Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, University of North Dakota When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is on helping students, especially as they emerge from the pandemic with heightened levels of anxiety,…
Diego Javier Luis, Assistant Professor of History, Tufts University One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: As history books tell it, the Europeans brought their…
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Amy Fraher, Lecturer in Management, Yale University The aviation industry is still…
Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University From plans to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s being called a “f—ing b—” by her colleague Rep. Ted Yoho, it’s been a nasty year…
Mark Kamlet, Carnegie Mellon University; Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Carnegie Mellon University, and Tom Mitchell, Carnegie Mellon University It’s no secret that U.S. politics has become highly polarized. Even so, there are probably few…
Lana Dbeibo, Indiana University School of Medicine Editor’s Note: With a coronavirus vaccination effort now underway, you might have questions about what this means for you and your family. If you do,…
David Kennedy, Penn State A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 is spreading rapidly in the United Kingdom, with over 1,400 cases since September. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, generally accumulates mutations slowly…
Nicholas Mischel, Wayne State University Depression is the most common cause of disability in the world. Chances are high that you or someone you know will experience a period when depression gets…
Gavin McDonald, University of California Santa Barbara Fishing on the high seas is a bit of a mystery, economically speaking. These areas of open ocean beyond the territorial jurisdiction of any nation…
David M. Mayer, University of Michigan The electoral votes have confirmed Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election. The presidential electors gave Biden 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump’s…
R. Stanley Williams, Texas A&M University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea For the first time, my colleagues and I have built a single…
H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University The holiday season is already a booming time for online shopping. The COVID-19 pandemic only increases the likelihood that when people shop this holiday season, they…
Matthew J. Lin, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Demand for cosmetic treatments, including botox and fillers, has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Dermatologists and plastic surgeons are attributing the…
