By Shayann Ramedani, Research Collaborator at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Penn State
Daniel R. George, Professor of Humanities and Public Health Sciences, Penn State
Rural hospitals have high fixed costs, low patient volume and a large portion of patients insured through Medicaid, which typically pays less than private insurers.
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By James R. Elliott, Professor of Sociology, Rice University
Dominic Boyer, Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
Yilei Yu, Senior Researcher and Postdoctoral Fellow in Geography, Rice University
Computer models of the storm hitting different areas show how much damage is possible, yet flood maps still focus on where flooding is most likely instead.
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By Diana Hernández, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
Households once confident they could afford energy costs are at risk of falling behind on their bills and are making hard trade-offs to keep the lights on.
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By Eric R. Hudson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
Andrei Derevianko, Professor of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
Most clocks, from wristwatches to the systems that run GPS and the internet, work by tracking regular, repeating motions.
To build a clock, you need something that ticks in a perfectly repeatable way. In a pendulum clock, that tick is the regular swinging of the pendulum: back and forth, back and forth, at nearly the same rate each time.
Our team of physicists studies whether an even better kind of clock…
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By Panteha Torabian, Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
Bacteria don’t quietly die when exposed to antibiotics – they actively respond in ways that in turn change how your body responds to infection.
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By Jenna Norosky, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The US and some voices at the UN are calling for a narrow interpretation of gender to align with sex assigned at birth. That could leave vulnerable groups at risk.
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By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time when presidents could do what they wanted with their papers, including burning them.
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By Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu, Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy, University of Kansas
When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction. The protagonist, Theodore, is a jaded man with no vigor for life. He comes alive after talking daily with his artificial intelligence chatbot, Samantha, with whom he eventually falls in love.
But today people actually report being in relationships with AI companions. According to a 2025 survey…
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By Basil Germond, Professor of International Security, School of Global Affairs, Lancaster University
A US-sanctioned tanker with links to China, the Rich Starry, has transited the Strait of Hormuz, despite the US blockade of the waterway. According to the respected maritime news and intelligence agency Lloydslist, the Rich Starry is falsely registered in Malawi, but is Chinese owned and carrying a Chinese crew. It is subject to US sanctions for carrying Iranian goods. It is not known what the vessel is currently transporting.
Having been anchored off the UAE, the Rich…
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By Catherine Conybeare, Leslie Clark Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies, Bryn Mawr College
Pope Leo XIV’s first official trip to Africa has started with a fascinating stop in Algeria. Here the pontiff’s visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers is an attempt to strengthen Christian-Muslim relations. The stop is also to pay homage to Saint Augustine, founder of the order that he is a member of.
Catherine Conybeare, a professor of history, language and the classics, has written a book…
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