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/ 10 months agoFrom South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books often leave out
Accounts of Asian American history often stop at the US border, but Asians were living in Latin America for centuries before...
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/ 10 months agoCollege applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana
New research shows colleges attract interest from higher-caliber students when the schools’ home states allow their citizens to get high.
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/ 10 months agoEmergency medicine residencies more likely to go unfilled at for-profit and newly accredited programs
A new study finds more emergency medicine residencies are available, but hundreds of the positions are going unfilled.
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/ 10 months agoUS Supreme Court decision on Trump-Colorado ballot case ‘monumental’ for democracy itself, not just 2024 presidential election
The US Supreme Court faces a case with huge repercussions for the 2024 presidential election – and American democracy. An election...
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/ 10 months agoJan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media
Social media allows a political leader to direct the behavior of political movements, including engaging in violence and insurrection.
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/ 10 months ago70 years after Brown vs. Board of Education, public schools still deeply segregated
As the nation approaches the 70-year anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, an education professor lays out the state of...
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/ 10 months agoWhy does Claudine Gay still work at Harvard after being forced to resign as its president? She’s got tenure
Barring evidence of moral turpitude or excessive absenteeism, former administrators are very hard to force out.
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/ 10 months agoLiterature inspired my medical career: Why the humanities are needed in health care
While medical school may teach students about how the body works, it often neglects the social, political and cultural factors that...
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/ 10 months agoWhat is resilience? A psychologist explains the main ingredients that help people manage stress
Supportive relationships, economic stability and exercise are among the building blocks that develop resilience.
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/ 10 months agoThe US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter
China has a lot of vacant retail space, including many underused shopping malls. An urban policy scholar describes how the Chinese...
