By Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
Nahim Bin Zahur, Assistant Professor of Economics, Queen's University, Ontario
Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together can increase access to vital treatments worldwide.
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By Chelsea Reid, Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston
Once thought to be an unhealthy experience, researchers now know that feelings of nostalgia can promote greater social connectedness and a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.
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By Elisabeth Weber, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Friedrich Merz did something unprecedented for a German chancellor in late May 2025: publicly criticize Israel in unvarnished, unequivocal terms.
“What the Israeli army is doing in the Gaza Strip, I no longer understand the goal,” he said in a televised interview.…
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By Stephen Legomsky, John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis
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By Justin Randolph, Assistant Professor of U.S. History, Texas A&M University
President Donald Trump activated 4,000 National Guard troops on June 10, 2025, to quell protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids – without the normal request from the state. He has also sent to Los Angeles hundreds of U.S. Marines, with…
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By Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University
A survey of 1,300 businesses shows that employers are increasingly using internships and AI tools to evaluate candidates for full-time jobs.
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By Jason Colquitt, Professor of Management, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame
Picture this: On your way out of the office, you notice a manager berating an employee. You assume the worker made some sort of mistake, but the manager’s behavior seems unprofessional. Later, as you’re preparing dinner, is the scene still weighing on you – or is it out of sight, out of mind?
If you think you’d still be bothered, you’re not alone. It turns out that simply observing mistreatment at work can have a surprisingly strong impact on people, even for those not directly involved. That’s according to new research…
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By Edward Vicenzi, Research Scientist, Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution
Christine France, Research Scientist, Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution
Thomas Lam, Physical Scientist, Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution
On a cool February morning in 1904, a spark ignited a fire in the heart of downtown Baltimore. Within hours, a raging inferno swept eastward across the harbor district, consuming everything in its path. By evening, the local firefighters were overwhelmed, and the city sent telegrams to the fire chiefs of major Northeastern cities pleading for help in battling the blaze.
Washington, Philadelphia and New York, along with other cities, responded quickly with dozens of engine…
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By Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
Daniel J. Feldman, Senior Research Fellow, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
AI avatars of dead people are teaching courses and testifying in court. Even with the best of intentions, the emerging practice of AI ‘reanimations’ is an ethical quagmire.
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By Jane Tavares, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, UMass Boston
Marc Cohen, Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston
When that important link is broken, your health gets worse and the costs borne by the whole health care system for your treatment rise.
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