biden’s health care priorities – and what they mean for you
  40. This Passover, as in the past, will be a time to recognize tragedies and offer hope for the future
  41. Civics education isn't boosting youth voting or volunteerism
  42. The US has never had much of a pilgrimage tradition – perhaps now is the opportunity
  43. When can kids get the COVID-19 vaccine? A pediatrician answers 5 questions parents are asking
  44. US museums hold the remains of thousands of Black people
  45. Raising the minimum wage is a health issue, too
  46. Meisha Porter is the first Black woman chancellor of NYC schools – here are the challenges she will face
  47. Unequal treatment for college women's basketball players has deep historical roots
  48. How to improve public health, the environment and racial equity all at once: Upgrade low-income housing
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  50. Purity culture and the subjugation of women: Southern Baptist beliefs on sex and gender provide context to spa suspect's 'motive'