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/ 1 year agoDiverse teams can improve engineering outcomes − but recent affirmative action decision may hinder efforts to create diverse teams
Diverse teams can not only solve engineering problems more effectively, but the outcomes tend to be more inclusive, as a geographer...
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/ 1 year agoGeorgia’s indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states’ rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan
Donald Trump faces ‘double the trouble’ as Georgia charges were added to federal charges brought over his alleged attempts to overturn...
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/ 1 year agoFulton County charges Donald Trump with racketeering, other felonies — a Georgia election law expert explains 5 key things to know
Fulton County District Attorney Willis’s RICO charges against Trump are essentially targeting election law violations, but by another name. The charges...
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/ 1 year agoTommy Tuberville reportedly doesn’t live in Alabama − should he still be its senator?
The framers decided that members of both the House and Senate would be required to be “an inhabitant” of the state...
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/ 1 year agoFlorida’s academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society
While a Florida curriculum implies that enslaved Africans ‘benefited’ from skills acquired through slavery, history shows they brought knowledge and skills...
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/ 1 year ago3 ways AI is transforming music
AI can streamline the painstaking work of mixing and editing tracks. But it’s also easy to see how AI-generated music will...
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/ 1 year agoUnderpaid and overlooked, migrant labor provides backbone of Maryland Eastern Shore’s local economy
With more than 2 million migrant workers finding food processing jobs in rural America, their struggle to find adequate health care...
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/ 1 year agoTo steal today’s computerized cars, thieves go high-tech
Thieves are trading their pry bars for laptops and wireless devices to steal cars that nowadays rely on remotes and computer...
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/ 1 year agoThe bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beverages
Ever wonder how soda manufacturers get the bubbles and fizz inside the can? A chemist explains some of the science behind...
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/ 1 year agoThe same people excel at object recognition through vision, hearing and touch – another reason to let go of the learning styles myth
The idea that each person has a particular learning style is a persistent myth in education. But new research provides more...
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/ 1 year agoWhat is most likely going on in Area 51? A national security historian explains why you won’t find aliens there
You’re not allowed to visit the part of Nevada known as Area 51. That’s because it’s a top-secret government facility. But...
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/ 1 year agoDiscrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during the pandemic
An increase in anti-Asian hate incidents during the pandemic contributed to a rise in depression among Asian and Asian American college...
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/ 1 year agoAfter Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings
Maui County issued an ‘unsafe water’ alert and urged precautions. Residents can face several toxic hazards from fires, as an expert...
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/ 1 year agoTrump’s free speech faces court-ordered limits, like any other defendant’s — 2 law professors explain why, and how Trump’s lawyers need to watch themselves too
What can President Trump and his lawyers say about documents and witness statements used as evidence in his upcoming trial over...
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/ 1 year agoNative Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on
The region of Maui has been revered by its Indigenous peoples as a sacred place for generations. It is believed to...
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/ 1 year agoGovernment support was key for thousands of US nonprofits battered by COVID-19’s early costs − new research
Two economists calculated that the Paycheck Protection Program saved more than 450,000 nonprofit jobs in the first six months after the...
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/ 1 year agoWildfires are a severe blow to Maui’s tourism-based economy, but other iconic destinations have come back from similar disasters
Wildfires on Maui are a crippling blow to the island’s tourism industry, which generates half of its jobs. But New Orleans...
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/ 1 year agoSkin cancer screening guidelines can seem confusing – three skin cancer researchers explain when to consider getting checked
Widespread screening for skin cancer may not be necessary, but it is important to understand the risks behind UV overexposure and...
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/ 1 year agoGut microbes are the community within you that you can’t live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self
Nurturing your gut microbiome can go hand in hand with nurturing your social community, with health benefits all around.
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/ 1 year agoWhy does your hair curl in the summer? A chemist explains the science behind hair structure
A chemist explains how the structure of your hair follicles, your genetic code and environmental factors like humidity influence how hair...
