By Thomas Holt, Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Every piece of personal data about you has inherent value. As long as there are customers clamoring for that data, breaches are likely to continue.
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By Marlene B. Schwartz, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut
The U.S. government recently cut more than US$1 billion in funding to two long-running programs that helped schools and food banks feed children and families in need. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the reductions are a “return to long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives.” But advocacy groups say the cuts will hurt…
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By Sarah R. Supp, Associate Professor of Data Analytics, Denison University
Anne M. Nurse, Professor and Department Chair of Sociology and Anthropology, The College of Wooster
Joseph Holler, Associate Professor of Geography, Middlebury
Nicholas J. Horton, Beitzel Professor in Technology and Society (Statistics and Data Science), Amherst College
Peter Kedron, Associate Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard Ball, Professor of Economics; Coordinator of Mathematical Economics, Haverford College
Many people have been there.
The dinner party is going well until someone decides to introduce a controversial topic. In today’s world, that could be anything from vaccines to government budget cuts to immigration policy. Conversation starts to get heated. Finally, someone announces with great authority that a scientific study supports their position. This causes the discussion to come to an abrupt halt because the dinner guests disagree on their belief in scientific evidence. Some may believe science always speaks the truth, some may think science can never be trusted, and others…
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By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
Mahmoud v. Taylor stems from some families’ efforts to excuse their children from lessons that use storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters.
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By Benjamin Jensen, Professor of Strategic Studies at the Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting; Scholar-in-Residence, American University School of International Service
The audacious drone assault of June 1 may have destroyed one-third of Russia’s long-range strike fleet. But the implications are potentially much bigger.
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By Brian J. Connolly, Assistant Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan
Candidates to be the next mayor of Detroit want to help build back neighborhoods. A real estate policy expert has some ideas.
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By Y. Tony Yang, Endowed Professor of Health Policy and Associate Dean, George Washington University
Avi Dor, Professor of Health Policy and Management, George Washington University
Vaccine hesitancy isn’t a moral failure – it’s a property of a system in which people must balance personal and collective interests.
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By Noelia Noël, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey
On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever built: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
Perched high in the Chilean Andes, the observatory will take hundreds of images of the southern hemisphere sky, every night for 10 years. In doing so, it will create the most complete time-lapse record of our Universe ever assembled. This scientific effort is known as the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
Recent voting intention polling from YouGov (May 27) shows Reform UK in first place, 8% ahead of Labour and 10% ahead of the Conservatives, who are now in third place.
The rising popularity of Nigel Farage’s party is an unprecedented threat to the major parties. This was driven home in recent local elections in England, where Reform won 677 seats and took…
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By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
Rosemary isn’t just for roast potatoes. It may also support memory, protect brain cells and help fight inflammation — even showing promise in Alzheimer’s research.
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