By Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair, Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond
In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.
The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the World Health Organization’s regional office for the Americas, made this announcement…
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By Kashif Raza, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
When a politician addresses issues such as Islamophobia, immigration or housing in multiple languages, they’re engaging with a wider world of shared experiences that migration has woven together.
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By Robert Chernomas, Professor Of Economics, University of Manitoba
Canada’s 2025 federal budget, and those that follow in the coming years, may prove to be the most important since the beginning of the Second World War.
Canada’s longstanding, co-dependent economic relationship with the United States has abruptly and involuntarily ended following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs and
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By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
The 76ers celebrate the 25th anniversary of an iconic team that lost the championship but captured the heart of the city.
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By Gabriel Guillén, Professor of Language Studies, Middlebury College
Thor Sawin, Professor of Linguistics, Middlebury College
AI-fueled technologies make communicating in other languages easier than ever, but it still can’t replace the transformative value of learning a new language.
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By Christina Nicholas, Associate Professor of Orthodontics and of Anthropology, University of Illinois Chicago
David Avenetti, Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Illinois Chicago
A pediatric dentist and an anthropologist explain how baby teeth and adult teeth help humans chomp their food over a long lifespan.
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By Azarang Asadi, Data Scientist, Oklahoma State University
Collin D. Bowersock, Principal Scientist, Human Performance and Neuromechanics Research Institute, Oklahoma State University
Matthew Bird, Performance Science Coordinator, Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute, Oklahoma State University
Motion data is well known for improving athletic performance and rehab. Thanks to AI, it’s also turning motion into another vital sign for general health.
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By Suvrat Dhanorkar, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask yourself: Did I really need all that stuff?
The answer is you probably didn’t.
In a recent study, my co-authors Lina Wang, Sungho Park and I found that the presence of supercenters – large retailers that sell groceries alongside general merchandise – results…
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By Anne Whitesell, Associate Professor of Political Science, Miami University
As the first American pope, Leo XIV has largely avoided speaking out about domestic politics in the United States.
He waded into controversy, however, by commenting on the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plan to honor U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who has represented Illinois…
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By Robert A. Strong, Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia
There are lessons from history for today’s divided America. Political division in the second half of the 19th century produced more problems than solutions. But it did end − at the ballot box.
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