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,…
Rodger I. Thompson, University of Arizona The Hubble Space Telescope launched on the 24th of April, 30 years ago. It’s an impressive milestone especially as its expected lifespan was just 10 years.…
Bennett Doughty, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Pamela Stewart Fahs, Binghamton University, State University of New York The enormous job of vaccinating the nation is underway, but for rural…
Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Mississippi State University It’s a common dieter’s lament: “Ugh, my metabolism is so slow, I’m never going to lose any weight.” When people talk about a fast or slow metabolism,…
Zhen Yan, University of Virginia Scientists are constantly revealing newly discovered benefits of exercise. In experiments over the past 10 years, my research has found that exercise can help with a respiratory…
Paul K. Byrne, North Carolina State University On Feb. 21, 2019, we shot an asteroid. More precisely, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, built and operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, fired…
Scott Akins, Oregon State University and Clayton Mosher, Washington State University Oregon became the first state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of all drugs on Nov. 3, 2020. Measure…
Anne R. Crecelius, University of Dayton You’re doing it! You’re working out, reaping all those benefits of exercise that have been drilled into your head. So you’re pedaling your heart out or…
Steven Albert, University of Pittsburgh White House advisers have made the case recently for a “natural” approach to herd immunity as a way to reduce the need for public health measures to…
Sara Konrath, IUPUI and Reshma Jagsi, University of Michigan The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Most Americans find a number of common hospital fundraising…
Simon F. Haeder, Penn State and Sarah E. Gollust, University of Minnesota Much has been written about the U.S. coronavirus response. Media accounts frequently turn to experts for their insights – commonly,…